Jun 28 Watch Court Strikes Down Racial Criteria in School Diversity Plans The Supreme Court Thursday ruled against allowing race-based criteria in proposed diversity plans in two school districts. Following a report by Marcia Coyle on the ruling and the mood in the courtroom, Roger Clegg and Theodore Shaw, two experts in… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch Experts Analyze Supreme Court Free Speech Rulings The Supreme Court ruled to loosen restrictions on campaign ads and tighten limits on student speech Monday. Two law professors, Walter Dellinger and Richard Garnett, weigh in on what the rulings mean for the nation, and what they indicate about… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch Supreme Court Rules on Three Free Speech Cases The Supreme Court ruled Monday on three First Amendment cases dealing with a high school student, campaign ads and faith-based initiatives. Legal expert Marcia Coyle talks about their implications. Continue watching
May 29 Watch Justices Limit Time Employees Can Sue over Pay Disparity The Supreme Court in a 5-4 ruling Tuesday limited workers' ability to sue employers for pay discrimination that results from decisions made years earlier. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal explains the ruling's significance. Continue watching
May 23 Watch Book Chronicles Career of Justice Clarence Thomas Authors Kevin Merida and Michael Fletcher discuss their book, "Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas," which explores the justice's trials and career. Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Restricting Campaign Ads The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on a part of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law that, under certain conditions, bars campaign ads by interest groups close to elections. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal discusses the case. Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch Supreme Court Upholds Partial-Birth Abortion Ban The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday narrowly upheld a ban on the procedure known as partial-birth abortion. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal discusses the implications of the 5-4 decision. Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 7:51 Supreme Court Justice Puts Hamlet on Trial By PBS News Hour Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy presided over a "trial" of Hamlet in a Kennedy Center production taking place during a six-month celebration of Shakespeare in Washington, D.C. Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch Justices Weigh Free Speech for Students The Supreme Court heard a case about free speech Monday after a Juneau, Alaska high school student was suspended for displaying a sign, "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" at an off-campus school activity. National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle discusses the case. Continue watching
Mar 09 Justice Sandra Day O'Connor By Admin, PBS News Hour The first woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court, Sandra Day O'Connor grew up intending to go into her family's business of cattle ranching. Continue reading