Mar 20 Supreme Court Rejects Cigarette Award Case By Admin, PBS News Hour The Supreme Court on Monday decided not to review a $50 million punitive damage award that lower courts in California enforced upon cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris USA. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch High Court Rules in Favor of Military Recruitment on Campus The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that colleges that accept federal money must allow military recruiters on campus, despite some universities' objections to the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays. Gwen Ifill discusses the ruling with Marcia Coyle of… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch South Dakota Law Bans Most Types of Abortion South Dakota, already the state with the strictest abortion regulations, has passed a controversial law that prevents doctors from performing an abortion except in cases where the mother's life is in danger. Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch Supreme Court Hears Texas Redistricting Case The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a controversial case centering on the Republican-lead redistricting in Texas that gave the GOP control of six seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch Campaign Finance Law Faces Supreme Court Scrutiny The Supreme Court heard arguments about a Vermont law that would limit contributions towards state election campaigns, and released a decision on the regulations on anti-abortion protests. Gwen Ifill talks to Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal about Tuesday's… Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch Alito Appearance Marks Shift in Court Two constitutional law professors discuss how Justice Alito's presence on the bench may sway the balance of the Supreme Court. Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch High Court Agrees to Hear Late-term Abortion Case The U.S. Supreme Court heard challenges Tuesday to federal environmental laws and scheduled arguments on state abortion restrictions. Ray Suarez discusses the arguments as well as Justice Samuel Alito's first day on the bench with Marcia Coyle. Continue watching
Feb 07 Justice Samuel Alito By Admin, PBS News Hour Samuel Alito was sworn in as the 110th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 31, 2006, hours after one of the most divided Senate confirmation votes in modern history. Continue reading
Jan 31 Alito Becomes 110th Supreme Court Justice By Admin, PBS News Hour Samuel Alito was sworn in as the 110th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, hours after one of the most divided Senate confirmation votes in modern history. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch Senate Confirms Samuel Alito to Supreme Court Kwame Holman reports on the Senate voting 58-42 to confirm Samuel Alito as the 110th Supreme Court justice. Alito took the oath of office in a private ceremony a few hours later. Continue watching