Mar 09 Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg By Admin, PBS News Hour Although Ruth Bader Ginsburg possesses a petite frame, her voice is a powerful force on the Supreme Court. Only the second female justice nominated to the country's highest court, she remains a trailblazer on the path of women's rights. Continue reading
Mar 09 Justice Clarence Thomas By Admin, PBS News Hour Perhaps one of the most well known justices thanks to a highly publicized confirmation hearing, Thomas, the second African American to sit on the high court, has often been forced to endure increased media attention despite efforts to avoid it. Continue reading
Mar 09 Justice Anthony Kennedy By Admin, PBS News Hour In 1988, President Reagan needed a rock-solid Supreme Court Justice nominee after two previous nomination attempts failed. Continue reading
Mar 09 Justice Antonin Scalia By Admin, PBS News Hour One of the most outspoken and colorful justices of the Supreme Court, Antonin Scalia was born in Trenton, New Jersey in 1936. Continue reading
Mar 09 Justice John Paul Stevens By Admin, PBS News Hour Justice John Paul Stevens, a native of Chicago, has been called a political uncertainty and a "wild card" on the bench. Continue reading
Mar 09 Chief Justice John Roberts By Admin, PBS News Hour John Roberts Jr., a former federal appellate judge, won Senate confirmation Sept. 29, 2005 as the 17th chief justice of the United States. The 50 year old becomes the youngest chief justice in 200 years. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Special Education, Police Rights The Supreme Court heard two notable cases this week, one involving lawyer rights for parents of special education students and the other on the constitutionality of police tactics in high-speed chases. The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle details the arguments. Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch Released Audio Tapes Shed Light on Court Hearings The Supreme Court has released the audio tapes of some of its highest profile hearings, granting the public unprecedented access to courtroom proceedings. NewsHour correspondent Kwame Holman reports on the sounds of the Supreme Court. Continue watching
Feb 20 Supreme Court Overturns $79.5 Million Tobacco Award By Admin, PBS News Hour The U.S. Supreme Court threw out a $79.5 million jury award levied against the Philip Morris tobacco company, ruling in a 5-4 decision Tuesday that the verdict was invalid because the jury had overstepped its bounds. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch Experts Offer Glimpse into Workings of Supreme Court The Supreme Court's responsibility as upholder of the Constitution at times puts it in the spotlight when controversy arises. Two authors of recent books Jeffrey Rosen and Jan Crawford Greenburg discuss the court's place in history and the makeup of… Continue watching