Oct 03 Analysis: 3 things to watch in the new Supreme Court term By Marcia Coyle After a contentious major term, justices of the past have tended to return with a more low-key term. That appears unlikely this time. Continue reading
Oct 03 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on whether certain wetlands are protected by the EPA By Associated Press The Supreme Court began its new term Monday with a new justice on the bench, the public back in the courtroom and a spirited debate in a case that pits environmental protections against property rights. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 4:02 News Wrap: European Union inflation hits 10 percent, Cubans protest lingering power outage In our news wrap Friday, the war in Ukraine sent natural gas prices and overall inflation soaring across the European Union, rare public protests have broken out in Cuba over lingering power outages from Hurricane Ian and Congress gave final… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 12:45 Capehart and Gerson on how immigration debate and abortion access will play into midterms Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Post opinion columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including controversies over immigration and how access to abortion is likely to play into the midterm elections. Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 5:32 Conservative states continue to restrict abortion following overturn of Roe v. Wade By William Brangham Conservative states continue to pass laws that restrict abortions. There are 14 states where bans are in effect and West Virginia will soon have a near-total abortion ban signed into law. Mary Ziegler, a law professor at the University of… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 7:33 Republican Sen. Rob Portman discusses his support for bill to protect same-sex marriage By Lisa Desjardins The U.S. Senate is pushing off voting on a bill to protect same-sex marriage until after the midterms. The Respect for Marriage Act already passed the House with support from dozens of Republicans, but Senate negotiators could not get the… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch 7:08 Author Nina Totenberg on her decades-long friendship with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg By PBS NewsHour Nina Totenberg has been covering the Supreme Court for NPR since the 1970s. It was early in her reporting career that she formed what would become a decades-long friendship with the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Totenberg joined… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 9:41 College students return to campus amid uncertainty over access to reproductive care By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens As the fall semester begins at colleges and universities across the country, students, parents and higher education health officials are grappling with how to navigate new restrictions after the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Amna Nawaz spoke with Bayliss Fiddiman… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 7:44 South Carolina lawmaker explains why he supported abortion bill after initial opposition By Lisa Desjardins South Carolina is the latest state to move toward a ban on abortions in the absence of Roe v. Wade. The state's House of Representatives passed a bill that allows abortions in just a few situations. Lisa Desjardins spoke with… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 6:50 Florida judges rule teenage girl is not mature enough to have an abortion By John Yang A 16-year-old’s request to have an abortion in the state of Florida has been denied by the courts. A state appeals court this week said she was not “sufficiently mature to decide whether to terminate her pregnancy.” Jeri Beth Cohen,… Continue watching