Episodes

  • How Virginia's voter roll purge could impact the election

    How Virginia's voter roll purge could impact the election
    Oct 31 2024
    Just days before the election, the Supreme Court ruled Virginia will be able to continue to purge people from the state's voter rolls. The state has argued it is part of an effort to remove noncitizens from the rolls, but voting rights advocates have found several U.S. citizens were also removed from the rolls at the same time. Amna Nawaz discussed more with NPR's Jude Joffe-Block. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    5 mins
  • How the racial makeup of colleges changed after the affirmative action ruling

    How the racial makeup of colleges changed after the affirmative action ruling
    Oct 24 2024
    Universities are disclosing the racial makeup of the first class of students admitted after the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action. The numbers give a detailed look at the impact of the ruling. While there's variation, analyses show Black enrollment is down at several colleges. Geoff Bennett discussed more with David Leonhardt of The New York Times for our series, Rethinking College. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    4 mins
  • How an Oklahoma death penalty case reached the Supreme Court

    How an Oklahoma death penalty case reached the Supreme Court
    Oct 9 2024
    The Supreme Court heard arguments in a death row case from Oklahoma. Justices looked at whether the due process rights of death row inmate Richard Glossip were violated when the state suppressed information about its star witness who committed the murder. A court of criminal appeals has denied Glossip's appeal for a retrial. Oklahoma communities correspondent Adam Kemp reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    4 mins
  • Supreme Court appears open to upholding regulations on ghost guns

    Supreme Court appears open to upholding regulations on ghost guns
    Oct 8 2024
    The Supreme Court kicked off a new term of arguments with a major case focused on federal regulations of ghost guns. The justices weighed whether the government can regulate the firearms assembled at home with a kit with the same standard as other firearms made by licensed manufacturers. Geoff Bennett discussed more with News Hour Supreme Court analyst Marcia Coyle. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    7 mins
  • Ketanji Brown Jackson reflects on her groundbreaking path to Supreme Court in new memoir

    Ketanji Brown Jackson reflects on her groundbreaking path to Supreme Court in new memoir
    Sep 3 2024
    Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is out with a new memoir chronicling her family's rise from segregation to her confirmation as the first Black woman on the nation's highest court, all in a single generation. Geoff Bennett sat down with Justice Jackson in New York to discuss "Lovely One." PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    13 mins
  • 'Focus on ethics': Sen. Durbin discusses efforts to reform the Supreme Court

    'Focus on ethics': Sen. Durbin discusses efforts to reform the Supreme Court
    Aug 20 2024
    For more on the 2024 Democratic National Convention, the Harris-Walz ticket and efforts to implement ethics reforms for the U.S. Supreme Court, Geoff Bennett speaks with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on the convention floor in Chicago. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    7 mins
  • Getting a concealed gun permit in NYC remains a challenge despite Supreme Court ruling

    Getting a concealed gun permit in NYC remains a challenge despite Supreme Court ruling
    Aug 13 2024
    In 2022, the Supreme Court struck down a century-old law in New York restricting who could carry a concealed gun. The landmark ruling was seen by Second Amendment supporters as a huge victory and by gun control advocates as opening the door to violent chaos. Special correspondent Christopher Booker reports on what has and hasn't changed since then. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    7 mins
  • Biden proposes term limits and ethics code for Supreme Court justices

    Biden proposes term limits and ethics code for Supreme Court justices
    Jul 29 2024
    President Biden unveiled three proposed reforms in response to legal, ethical and political controversies around the Supreme Court. The plan includes an enforceable code of ethics for justices, term limits for the Supreme Court and a constitutional amendment limiting the recent decision on presidential immunity. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López breaks down the proposals. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    5 mins