Nov 04 Alito Hearings Scheduled for January 9 By Admin, PBS News Hour The head of the Judiciary Committee announced Thursday that hearings on Judge Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court will begin at noon on January 9th with opening statements from the senators and the nominee. Continue reading
Nov 01 Rehnquist Absent from Bench, Undergoes Cancer Treatment By Admin, PBS News Hour Chief Justice William Rehnquist missed the Supreme Court's first day Monday at the advice of his doctors who are treating his thyroid cancer with radiation and chemotherapy. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch The Alito Debate Begins As the high-stakes battle over the confirmation of Judge Samuel Alito gears up, two senators discuss the nominee. Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch Judge Samuel Alito Nominated to U.S. Supreme Court President Bush nominated federal appeals Judge Samuel Alito Jr. to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday after Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination last Thursday. Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch Assessing the Alito Nomination President Bush nominated U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court Monday. Two legal scholars discuss the nomination. Continue watching
Oct 27 With Support Flagging, Miers Withdraws As Supreme Court Nominee By Admin, PBS News Hour Harriet Miers suddenly withdrew her nomination as a Supreme Court justice Thursday in light of mounting criticism about her qualifications and reluctance in the White House to release papers related to her tenure as its counsel. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch Shields, Brooks and Greenburg Syndicated columnist Mark Shields, New York Times columnist David Brooks and Chicago Tribune legal correspondent Jan Crawford discuss the ramifications of and reasons behind the Harriet Miers withdrawal. Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch The Harriet Miers Withdrawal A report on the events leading up to Harriet Miers' decision to withdraw her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch Miers Withdraws Nomination Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination as a Supreme Court nominee amid criticism from conservatives. Two senators on the Judiciary Committee discuss her decision and the next step for the White House. Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch Leahy and Specter on Miers Following a background report, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter and ranking Democrat Patrick Leahy discuss the state of the Harriet Miers Supreme Court nomination. Continue watching