The most recent events for the America and the Courts - History & Society Series http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?browse=series&id=1 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 23 May 2013 10:07:25 GMT America and the Courts - History & Society This is a event and includes the following programs: <br /><br />The Post-Guantanamo Era<br />The Post-Guantanamo Era<br /> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=173398 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=173398 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT This is a event and includes the following programs: <br /><br />President Roosevelt and the Supreme Court<br />Shaping the Modern Supreme Court<br />The Presidency and the Supreme Court<br /> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=162612 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=162612 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT This is a event and includes the following programs: <br /><br />Supreme Court on Law and Regulation<br />Supreme Court Term Review<br />Supreme Court Cases on First Amendment Issues<br />Supreme Court 2007 Term Preview<br />First Amendment Issues<br /> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=160249 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=160249 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT Professor Mark Graber talked about the Dred Scott case and its impact on the law and American history. Archival video clips of current Supreme Court Justices commenting on the Dred Scott case were shown. Mark Graber is the author of [Dred Scott and the Problem of Constitutional Evil], published by Cambridge University Press. Dred Scott was a slave who lived with his owner in the free state of Illinois and the free territory of Wisconsin before moving back to the slave state of Missouri. He sued in court for his freedom based on his years of living in free states. Dred Scott eventually appealed his case to the U.S. Supreme Court ([Dred Scott v. Sandford]). In March 1857, the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, declared in a 7-2 decision that all blacks were not and could never become citizens of the United States. The court also declared the 1820 Missouri Compromise unconstitutional, thus permitting slavery in all of the country's territories. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197025-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197025-1 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT This is a event and includes the following programs: <br /><br />[Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District]<br />[Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education]<br /> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=150937 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=150937 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT This is a event and includes the following programs: <br /><br />Judicial Independence<br />Selection and Removal of Judges<br />Judicial Independence<br />Judicial Independence 4<br /> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=149218 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=149218 Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in [Farmer-Paellmann v. Brown and Williamson], a case involving slavery reparations. The program began with a telephone interview from Chicago with Natasha Korecki talking about the case. The oral arguments were audio only with a still picture of each speaker shown on the screen. Madans and Pell argued against slave reparations. Wareham, Afran, and Ratliff argued in favor of reparations. This case centers on whether the predecessor companies of J.P. Morgan, Bank of America, and 18 other corporate defendants extended loans to slave owners using slaves as collateral and if the predecessor companies of major insurance agencies, such as Aetna and Lloyds of London, wrote life-insurance policies on the lives of slaves with slave owners as the beneficiaries. Deadria Farmer-Paellmann was the lead plaintiff in this case seeking to create a trust fund for the descendants of slaves. This case was dismissed by a U.S. District judge earlier in the year. The judge ruled that the plaintiffs had no standing and the statutes of limitation had run out. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/194842-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/194842-1 Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT This is a event and includes the following programs: <br /><br />Supreme Court Review 2005-2006<br />Supreme Court Review 2005-2006<br /> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=147740 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=147740 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT Co-counsels for Salim Hamdan spoke to reporters about his appeal to the Supreme Court following oral arguments in [Hamdan v. Rumsfeld]. Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a Yemen native, served as the driver and aide to Osama Bin Laden until he was captured in Afghanistan and subsequently detained at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He filed a petition of habeas corpus to challenge his confinement. In July 2005 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled against Hamdan, saying Congress had authorized the president to set up special tribunals. The court also ruled that detainees could not appeal based on violations of international treaties, such as the Geneva Conventions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/191811-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/191811-1 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT America and the Courts included: On Friday, March 3, 2006 the U.S. Supreme Court class photo was taken. On Wednesday, February 1, 2006, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in [Cincinnati Women's Service v. Voinovich]. This case centers on a 1998 law signed by former Ohio Governor George Voinovich that requires women to meet face-to-face with a doctor to discuss the procedure, risks and alternatives to abortion. The law also requires that women under 18 seeking an abortion must get consent from a parent unless she can prove in juvenile court that she is mature enough to make a decision on abortion. The ruling by a U.S. District Judge that the law is constitutional was appealed. This program contains audio with still images of participants as they spoke. On Wednesday, March 1, 2006, attorneys spoke to reporters on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court following oral arguments in four Texas redistricting cases. The Court will decide if a 2003 district map redrawn by the Republican-led legislature is constitutional. