Jul 19 Watch Supreme Court Pick President Bush will introduce his choice to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court Tuesday evening in a speech to the nation. Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch Supreme Court Battle President Bush has yet to name a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, but Capitol Hill is already speculating who the nominee will be. Following a report on political maneuvering in Washington, Mark Shields and David Brooks… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch The Next Supreme Court Nominee Sens. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, discuss the upcoming confirmation battle over who should replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch Supreme Court History In a prelude to the expected battle over the next Supreme Court justice nomination, an historian explains the selection and confirmation process and the past battles between Congress and the president. Continue watching
Jul 01 Sandra Day O’Connor, First Female Justice and Moderate Swing Vote, Retires By Admin, PBS News Hour Associate Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, a critical moderate swing vote in many of the court's decisions, announced Friday she was retiring after some 24 years of service. Continue reading
Jul 01 Profile: Justice Sandra Day O’Connor By Admin, PBS News Hour Born to Henry and Ada May Day on March 26, 1930, in El Paso, Texas, O'Connor spent her early years on her parents' 155,000-acre ranch, known as Lazy B, in southeastern Arizona. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch Justice O’Connor’s Legacy Justice Sandra Day O'Connor resigned from the U.S. Supreme Court Friday after a 24-year term. Law analysts discuss her legacy and the view of O'Connor as the "swing" vote. Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch Pivotal Justice Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor resigned Friday after 24 years on the bench. Margaret Warner and Jan Crawford Greenburg of the Chicago Tribune talk about O'Connor's role on the Court. Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch Supreme Court Decisions The Supreme Court's term came to an end after the justices ruled on a number of controversial matters, saying local governments can take private property for the purpose of economic development, federal agents may prosecute users of marijuana for medical… Continue watching
Jun 27 Supreme Court Hands Down Mixed Rulings on Ten Commandments By Admin, PBS News Hour In two 5-4 votes, the Supreme Court ruled Monday it is not unconstitutional to display the Ten Commandments on public property as long as the intent of the display isn't pushing a religious agenda. Continue reading