Are ones that the court made very unpopular decisions. Lets go through a few cases that illustrate very dramatically and visually what it means to live in a society of different people who help stuck together because they believe in a rule of law. Good evening and welcome to landmark cases. Tonights case is gideon versus wayne. Wreck 55 years ago this month, the Supreme Court ruled that the right to counsel was so fundamental to our dove governmental system. That states must provide lawyers for defendants who cannot afford. One the hero of tonights story is a bit of an unlikely. One Clarence Gideon was adrift her from florida was accused of breaking a pool. As we begin tonight, were gonna go to some historic video. You see the real mr. Gideon and the florida judge who sentenced to jail. They reenacted the case for cbs news documentary in 1965. Lets watch the next case on the docket is the state of florida versus Clarence Earl gideon. What says the state are you ready for trial . The st
Next, a preview of cspans landmark cases from the National Constitution center in philadelphia. Welcome to the Constitution Center. I am the president of this wonderful institution which is the only institution in america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis. Beautiful. That is so inspiring. Wonderful live cspan audience. You can see the great members of the National Constitution center, like people around the country, are inspired by this nonpartisan mission of constitutional education and believe it is crucially important for citizens to educate themselves about the constitution so american democracy can thrive and survive. And in this educational mission, we are so excited to be partners with cspan. We had a wonderful collaboration a few years ago. Landmark cases. Which described the human stories behind some of the most Important Supreme Court cases of all times. That series was inspired by a comment that Justice Bader
We have cspan with us this afternoon, when you ask your questions please line up at our audience mike and form a line. Lastly, this is not the last event for the today. While we would usually ask you to fold up your chairs, today we ask that you leave your chairs for the next event. I welcome you to politics and prose, on behalf of our wonderful staff. We do over 500 events events per year, in addition to events in the space and other locations and venues across the city. We we also hold book groups, classes, and literary trips. I would like to begin by saying i am pleased to welcome Public Policy and law professor of history at virginia university, as he presents his new book dissent and the Supreme Court, its role in Court History and the nations constitutional dialogue. He has written and edited 52 books, his previous books include biography Supreme Court justice which is deemed monumental at the New York Times review, in in addition to the vision and discord, and supreme decisions.
We do over 500 events a year. In addition to events in the space are busboy simplifications in different venues across the city pretty also hold out groups, classes and literary trips throughout the year. Id like to begin by saying im pleased to welcome Public Policy and law professor of history at average and a Commonwealth University Melvin Urofsky as he present his new book dissent and the Supreme Court its role in the courts history and the nations constitutional dialogue urofsky is written and edited 52 books and studied legal history. His previous books include biographies of Supreme Court Justice Louis d. Brandeis which was deemed monumental by the New York Times book review. In addition to division and discord in supreme decisions. Kirkus reviews comments that in sub dissent and the Supreme Court combine for an outstanding read. In this latest offering goreski reviews at 226 years of high Court Decisions. A major concept found in his work has been well and maybe the opinion of
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