Dec 03 Watch Must employers make special considerations for pregnant workers? By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court heard a case of a former UPS driver who claims the company discriminated against her while she was pregnant. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal offers some background on the case and Gwen Ifill gets analysis… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 6:46 Supreme Court tests limits of free speech online with case on social media threats By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 30 Supreme Court considers extent of free speech over Internet By Sam Hananel, Associated Press In a far-reaching case that probes the limits of free speech over the Internet, the Supreme Court on Monday was to consider whether threatening Facebook posts by a Pennsylvania man, and others like it, deserve protection under the First Amendment. Continue reading
Nov 27 Justice Ginsburg released from hospital after heart surgery; expected to return to work Monday By Mark Sherman, Sam Hananel, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has had surgery to place a stent in her right coronary artery. Continue reading
Nov 21 Internet TV startup Aereo files for Chapter 11 banktuptcy By Joshua Barajas Following an unfavorable U.S. Supreme Court ruling that sided with TV networks, startup Internet company Aereo said Friday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Continue reading
Nov 17 Supreme Court will likely rule on national gay marriage rights next year By Mark Sherman, Associated Press A same-sex couple from Michigan is putting the question of the right to marry nationwide squarely before the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Nov 14 Same-sex couples ask Supreme Court to legalize gay marriage nationwide By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Same-sex couples seeking the right to marry are asking the Supreme Court to settle the issue of gay marriage nationwide. Appeals being filed Friday urge the justices to review last week's lower court ruling that upheld anti-gay marriage laws in… Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch Supreme Court considers line between racial and partisan gerrymandering By PBS News Hour After the 2010 census, the Republican-led Alabama legislature redrew state legislative districts. But their plan was challenged for being a racial gerrymander and violating voting rights. To examine the case's move to the Supreme Court, Marcia Coyle of The National… Continue watching
Nov 12 Supreme Court lifts hold on same-sex marriage in Kansas By Associated Press The Supreme Court says same-sex marriages can go ahead in Kansas. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch Supreme Court will consider new Affordable Care Act challenge By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court announced it would take up a case on the tax subsidies of the Affordable Care Act that could have major implications for the health care law. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Review joins Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching