In cooperation with the National Constitution center, exploring the human stories and constitutional dramas behind 12 Historic Supreme Court decisions. Quite often, and many of our most famous decisions, there once the court took that were quite unpopular. You lets go through a few cases that illustrate very dramatically and visually what it beans to live in a society of 310 different people who have helped stick together, because they believe in the rule of law. Good evening and welcome to landmark cases, our series that explores the people and stories behind some of the Supreme Courts most important decisions throughout our history. This week, the 1952 steel seizure case. Its officially known as youngstown steel and two Company Versus soy or. To get us started, we will start with a piece of vintage film from a documentary. It features president terri truman on april 8th 1952 as he announces to the nation his seizure of the nations Steel Industry. With american troops facing the enemy
Fashion stores are hoping to attract customers as they prepared to open for the 1st time in weeks. Protests have broken out in the us city of atlanta after the Police Killing of another black man on friday brokes was shot by officers after a struggle at a Fast Food Restaurant which was set on fire by protesters made to police a brogues who had fallen asleep in his car in the drive through failed s. Obrien test and resisted arrest one Police Officer involved in the incident has been fired and the police chief of atlanta has resigned and gallagher has the details. Facing off against riot Police Setting cause on fire and blocking roads protesters in atlanta gather close to where a short brooks died on friday night the 27 year old father of 3 was reported for being asleep in his car at this fast food drive through officers say mr brooks was drunk following a violent struggle with mr brooks its alleged the 27 year old to the Police Tasered and turned on the offices he was then shot and late
Evening. Inave taught religion america for more than 35 years. And i believe that the First Amendment has played a vital role in the vitality of this nation. And i shall read it for you. Congress shall make no laws respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press or the right of the people to peacefully assemble and to petition the government for a. D dress of grievances the to come first, which is where religious freedom is often called americas first freedom. Establishment actually comes even before religious freedom. Often people dont understand what establishment is. 1833, massachusetts this established. Established. What that means is people no longer had to pay taxes to support my own religious ancestors, the congregationalists. If you want to know why establishment when a way, imagine how popular it was to pay taxes for somebody elses preacher. That is one of the reasons it went away. In also, tha
Jim biggs. [applause] its always special to have them. Welcome, everyone, to the barnum museum. I know many of you have been here before, but is this anybodys first time here . Oh, well, welcome. Welcome to the barnum family. Were delighted to have you on this Beautiful Day in downtown bridgeport, connecticut. This is the barnum museum. It is, in fact, p. T. Barnums last museum. As we all know, he started his museum inn 1842, and this was hs last gift not just to city of bridgeport, but really to the Global Community that we serve. Many of you are very familiar with thewe museum. In 2010 we were hit by a tornado because thats the kind of stuff that happens to barnum. And then the year after that it was hurricane irene, and then the year after that it was superstorm sandy. Want to also give a huge shoutout to state of connecticut and our delegation who supported a 7 million bonding because we are just about to embark on a historic recap of thatde gorgeous barnum building from 1893. So t
A new leader promising reform. And unspoiled big win for liverpool in doha as they beat a brazilian side flamingo waterville to clinch the Club World Cup for the very 1st time. Now indias Prime Minister is refusing to back down on a controversial citizenship you know that opponents say discriminates against muslims they argue the legislation is an attack on the country secular constitution but he insists there is no trace of discrimination in his policies or whack so has the latest from new delhi. 7 its the greatest challenge indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi has faced since he came to power 5 years ago dozens of people have been killed during protests against a citizenship law which many say discriminates against muslims addressing thousands of his supporters at an election rally in new delhi modi blamed the opposition for stoking the protests began by your. Brothers sense this law has been passed some Political Parties have been spreading rumors these people are misleading the publ