May 15 Yo-Yo Ma plays to near capacity at Supreme Court By Associated Press Yo-Yo Ma played his 300-year-old cello for eight of the nine Supreme Court justices. Ma entertained Wednesday at the court's annual spring musical concert in an ornate conference room beneath portraits of Chief Justices Warren Burger and William Rehnquist. Continue reading
May 05 Watch Supreme Court upholds right to pray at town meetings By PBS News Hour In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that local governments have the right to open town meetings with prayer — even if the prayer is explicitly of one denomination. Gwen Ifill gets an overview of the case from… Continue watching
May 05 Supreme Court decision allows prayer at government meetings By Associated Press The court said in 5-4 decision Monday that the content of the prayers is not critical as long as officials make a good-faith effort at inclusion. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch Telling the stories behind the Supreme Court ‘gamble’ on same-sex marriage By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 30 Former Justice Stevens: Campaign money isn’t speech By Philip Elliott, Associated Press Campaign donations pay for more than political ads and should not be protected as free speech, former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens told a Senate panel Wednesday in urging them to rein in the billions of dollars shaping elections. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch Supreme Court considers warrantless searches when cellphones hold troves of personal info By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 29 Supreme Court upholds EPA emissions limits By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed the Obama administration an important victory in its effort to reduce power plant pollution that contributes to unhealthy air in neighboring states. In a 6-2 decision, the court upheld a rule adopted… Continue reading
Apr 29 Supreme Court takes on warrantless cellphone searches By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is considering whether police may search cellphones found on people they arrest without first getting a warrant. The court's latest foray into the issue of privacy in the digital age involves two cases being argued… Continue reading
Apr 28 Supreme Court hooks fishing case By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court said Monday it will hear the case of a Florida fisherman who wants the court to throw out his conviction for getting rid of some small grouper under a federal law originally aimed at the accounting industry. Continue reading
Apr 27 Supreme Court takes on police searches of cellphones By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Two Supreme Court cases about police searches of cellphones without warrants present vastly different views of the ubiquitous device. Is it a critical tool for a criminal or is it an American's virtual home?… Continue reading