Landmark Cases

4.6 (88)
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.

05/15/2018

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
05/08/2018

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
05/01/2018

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
04/24/2018

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
04/17/2018

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
04/10/2018

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
04/03/2018

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
03/27/2018

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
03/20/2018

Supreme Court Landmark Case Plessy v. Ferguson

C-SPAN's 2018 series Landmark Cases explores Plessy v. Ferguson, which came about after Homer Plessy, an African American man, was arrested in New Orleans for taking a train seat reserved for whites. The Court’s decision established the "separate but equal" doctrine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

38 min
03/13/2018

Supreme Court Landmark Case Yick Wo v. Hopkins

C-SPAN's 2018 series Landmark Cases explores Yick Wo v. Hopkins, a case in which a Chinese laundromat owner challenged a discriminatory city ordnance. The Supreme Court ruled that the 14th Amendment’s promise of equal protection extends to immigrants and citizens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

36 min
03/06/2018

Supreme Court Landmark Civil Rights Cases of 1883

C-SPAN's 2018 series Landmark Cases takes a look at the Civil Rights Cases of 1883, in which the Supreme Court struck down the Civil Rights Act of 1875, a federal law that had granted all people access to public accommodations like trains and theaters, regardless of race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

38 min
02/27/2018

Supreme Court Landmark Case [McCulloch v. Maryland]

C-SPAN's 2018 series Landmark Cases explores [McCulloch v. Maryland], a case that solidified the federal government's ability to take actions not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution and restricted state action against the legitimate use of this power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

40 min

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Informative

11/13/2021

Bnkrpt

Regardless of your political views, this program hits the mark. You don’t have to agree with the decision of the court, and CSPAN manages (usually) to get a number of different expert points of view for consideration. The important part of this program for me is that CSPAN gives you the full story of the case and its history - the parties to the case, the members of the court, and the political situation of the time, in order to put the decision of the court in context. So, it’s not about getting you to agree or disagree. It’s ability being informed. Well done CSPAN.
Constitutional Knowledge is Power

04/29/2021

Nesorneb

To be an informed citizen, one must have an understanding of our nation’s history & its Constitution. THIS podcast goes a long way to do just that!

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.