PBS NewsHour - Supreme Court

PBS NewsHour

The latest news and analysis about key cases and critical arguments before the Supreme Court. (Updated periodically)

  • 5 minutes 12 seconds
    How Virginia's voter roll purge could impact the election
    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
    31 October 2024, 11:50 pm
  • 4 minutes 29 seconds
    How the racial makeup of colleges changed after the affirmative action ruling
    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
    24 October 2024, 11:20 pm
  • 3 minutes 53 seconds
    How an Oklahoma death penalty case reached the Supreme Court
    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
    9 October 2024, 11:30 pm
  • 6 minutes 32 seconds
    Supreme Court appears open to upholding regulations on ghost guns
    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
    8 October 2024, 11:35 pm
  • 12 minutes 49 seconds
    Ketanji Brown Jackson reflects on her groundbreaking path to Supreme Court in new memoir
    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
    3 September 2024, 11:45 pm
  • 7 minutes 1 second
    'Focus on ethics': Sen. Durbin discusses efforts to reform the Supreme Court
    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
    20 August 2024, 11:45 pm
  • 7 minutes
    Getting a concealed gun permit in NYC remains a challenge despite Supreme Court ruling
    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
    13 August 2024, 11:35 pm
  • 4 minutes 42 seconds
    Biden proposes term limits and ethics code for Supreme Court justices
    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
    29 July 2024, 11:40 pm
  • 9 minutes 48 seconds
    Reviewing consequential and controversial decisions from the Supreme Court
    The justices of the Supreme Court considered more than 60 cases this term before rendering their final decisions this week. Their rulings on abortion access, presidential immunity and the limits of executive branch agencies could have long-lasting impacts. They also showcased sharp divides among the justices. Amna Nawaz sat down with two Supreme Court watchers to reflect on this historic term. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
    4 July 2024, 11:40 pm
  • 6 minutes 7 seconds
    Historian discusses Supreme Court's immunity decision and shift in presidential powers
    The Supreme Court's landmark decision on former President Trump's immunity from some legal prosecution has the potential to transform the powers of the presidency. Jeffrey Brown and Heather Cox Richardson of Boston College discussed how the ruling fits with history. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
    2 July 2024, 11:40 pm
  • 8 minutes 9 seconds
    How the Supreme Court immunity ruling reshapes presidential power
    In one of the most anticipated rulings of the year, the Supreme Court declared that former President Trump is immune from criminal prosecution for any so-called "official act" taken as president, but not "unofficial ones'' taken as a candidate. Amna Nawaz discussed how the ruling reshapes presidential power with News Hour Supreme Court analyst Marcia Coyle and William Brangham. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
    1 July 2024, 11:55 pm
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