this term that proved right. >> brown: all right, neal katyal, erin murphy, and michigan.measure marcia coyle. thank you all. >> thank you. >> woodruff: again, the major developments of the day. iraq's parliament convened, but failed to make any headway toward choosing a new government. heavy fighting seized eastern ukraine, one day after the government ended a cease-fire with pro-russian rebels. wall street started the month strong. the dow industrials gained 129 points. and in the world cup, belgium beat the u.s., two-one, in overtime, despite 16 saves by u.s. goailie tim howard, the most saves since records have been kept in the cup. but the loss ends american hopes of advancing to the quarterfinals. on the newshour online right now, merrit johnson wants to challenge the perception of native american art as only "beads and feathers." the sculptor, who is of mohawk and blackfoot descent, is part of a new exhibit that showcases a broad spectrum of contemporary works from native american artists. see some of those pieces on art beat. all that and more is on our web site, n

we look back at the term, with neal katyal, former acting solicitor general under president obama.now a lawyer in private practice in washington. he argued several cases before the court this term. erin murphy, former law clerk to chief justice john roberts, also now an attorney in washington. she argued her first case before the high court this past october. and our own regular guide to the court, marcia coyle of the national law journal. marcia, let me start with you. start us off here. was there a major theme or thread that you saw this past term for the court? >> i wouldn't say there's one major theme. i think there's several. i recall when the term started, there was the potential for it to end with several blockbuster decisions, mainly because a number of conservative and libertarian organizations were asking the court to revisit or overrule some key precedence in a variety of legal areas, from campaign finance to affirmative action to securities to unions, even to a major precedent involving indiana tribes -- indian tribes sovereign and unity. ultimately, the court did not o