Jan 15 Supreme Court Upholds Copyright Extension Law By Admin The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a 1998 law allowing copyright holders and entertainment companies to retain their rights to books, music, movies and other creative materials an additional 20 years. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch Supreme Court Watch: Federal Medical Leave Act Gwen Ifill discusses the debate over the Federal Medical Leave Act with the Supreme Court reporter for The Chicago Tribune. Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch Managing Health Care The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case questioning whether states can force HMOs to offer a wider choice of doctors. Ray Suarez discusses the case with a Supreme Court reporter for The Chicago Tribune. Continue watching
Jan 01 Supreme Court History By Admin, PBS News Hour "It is relatively easy to describe in one or two sentences the role of the Supreme Court of the United States in our nation's system of government," Chief Justice William Rehnquist wrote in his book, "The Supreme Court."… Continue reading
Dec 11 Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Virginia Cross-Burning Law By Admin The Supreme Court will now decide how far states can go to prevent cross-burning and whether the act legally constitutes intimidation or if it is a form of constitutionally protected speech. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch Judging Judges A discussion about how President Bush's judicial nominees will fare in the new Republican-controlled U.S. Senate. Continue watching
Nov 13 Supreme Court Examines Sex Offender Registration Laws By Admin The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in two cases challenging the constitutionality of sex offender registry laws. Continue reading
Oct 21 Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Juvenile Death Penalty Case By Admin A closely divided Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal to review a case that challenged the constitutionality of the death penalty for people convicted of crimes they committed when they were younger than age 18. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch Supreme Court Preview As a new U.S. Supreme Court term opens, Jan Crawford Greenburg of the Chicago Tribune previews some of the pivotal and controversial cases facing the high court over the next nine months. Continue watching
Jun 27 Supreme Court Upholds High School Drug Testing By Admin, PBS News Hour The Supreme Court handed down a series of major decisions Thursday, including a ruling to allow random drug testing for high school students involved in any type of after-school activity or team. Continue reading