U.S. Supreme Court End of Term

PBS News has a good summary here of several of the last big cases handed down by the Supreme Court on Friday June 27, with interviews with two Court experts. 10 min., transcript available.

 U.S. Supreme Court End of Term

NPR's Nina Totenberg presents here news about important cases that will soon be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court and some that have already been decided on the emergency (or shadow) docket. Transcript available 5 min. 18 sec.

Birthright Citizenship in the U.S.

NPR's legal correspondent Nina Totenberg has this report about the state of the question of whether children, born in the U.S., of undocumented immigrants are U.S. citizens. 3 min. 12 sec., transcript available.

For a historical presentation of the question, NPR's Throughline has this hour-long episode, originally broadcast in 2022 under the heading By Accident of Birth. transcript available.

U.S. Judge on Judging

New York Times columnist David French interviews Jeffrey Sutton, chief judge of the Sixth Cercuit Court of Appeals, asking Judge Sutton to explain what it is that a judge does, what his judicial philosophy is. 26 min., transcript available.

History of Birthright Citizenship in the U.S.

PBS has a special report on the history of birthright citizenship in the United States. 8 min. 35 sec. transcript available.

Immigration Law in the U.S. - History

PBS has just aired a ten-minute "deep dive" segment into the history of immigration law in the U.S. to put into context the sweeping changes in the law President Trump wishes to make. Transcript available.

SCOTUS and Gender-affirming Medical Care

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments concerning the constitutionality of a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical care for minors under 18. The Court must decide if the law violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. PBS News reports on this case here. 9 min. 25 sec. video, transcript available.