On April 15,  the U.S. Supreme Court hears the oral argument in “Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc.”—a case that asks whether human genes, taken out of the body but not changed, are eligible for patenting.

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On March 3, 1913 - the day before President Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration - over 5000 women paraded down Pennsylvania Avenue towards the White House in a demonstration for the right to vote. American History TV attended a centennial celebration of the event and interviewed organizers, participants, and historians about the women’s suffrage movement. The aniversary event was organized by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, whose original 22 founders marched in the parade.

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Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear two cases on same sex marriage:  On March 26 “Hollingsworth v. Perry”, a federal challenge to the 2008 amendment to the California constitution known as Prop 8, which eliminated the  right of same-sex couples to marry in California.  And on March 27: “ United States v. Windsor, “ a challenge to “ DOMA”, the 1996 Defense of Marriage act, which defines marriage for all federal purposes as the union of one man and one woman. The Court will release the audio on the same days as the arguments—and you’ll hear them as soon as they become available on C-SPAN Radio.

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Open for business in 1861 and located about six blocks from the capitol building, the United States Government Printing Office still prints the Congressional Record each day that the House and Senate are in session. We visited to learn the history of GPO and to see some of their historic printing jobs, including the "Official Records of the War of the Rebellion," which took twenty years to print, and the twenty-seven volume "Warren Commission Report on the Assassination of President Kennedy."

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State Department spokesman Victoria Nuland briefs the press.

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State Department Spokesman, Victoria Nuland conducts a daily briefing at the State Department.

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Newark Mayor Corey Booker also takes part in a conference sponsored by Partnership for a Healthier America.

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The Department of Justice and the Consumer Protection Working Group held a one day summit on the latest fraud scams and what consumers can do to protect themselves.

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DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano addressed cybersecurity issues at a joint hearing of the Senate Commerce Commmittee and the Senate Homeland Security Committee.

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At a ceremony at the Interior Department, President Obama signs the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The Vice President, who was the author of the original bill while he was in the senate, also delivers remarks.

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