Posted on · Gabriel Hall is shown in unaired footage making comments in a joking manner about crime and murder, but not specifically talking about his case. Prosecutors argued the footage shows Hall had a lack of remorse and indifference.
Posted on · On Friday's show: Reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the so-called "Remain in Mexico" immigration policy and reflections on a monumentous term of the nation's highest court.
Posted on · Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's first Supreme Court pick, has been sworn in as the 116th justice. She is the first Black woman to serve on the nation's high court.
Posted on · The decision is a setback for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who filed suit against the Biden administration when the White House tried to rescind the policy.
Posted on · All three measures were approved in contentious 3-2 party-line votes just days after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Posted on · On Monday's show: We discuss what last week’s Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade signals about politics and the judiciary beyond abortion. Then, we learn about the challenges young people face when dealing with mental illness. And we get an update on Houston sports.
Posted on · Today, in an in-depth discussion with legal experts, we hear from those who identify as "abortion rights advocates" and "abortion rights opponents".
Posted on · Politico said it obtained a draft Supreme Court majority opinion indicating the landmark abortion ruling will be overturned. Abortion is still legal in Texas up to six weeks of pregnancy.
Posted on · The vote on the historic nomination was 53 to 47, with three Republicans voting with Democrats. When sworn in this summer, Brown will be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.
Posted on · As Texas defends against accusations that its new political maps are discriminatory, it’s laying the groundwork to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out longstanding Voting Rights Act protections.
Posted on · Democrats will vote today to advance the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. A final vote before the full Senate is expected by the end of the week.
Posted on · On Day 2, she faced questions from Republicans on her view of critical race theory, whether she called former President George W. Bush and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld "war criminals," and on the length of sentences she has handed down in child pornography cases.
Posted on · The Senate Judiciary Committee begins the second of four confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, the federal judge President Biden has picked to fill Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's seat when he retires this summer.
Posted on · If confirmed, she would be the first Black woman to serve on the nation's highest court, and she would be one of four women on the court, the largest number ever to serve at one time.
Posted on · The outcome of the case could also hamstring the authority of all agencies, from the EPA to the Securities and Exchange Commission to Federal Reserve Board.