All persons having business before the honorable, the Supreme Court of the United States, are admonished to draw near and give their attention. Landmark cases, cspans special history series, produced in partnership with the National Constitution center, exploring the human stories and constitutional dramas behind 12 historic Supreme Court decisions. Mr. Chief justice and may it please the court quite often, in many of our most famous decisions, are ones that the court took that were quite unpopular. Count the vote, count the vote. 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 stick together because they believe in a rule of law. Good evening, and welcome to cspans landmark cases, tonight were going to learn about a case that you may not have heard about. Its the civil rights cases of 1883, consolidation of five cases brought to the Supreme Court to help define the 14th amendment. Tonight were
In brown vs. The board of education. In that case the Supreme Court outlawed racial segregation of schools. Good evening and welcome to everybody. Im a Vice President of the Supreme Court Historical Society and delighted to see everybody here tonight in our second lecture of the leon silverman series on dissents in the Supreme Court. Were very privileged tonight to have as our host Justice Kagan. She will be introducing our distinguished speaker very shortly. Let me just tell you a few things about Justice Kagan. You may or may not know. Born in new york, raised in new york, educated at princeton, oxford, and Harvard Law School. Then became a clerk to judge abner mikva on the d. C. Circuit followed by a clerkship with justi Justice Thurgood marshall here at the Supreme Court. Then a law practice and in 1991 entering academia teaching at the university of Chicago Law School where she met professor barack obama. Two years later invited back to washington to work for the Senate Judiciary
Thank you, jerry, so much. As you can tell from that introduction, before coming here, i couldnt keep a job. Jerry, thank you for everything you do for the Supreme Court Historical Society and everything that the Supreme Court Historical Society does for the Supreme Court. The Historical Society does extremely important work in reminding people of the importance of our constitution and our judicial system and its history. And were deeply appreciative. This evening marks the second of the societys 2019 leon silverman lecture series, which is devoted this year to dissents and the spupreme court. On my way over here, professor driver and also jerry libin reminded me that ive written a few of those. Tonights speaker is professor justin driver, professor of law at yale law school. He teaches and writes in the area of constitutional law, and hes the author, most recently, of a book called the schoolhouse gate public education, the Supreme Court, and the battle for the american mind. That boo
May or may not know already. Born in new york. Raised in new york. Educated at princeton, oxford and Harvard Law School. Then became a clerk to judge abner mickva on the d. C. Circuit, followed by a clerkship with Justice Thurgood marshall here at the Supreme Court. Then a couple of years of law practice, and then in 1991, entering academia teaching at the university of Chicago Law School where she met professor barack obama. Two years later, invited back to washington to work for the Senate Judiciary committee as special counsel at the request of the chairman, then senator joe biden. Two years later, judge mickva becomes white House Counsel for president clinton. Justice kagan is asked to come to the white house. Serve as associate white House Counsel. Stays there for a couple of years in that role and then two more years in domestic policy roles on behalf of the clinton administration. In the white house. And then president clinton nominates Justice Kagan to be a judge on the d. C. C
Yes absolutely. That happens, but usually it is not quite so at the point it is going to print it but it could be like i said feedback from the retailer or there is another coverage that has the same they didnt realize that we need to change. You can watch this and other programs online at booktv. Org. Starting now on booktv, Laurence Tribe argues the Roberts Court is regretting constitutional law in areas such as free speech, privacy, Voting Rights and president ial power. Looks at prominent cases handled by the Supreme Court going back to Citizens United. This is about an hour. [applause] thank you very much, clare. One of the research assistance, i should say thank you all for coming here on this gorgeous day when you could be outside and enjoying the weather. I am glad something drove you all here. I am glad to be talking to you and appreciative of your being here. One of the research assistance, a terrific kid named max went home to New Hampshire in late spring and spent some time