The fate of hundreds of federal lawsuits stemming from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has been settled. The cases will go in front of a single judge in New Orleans. Some are wondering if it’s possible to hold a fair trial.
For this week’s conversation about family, we talk with John Schwartz about his book ‘Short: Walking Tall When You’re Not Tall At All.’ Among the issues he explores are confidence, prejudice, and using grown hormones to ‘treat’ short children.
We talk with John Schwartz of The New York Times and Valeria Fern-ndez of the Feet in 2 Worlds Program about the increase, and what it signifies for the Obama administration’s stance towards immigration reform.
After Prop 8: The Future of Gay Marriage in California
Advocates for gay marriage in California hoped the State Supreme Court would overturn last November’s ballot initiative that took away the right to same-sex marriage, but their hopes were dashed yesterday when the court upheld Proposition 8.
Joining us to discuss how Supreme Court justices develop their view is Harvard Law professor Noah Feldman, who once clerked for Justice Souter, and John Schwartz, the legal correspondent for The New York Times.
New report analyzes the Columbia space shuttle wreck
In 2003, the Columbia space shuttle disintegrated in the skies above Texas. All seven astronauts were lost. A 400-page NASA report released yesterday investigates the equipment failures during the final moments aboard the shuttle.
