Dec 09 Watch 10:06 What's different about the latest challenge to affirmative action? By PBS News Hour Should race be a consideration in college admissions? For the second time in three years, the Supreme Court justices are considering the constitutionality of that question. Gwen Ifill examines the opposing viewpoints with Richard Kahlenberg of the Century Foundation and… Continue watching
Dec 09 Supreme Court torn over Texas affirmative action program By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appears torn over the use of race in college admissions and may not be ready to make a decision without more information. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch Supreme Court mulls representation in 'one person, one vote' case By PBS News Hour Who should be counted when states divvy up their territory for representation: all residents or only those who can vote? The Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday involving the very nuts and bolts of how American democracy works. Marcia Coyle… Continue watching
Dec 01 Supreme Court's new lineup rich in high-profile cases By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's lineup of new cases is fit for an election year. Affirmative action, abortion and another look at the Obama health care law all are before the court, and they could well be joined by immigration,… Continue reading
Nov 30 High court's election-year lineup includes affirmative action, abortion, Obamacare By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court's lineup of new cases is fit for an election year. Affirmative action, abortion and another look at the Obama health care law all are before the court, and they could well be joined by immigration,… Continue reading
Nov 13 Justices agree to hear first abortion case since 2007 By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is taking on its first abortion case in eight years, a dispute over state regulation of abortion clinics. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch 6:16 News Wrap: Obama to seek Supreme Court approval on immigration authority By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the Obama administration will ask the Supreme Court to allow it to shield 5 million immigrants from deportation after a federal appeals court panel ruled against the president's executive orders on immigration. Also, the Senate… Continue watching
Nov 06 SCOTUS to hear contraceptive mandate case By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court will hear a case later this year on whether certain aspects of the Affordable Care Act violate the rights of religious groups to not be complicit in providing contraception. Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 10:50 Supreme Court weighs racial discrimination in jury selection By PBS News Hour Timothy Foster was tried, convicted and sentenced to death for murdering an elderly woman during a burglary in 1986. But did prosecutors discriminate against African-Americans in jury selection? Special correspondent Tim O’Brien offers background on the case going to the… Continue watching
Oct 31 Supreme Court to review selection of all-white jury in murder case By Associated Press Prosecutor Stephen Lanier's meaning was unmistakable when he urged jurors in north Georgia to sentence the defendant to death in part to deter other people "out there in the projects."… Continue reading