Jan 13 Watch Supreme Court considers definition of 'recess' in case on Obama's appointments Can the president bypass the Senate in making temporary appointments? Gwen Ifill talks to Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal about how a local labor dispute transformed into a debate of presidential power and the Supreme Court's first time… Continue watching
Jan 13 Supreme Court reviews president's recess appointment power By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Under a provision of the Constitution known as the recess appointments clause, the president may make temporary appointments to positions that otherwise require confirmation by the Senate, but only when the Senate is in recess. Now, President Barack Obama and… Continue reading
Jan 13 Supreme Court refuses to hear Arizona abortion case appeal By Justin Scuiletti The U.S. Supreme Court refuses to reconsider a 2012 Arizona ban on abortions beginning at 20 weeks of fetal gestation. The highest court's decision upholds a lower court's ruling that the ban violated a women's constitution right to terminate pregnancy… Continue reading
Dec 30 Sotomayor will usher in 2014 at Times Square By News Desk *One million revelers will see this crystal ball drop in New York's Times Square midnight of Jan. 1, 2014. Photo courtesy of Countdown Entertainment* Bronx native and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will usher in 2014 by lowering… Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch Contrasting rulings could take the NSA to the Supreme Court On December 27, 2013 a federal judge ruled that the government's collection of phone records is constitutional. This, in contrast to another federal judge's ruling just 11 days earlier that said it likely wasn't. The case ultimately might be headed… Continue watching
Dec 26 What major decisions lie ahead for the Supreme Court in 2014? By Katelyn Polantz President Barack Obama and members of Congress aren't the only government leaders hitting pause on Washington during the holidays. The Supreme Court takes a break from work, too, for almost a full month until mid-January. But as Marcia… Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch Is Obama rethinking surveillance thanks to a new report? The White House considers an advisory group report on changes in surveillance programs. Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch How will thousands of drones impact already crowded skies? By PBS News Hour Drone aircraft might be delivering Amazon orders to your door soon says Jeff Bezos But first states and the federal government are wrestling with the implications of many new, pilotless aircraft -- how they might affect civil liberties -- and… Continue watching
Dec 09 High court hears dispute between airline, pilot WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is questioning whether a Wisconsin airline can be held liable for reporting one of its pilots as mentally unstable and potentially armed. Federal authorities pulled the pilot off a flight on which he was a… Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch The long-term effects of unemployment among young workers Despite the improving jobs market, the unemployment rate among young workers, those between 16 and 24 years old, is more than double the national average. Bloomberg News reporter Victoria Stilwell talks to guest anchor Alison Stewart about how high rates… Continue watching