Jan 11 Watch Is It a Right to Confront Your Accuser in Court? The Supreme Court is revisiting a clause about confrontation in the courtroom. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Review explains what is behind the debate. Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch Examining the ‘Life and Constitution’ of Antonin Scalia Gwen Ifill speaks with author Joan Biskupic about her new biography, "American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia."… Continue watching
Dec 18 A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia By Elizabeth Summers A Google search for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia turns up phrases like "the Court's most colorful Justice," "defies simple characterization," and "brainy and flamboyant." Scalia, known as a largely conservative voice on the high court, granted USA Today… Continue reading
Dec 14 When Is a Text Message Private? By Quinn Bowman The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will hear a case that could influence how much privacy employees have when sending electronic messages with work devices. The Court will hear arguments in City of Ontario v. Quon, an… Continue reading
Dec 08 Supreme Court Weighs Future of Anti-Corruption Law By alozano The Supreme Court heard arguments today for two cases that raise challenges to a federal anti-corruption provision that has been instrumental in the prosecution of former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, former Illinois Gov. George Ryan and Enron executives, according to the… Continue reading
Dec 07 Will High Court Tweak Well-Known Miranda Right? By Quinn Bowman Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal spoke with The Rundown about the Supreme Court's busy week ahead. _pap_embed_custom('news01s3669qcf4',482,304,"");… Continue reading
Dec 02 High Court Hears Beachfront Property Case By Quinn Bowman The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle spoke with the NewsHour Wednesday about Supreme Court oral arguments in a case about government takeover of beach property in Florida. Continue reading
Nov 09 Supreme Court Hears High-Profile Cases on Juvenile Sentencing By Online DA The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday about whether giving juveniles life sentences with no chance of parole for non-homicide crimes qualifies as cruel and unusual punishment. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch High Court to Rule on Life Sentences for Minors The Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases Monday over whether sentencing minors to life in prison without a chance for parole constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal discusses the cases with Jim Lehrer. Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch News Wrap: Supreme Court Considers Giant Cross in Mojave Desert In other news, the Supreme Court took up the separation of church and state in a case involving public lands in California, and two Americans and an Israeli received the Nobel Prize in chemistry. Continue watching