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
Oct 07 Supreme Court to Hear Case Concerning Cross on Public Land By Carolyn O'Hara A long-running legal battle over a 75-year-old cross on public land in California culminates today in oral arguments before the Supreme Court, in what legal analysts say could be an important case on the separation of church and state. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch Dogfight Video Tests Limits of Free Speech The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether videos of illegal dogfights are protected speech. Marcia Coyle offers insight. Continue watching
Oct 05 New Court Term to Tackle Free Speech, Business Regulation, Gun Rights By Quinn Bowman The Supreme Court, newly reconfigured with the addition of Justice Sonia Sotomayor, will hear several cases involving high-profile issues this term, including First Amendment rights, gun control, criminal law and business regulation. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch New Court Term Puts Spotlight on Gun Rights, Free Speech, Business The Supreme Court opened a new term on Monday with a docket full of cases concerning corporations, compensation, and the financial markets. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal previews the term with Gwen Ifill. Continue watching