Nov 02 Watch Court Evaluates Violent Video Game Case The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether California can ban the sale of violent video games to minors. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal explains the details. Continue watching
Oct 13 Sandra Day O’Connor on Life After the Supreme Court By Judy Woodruff Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman to sit on the high court's bench and retired from the court in 2006. Her work since then has taken her many places, including the classroom. Judy Woodruff's has… Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch Can Death Row Inmates Get New DNA Tests? The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in case involving a Texas death-row inmate who wanted to gain access to additional crime scene evidence for DNA testing. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal explains. Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch Sandra Day O’Connor on Judicial Elections, Supreme Court’s New Players Judy Woodruff speaks to former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor about her efforts to improve literacy for students, judicial elections and the new makeup of the court. Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch Supreme Court Weighs Whether Vaccine Makers Can Be Sued Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal talks about Supreme Court arguments on whether drug companies that make vaccines can be sued. Continue watching
Oct 07 Justice Breyer on Weight of Decisions Such as Bush v. Gore, Gitmo By Jeffrey Brown Senior Correspondent Jeffrey Brown spoke with Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer Thursday afternoon about his new book "Democracy at Work" and life on the court -- and he asked the high court judge a few additional questions for our… Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch Justice Breyer: ‘Now, I’m Probably More in Dissent’ Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer talks to Jeffrey Brown about his new book, "Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge's View," the role and responsibilities of the high court, and the shift in dynamics that a new justice can bring. Continue watching
Oct 06 Inside The Supreme Court: Marcia Coyle on Military Funeral Protests By Elizabeth Summers Attorney Margie Phelps argues for the respondents in Snyder v. Phelps. Courtroom sketch courtesy William Hennessy Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal was inside the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday to hear arguments in a much anticipated case… Continue reading
Oct 06 Supreme Court to Hear Arguments Over Funeral Protests By David Chalian A member of Westboro Baptist Church protests at a veterans' hospital in Virginia. File photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images. The PBS NewsHour's Mike Melia previews Wednesday's high-profile First Amendment case before the Supreme Court: On the steps of the Supreme… Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch Supreme Court Justices ‘Felt the Emotion’ of Military Funeral Protest Case Supreme Court justices are considering a battle of First Amendment rights vs. individual privacy after members of a controversial church protested at the funeral of a U.S. Marine. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal describes Wednesday's hearing and considers… Continue watching