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/191452-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/191452-1 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT This is a event and includes the following programs: <br /><br />Profile of Supreme Court Nominee Samuel Alito<br />Profile of Supreme Court Nominee Samuel Alito<br /> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=139634 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=139634 Wed, 21 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT Michael Giordano was interviewed about U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito, Jr. Mr. Giordano talked about coaching Little League Baseball with Judge Alito, Judge Alito's coaching style, and their interactions. Mr. Giordano's son and Philip Alito are of the same age. Judge Alito is a fan of the Philadelphia Phillies professional baseball team. The interview took place at Francisco Park Little League Park in West Caldwell, New Jersey. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190458-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190458-1 Wed, 21 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT This is a event and includes the following programs: <br /><br />Profile of Supreme Court Nominee Samuel Alito<br />Profile of Supreme Court Nominee Samuel Alito<br /> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=139632 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=139632 Mon, 05 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT Carter Phillips was interviewed about the life and career of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito, Jr. Mr. Phillips was a colleague of the nominee in the solicitor general's office and talked about their work together and the qualifications of Judge Alito. He also discussed their friendship and their mutual love of baseball. Mr. Phillips is the managing partner of the Washington, D.C. law offices of Sidley Austin Brown and Wood, where the interview took place. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190457-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190457-1 Mon, 05 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT This is a event and includes the following programs: <br /><br />Commander in Chief Powers<br />Supreme Court Nominee Confirmation Process<br />Moral Values and the Constitution<br />Keynote Address<br /> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=134476 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=134476 Fri, 29 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT Professor Abraham spoke about "Jefferson's Trio of Appointments to the Court." This is the first in a series of five lectures in the Supreme Court Historical Society's 2005 lecture series held in the Supreme Court chamber. Chief Justice Rehnquist's administrative assistant, Sally Rider, introduced him. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/185654-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/185654-1 Fri, 29 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT Judge Wallace Tashima gave the keynote address for a conference on the 60th anniversary of four Supreme Court cases challenging the curfew and internment of Japanese-Americans in several camps during World War II. Judge Tashima is a California native who was interned as a child in an Arizona camp with his family. He was elevated to the Ninth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals by President Clinton in 1996. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/184590-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/184590-1 Fri, 29 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT This is a event and includes the following programs: <br /><br />Open Phones<br />Capitol Hill Stories<br />Supreme Court Review and Preview<br />Electoral College Scoreboard<br />Open Phones<br />Book Discussion on [War and the American Presidency]<br />Politics and News Review<br /> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=125293 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=125293 Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg talked about her fellow Jewish members of the Supreme Court - Louis Brandeis, Benjamin Cardozo, Felix Frankfurter, Arthur Goldberg, Abe Fortas, and Stephen Breyer. Justice Ginsburg's speech was the keynote event as members of Newport, Rhode Island's Touro Synagogue read a landmark letter on religious liberty sent to the Touro congregation in 1790 by President George Washington. That year President Washington visited Newport, about a year and a half prior to the ratification of the Bill of Rights. In response to a letter from Touro's Moses Seixas, welcoming Washington to the city and at the same time seeking an assurance of religious freedom, Washington wrote that the new U.S. government "gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance." Touro's Washington letter reading this year coincides with wider events marking 350 years of Jewish life in America. The first Jews in colonial America landed at New York Harbor in 1654; Newport's first Jewish congregation arrived in 1658. Touro Synagogue is the oldest Jewish house of worship in the United States. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/183449-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/183449-1 Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT Chief Justice William Rehnquist was interviewed at the U.S. Supreme Court about his book [Centennial Crisis: The Disputed Election of 1876], published by Alfred A. Knopf. The book is an examination of the disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden. The chief justice also talked about the role justices from the Supreme Court played in the electoral commission. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/181865-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/181865-1 Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT Justice Breyer read a book, [Marshall, the Courthouse Mouse: A Tail of the U.S. Supreme Court], to a group of second-graders from McKinley Elementary School. [Cat in the Hat] hats were worn, and an actor in a [Cat in the Hat] costume appeared following the reading. This event, held in the Supreme Court Library, was part of the National Education Association's "Read Across America" Initiative. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/181165-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/181165-1 Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT America and the Courts featured several events: On Sunday September 14, former Solicitor General Charles Fried addressed a Hofstra University conference on judicial ethics. Mr. Fried talked about his views on the subject, including the "aura" surrounding judges, and the differences between judicial ethics and the professional ethics of other occupations. In Mr. Fried's view, the primary expectations of judges are that they know the law and render judgment according to the law. He strongly criticized judges who attempt to serve justice by twisting or ignoring the law. Following prepared remarks, he responded to questions from the audience. Following Judge Fried, two short speeches by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Rehnquist were shown. On Wednesday September 17, Chief Justice Rehnquist spoke at the rededication of the National Archives rotunda. He stressed the important role of a strong and independent judiciary in protecting individual liberties. He also talked about a letter, written by William Howard Taft, which was placed in a time capsule in 1926. On Thursday December 11, the chief justice spoke at the dedication of the Udvar-Hazy Center at the National Air and Space Museum. Chief Justice Rehnquist, who served as chancellor of the Smithsonian Institution, talked about the new additions to the National Air and Space Museum and the value of the museum to America. