Oct 04 Watch President Bush Defends Nominee President Bush addressed the nation Tuesday morning about various issues, including his selection of Harriet Miers as a Supreme Court justice. Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch Who Is Harriet Miers? President Bush nominated Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court Monday to fill the seat of retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Following a background report, a reporter and law professor who know her well discuss the president's nomination. Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch The Miers Nomination The Senate reaction to President Bush's nomination of White House counsel Harriet Miers was mixed, largely because she never served as a judge and her judicial views are almost completely unknown. Two senators assess her nomination. Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch John Roberts’ First Day The first day of October meant opening day at the Supreme Court. But Monday was strikingly different, as recently appointed Chief Justice John Roberts sat among his new colleagues. NewsHour regular Jan Crawford Greenburg talks about Roberts' first day on… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch A New Chief Justice A report on the confirmation of Chief Justice John Roberts. Continue watching
Sep 27 Appellate Judge John Roberts Nominated to Supreme Court By Admin, PBS News Hour President Bush on Tuesday nominated federal judge John Roberts Jr., described as a strong conservative with an unassuming manner, to the U.S. Supreme Court. Continue reading
Sep 22 Senate Committee Sends Roberts Nomination to Full Senate By Admin, PBS News Hour In a 13-5 vote Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee recommended that Judge John Roberts' nomination to serve as chief justice of the United States be approved by the full Senate. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch Roberts Vote Heads to Senate The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-5 in favor of sending the nomination of Judge John Roberts as chief justice of the United States to the full Senate. All ten Republicans and three Democrats praised Roberts' qualifications but five Democrats said… Continue watching
Sep 15 Roberts Tries to Address Concerns of Skeptical Democrats By Admin, PBS News Hour Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee grilled chief justice nominee John Roberts on his views of affirmative action, civil rights and big business, trying to get at his personal, rather than legal, view of the law. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch The Roberts Hearings’ Final Day A report on the final day of John Roberts' confirmation hearings for chief justice of the United States. Continue watching