Landmark Cases

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POLITICS

Explore the issues, people, and places involved in some of the most significant Supreme Court cases. This twelve episode series was produced in conjunction with the National Constitution Center.

2018-05-15

Supreme Court Landmark Case Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

C-SPAN's 2018 series Landmark Cases explores the case of a medical school applicant who claimed he was rejected in favor of less qualified minority applicants. The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of affirmative action while rejecting the university’s quotas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

46 min
2018-05-08

Supreme Court Landmark Case Gregg v. Georgia

C-SPAN's 2018 series Landmark Cases explores the story of Troy Leon Gregg, a convicted armed robber and murderer who challenged his death sentence. The Supreme Court ruled against him in Gregg v. Georgia, but established guidelines for states using the death penalty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

38 min
2018-05-01

Supreme Court Landmark Case New York Times v. United States

C-SPAN's 2018 series Landmark Cases explores how The New York Times and Washington Post successfully challenged the Nixon Administration for the right to publish what came to be known as the "Pentagon Papers," a classified history of U.S. military activity in Vietnam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

41 min
2018-04-24

Supreme Court Landmark Case Tinker v. Des Moines

C-SPAN's 2018 series Landmark Cases tells the story of five Des Moines, Iowa, students who wore black arm bands to school to protest the war in Vietnam, violating local school policies. The Supreme Court ruled students do not lose their 1st Amendment rights at school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

35 min
2018-04-17

Supreme Court Landmark Case Brandenburg v. Ohio

C-SPAN's 2018 series Landmark Cases presents Brandenburg v. Ohio, in which the Supreme Court overturned the hate speech conviction of Clarence Brandenburg, an Ohio Ku Klux Klan leader, on the grounds that the state law violated the 1st Amendment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

41 min
2018-04-10

Supreme Court Landmark Case Katz v. United States

C-SPAN's 2018 series Landmark Cases explores the case of Charles Katz, a bookie recorded by the FBI transmitting illegal bets from a telephone booth. The Supreme Court’s decision in Katz v. United States expanded Americans' right to privacy under the 4th Amendment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

46 min
2018-04-03

Supreme Court Landmark Case Griswold v. Connecticut

C-SPAN's 2018 series Landmark Cases highlights Griswold v. Connecticut, in which Planned Parenthood challenged an 1879 state law banning the use of birth control. The Supreme Court ruled the law to be unconstitutional and established a still-evolving right to privacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

43 min
2018-03-27

Supreme Court Landmark Case Gideon v. Wainwright

C-SPAN's 2018 series Landmark Cases tells the story of Clarence Earl Gideon, a petty thief who spent his time in jail studying the law. His case, Gideon v. Wainwright, established a right to counsel for all accused criminals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

43 min

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Explore the issues, people, and places involved in some of the most significant Supreme Court cases. This twelve episode series was produced in conjunction with the National Constitution Center.