Mar 03 Supreme Court considers state IQ guidelines for executions By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The case being argued Monday at the court centers on how authorities determine who is eligible to be put to death, 12 years after the justices prohibited the execution of the mentally disabled. Continue reading
Mar 02 Documents reveal inner workings of Clinton's White House By Hari Sreenivasan The online world has been buzzing about thousands of pages of documents from the Clinton administration that were released by the Clinton Presidential Library on Friday. Much of the conversation has focused on insight the documents provide about then-first lady… Continue reading
Feb 26 Supreme Court rules to allow class-action lawsuits against Stanford Ponzi scheme By Sam Hananel, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that class-action lawsuits from investors who lost billions in former Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford's massive Ponzi scheme can go forward. The decision is a loss for individuals, law firms and investment companies… Continue reading
Feb 26 Supreme Court unanimously rules against military protester By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously against a man who was caught protesting military activities despite having been barred because of previous activities near the main gate at a California Air Force base. The justices on Wednesday threw… Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 7:23 News Wrap: Anti-abortion activists protest Roe v. Wade By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, thousands of activists gathered in Washington, D.C., for the annual March for Life to rally against the 1973 Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. Also, protests in Ukraine turned deadly when the… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch Supreme Court considers cases on 'Raging Bull' authorship, labor union limits By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 17 Supreme Court may reconsider warrantless cellphone searches By Associated Press Photo by Bill Heinsohn The Supreme Court decided 40 years ago that police don't need a search warrant to look through anything a person is carrying when arrested. But that was long before smartphones gave people the… Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch Supreme Court weighs clash between freedom of speech, abortion rights By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch Do abortion clinic buffer zones protect public safety or restrict free speech? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 15 First Amendment case brings abortion protesters' rights before Supreme Court By Katelyn Polantz, Bridget Bowman Security escort, left, and protesters stand behind the 35-foot buffer zone outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Boston on December 7. Photo by Wendy Maeda/The Boston Globe via Getty Images The Supreme Court takes up abortion politics… Continue reading