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/179703-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/179703-1 Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT President Bush and others spoke at a rededication ceremony of the newly encased Charters of Freedom. They talked about the importance and significance of the documents and the display at the National Archives. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/178234-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/178234-1 Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT Senator Kennedy discussed the history of the judicial branch, focusing on the early debates about how judicial appointments should be made and who should make the ultimate decision. He also spoke about the importance of decisions made by judges in all levels of the judicial branch, and thus argued that presidents must make their selections carefully. Following his presentation he answered questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/172853-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/172853-1 Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT As part of the ABA's annual meeting, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled the Thurgood Marshall stamp. The late justice is the 2003 honoree in the Postal Services black heritage series. After their presentation, speakers answered questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/171917-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/171917-1 Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT Justice Kennedy spoke to members of the American Bar Association about his initiative to lead discussions with high school students about American democracy and civic values after September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Titled "Dialogue on Freedom," the new program will be carried out by the association to mobilize judges and lawyers to go to American high schools to lead these discussions. A portion of Justice Kennedy's speech given in Philadelphia on February 1, 2002 was followed by part of his January 31, 2001 discussion with students from Stuyvesant High School, which is located within blocks of the World Trade Center. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169449-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169449-1 Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT Oral arguments were heard before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the case [Flowers v. Carville]. The case brought by Gennifer Flowers charges James Carville, George Stephanopoulos and Little, Brown & Company with defamation and false light. These charges stem from statements published on CNN's "Larry King Live" program in January and February of 1998 and statements in a book authored by Stephanopoulos. Former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton is also named in the defamation lawsuit. The lower court dismissed the defamation lawsuit (filed on Flowers behalf by Judicial Watch) in November 2000, because the U.S. District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada ruled the case had passed the statute of limitations. The complaint is seeking monetary damages from the defendants and costs of attorney's fees. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/168721-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/168721-1 Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Gottlieb will discuss his book [Morality Imposed: The Rehnquist Court and Liberty in America]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165692-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165692-1 Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT Associate Justice Thomas spoke at an event celebrating the 250th birthday of President James Madison, part of a week-long series of events honoring Madison. Justice Thomas spoke to students and faculty about Madison's life and political thought as evidenced in the Constitution of the U.S. and the Bill of Rights. After his prepared remarks he answered audience questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/163209-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/163209-1 Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT Chief Justice Rehnquist and others spoke at the law school's dedication of statues of the fourth U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall and his teacher and mentor George Wytte. The sculptor Gordon Kray spoke, as well as the project financial supporters alumnae Sara and Robert Boyd, Sr. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/160774-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/160774-1 Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT Justice Breyer described two Supreme Court cases brought in the early 1830s in response to efforts by the State of Georgia to remove the Cherokee Nation from its tribal land. The court eventually found that the Cherokee had the right to their land, but political pressures hindered enforcement of the decision. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/157510-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/157510-1 Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT Justice Breyer and others read the letters of John Adams and his wife Abigail to one another. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/159042-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/159042-1 Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT Chief Justice Rehnquist described a little history of the U.S. Supreme Court in his book, [Grand Inquests: The Historic Impeachments of Justice Samuel Chase and President Andrew Johnson], published by William Morrow and Company. The book details the impeachment hearings of Justice Samuel Chase of the United States Supreme Court in 1805 and of President Andrew Johnson in 1868. Justice Rehnquist said the both of these trials in the first half of the nineteenth century helped define the separation of powers of the United States government. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/26896-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/26896-1 Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT