Videos

Jane Armstrong Hudiburg talked about the life and legacy of suffragist, pacifist and politician Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress. The U.S. Capitol Historical Society hos…

Four prominent figures in American law including Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan recalled their experiences working as clerks for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. They discussed Ma…

Remarks from Linda Brown who was at the center of the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas Supreme Court case and an interview with Thurgood Marshall, the NAACP attorney who represe…

Professor Randy Barnett talked about the Supreme Court Slaughterhouse Cases. In the series of cases, the Supreme Court upheld a monopoly of slaughterhouses in New Orleans to protect public h…

C-SPAN Radio continues a series of Supreme Court oral history interviews with Associate Justice William O. Douglas, interviewed in 1967 for the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. You’ll h…

C-SPAN Radio began a series of oral history interviews with former Chief Justice of the United States Earl Warren by interviewing Supreme Court historian Jim O’Hara about Earl Warren’s backg…

In the first part of the program historian Jim O’Hara talked about the idea behind creating a new building for the Supreme Court. Built in the early 1930's and opened in 1935, it’s biggest c…

Students from the University of Denver (CO) participated by video feed in a distance learning class. Ms. Biskupic talked to the students about the history of the U.S. Supreme Court confirmat…

Mr. O’Hara spoke about the role of the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He discussed the influence of Warren Burger and John Marshall as Chief Justices. Mr. O’Hara said that…

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 h…

Mr. O’Hara talked about past justices of the United States Supreme Court. He discussed the partisanship of Justice Samuel Chase and the assassination attempt on the first Justice from Califo…

Mr. O’Hara talked about the early years of the high court. He said that most early United States Supreme Court justices would not spend time in the capital, but along a riding circuit, trave…

Mr. O’Hara talked about how the nomination process for the United States Supreme Court has changed over the years. He said that during the early years, the nominee would likely be someone kn…

Professor James O’Hara lectured about the life and career of Chief Justice Roger Taney, who was nominated to the position by President Jackson and served for 28 years, 1836-1864. Chief Justi…