PBS NewsHour - Supreme Court

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post deputy editorial page editor Ruth Marcus join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including how the Supreme Court capped off a consequential term as the fallout continues from its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and a surprise hearing of the Jan. 6 committee presents testimony from inside former President Trump's inner circle. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The U.S. Supreme Court has wrapped up a term that rewrote the law books on abortion, guns, climate change and asylum policy. That, in turn, set the stage for more history, when Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman on the court. She was sworn in Thursday by Justice Stephen Breyer, who retired. The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle joins John Yang to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Many environmental advocates acknowledged Thursday that the Supreme Court's decision in the Environmental Protection Agency's case is a significant blow in the government's efforts to limit greenhouse gases in the short term. West Virginia won the case after a legal battle over the clean power plan. EPA Administrator Michael Regan joins Judy Woodruff to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Environmental advocates say the ruling in the EPA case is a blow in the fight against climate change and will hamper the Biden administration's environmental agenda. But West Virginia won the case in front of the court after a legal battle over the clean power plan. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, who led the legal challenge to the EPA, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The Supreme Court's decision on the "Remain in Mexico" policy is a surprise win for the Biden administration but comes with complicated political implications. NewsHour's Laura Barrón-López joins Judy Woodruff to give us a sense of how the White House is reacting to the news. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Thursday, judges in Kentucky and Florida became the latest to block new abortion limits since the end of Roe v. Wade, Hong Kong prepares for the 25th anniversary of its return from British to Chinese rule, Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. was sworn in as president in Manila, and the Justice Department opened an investigation of New York City's police unit that handles sex crimes. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Wednesday, the death toll rose to 53 in San Antonio, Texas, after migrants were found in an abandoned truck, the Supreme Court allows an Army veteran to sue Texas over claim that burn pits in Iraq cost him his job, Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement becomes official as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson prepares to be sworn in and the last Medal of Honor recipient from Word War II died. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

President Biden promised to do everything in his power to protect abortion access after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. In the days since that historic ruling, pressure from Democrats in Congress and outside advocates is mounting on Biden to take executive action on the issue, as some states move to restrict and ban the procedure. Laura Barrón-López joins Judy Woodruff to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In the days since the Supreme Court's ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, one state after another has outlawed abortion. Illinois is one of the few states in the middle of the country where people can legally access abortion care. In a report co-produced with the PBS NewsHour, Kaiser Health News correspondent Sarah Varney went to Illinois to see what's happening there. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has set off a frenzy of responses across the country. From anger and protest by some to celebration by others, the effects of this decision are reverberating throughout all corners of America, especially at the state level. Our latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll shows how Americans are reacting. Lisa Desjardins walks us through the numbers. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Louisiana is one of the states with a trigger law where the ban on performing abortions went into effect on Friday. A state judge on Monday granted a request from the Hope Medical group for women in Shreveport, one of the state's three abortion providers, to block the law for now. Kathaleen Pittman, Hope Medical Group's clinical administrator, joins John Yang to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Monday, the Jan. 6 committee is calling a surprise hearing featuring newly collected evidence, the Supreme Court sided with a high school football coach in Washington state who lead prayers on the field, an Amtrak train with more than 200 passengers and crew hit a truck and derailed in Missouri killing at least three people, and artist Sam Gilliam died at 88. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

NPR's Tamara Keith and and Annie Linskey of The Washington Post join Laura Barrón-López to discuss the latest political news, including what the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade could mean for November's election, President Biden's meeting with G-7 nations and support for Ukraine, primary races and testimony from Jan. 6 committee hearings. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Today saw a tectonic shift on abortion rights. The U.S. Supreme Court remade the legal landscape, throwing out the precedent laid down 50 years ago in Roe v. Wade. John Yang explores the decision, the praise, the protest and how the day unfolded in Washington and around the nation. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The Supreme Court's decision to overturn abortion law in the U.S. rocked the nation, but the court's conservative majority wasn't unanimous. Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal explains how Chief Justice Roberts responded to the decision and how the liberal dissent argues against creating a patchwork of laws across the nation. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders