Jun 12 Watch Justices Rule Terror Suspects Can Appeal Detentions A Supreme Court ruling Thursday granted Guantanamo detainees the right to challenge their cases in civilian courts. Experts examine the case and its impact on anti-terror efforts. Continue watching
May 27 Watch Justices Back Workers in Race, Age Discrimination Suits The high court sided Tuesday with employees -- one at a Cracker Barrel restaurant, one a postal worker -- who sought to file lawsuits after facing retaliation for complaining about race and age discrimination. Marcia Coyle of the National Law… Continue watching
May 19 Watch Supreme Court Upholds Child Pornography Law The Supreme Court upheld a 2003 federal law's provision criminalizing the promotion or presentation of child pornography. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal analyzes the Court's decision. Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch Ruling on Voter ID Law May Spur Tighter State Regulation The Supreme Court voted 6 to 3 Monday to uphold an Indiana law requiring voters to show photo identification at polling stations. The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle examines the impact of the Supreme Court decisions on voters and state… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch Supreme Court Votes 7-2 to Allow Lethal Injection The Supreme Court voted Wednesday to uphold Kentucky's use of lethal injection, allowing the continuation of executions on hold since September. The court also heard arguments on the legality of the death penalty for child rapists. Marcia Coyle discusses the… Continue watching
Apr 15 Supreme Court Upholds Use of Lethal Injection By Admin, PBS News Hour The Supreme Court upheld Kentucky's use of lethal injection executions Wednesday, likely clearing the way for states to resume executions that have been on hold for nearly eight months. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch Court Overrules President Bush in Texas Case, Weighs Detainee Rights The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Texas does not have to reopen the case of a Mexican national on death row, rebuking President Bush, and heard arguments in a terrorism detainee rights case. The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle explains… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch Second Amendment in Spotlight as Court Hears Gun Case The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case debating the constitutionality of Washington, D.C.'s ban on handguns. After a report on the case's background, the National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle examines how the case played out in before… Continue watching
Mar 17 Justices to Hear Broadcast Indecency Case By Admin, PBS News Hour The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear arguments regarding the use of profanities on radio and television broadcasts, the first time the court will rule on such indecency matters in 30 years. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch Justices Consider Exxon’s Valdez Damages Challenge The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in Exxon's appeal of a civil suit that awarded $2.5 billion in punitive damages to victims of the 1989 Exxon Valdez shipwreck and oil spill in Alaska. The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle recaps… Continue watching