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The history of the Supreme Court, Peter Irons, Part 2

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The history of the Supreme Court, Peter Irons, Part 2

Language

eng

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instructional materials

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lectures speecheshistory

Main title

The history of the Supreme Court

Oclc number

53310289

Responsibility statement

Peter Irons

Series statement

Great courses

Summary

A thirty-six lecture course that traces the development of the United States Supreme Court from its founding to the present, with a focus on the landmark cases that have reflected conflicts in American society

Table Of Contents

lecture 1. Personality and principle -- lecture 2. Shaping the Constitution and the Court -- lecture 3. Ratification and the Bill of Rights -- lecture 4. John Marshall takes control -- lecture 5. Impeachment, contract and federal power -- lecture 6. Roger Taney takes control -- lecture 7. A small pleasant-looking negro -- lecture 8. The Civil War amendments -- lecture 9. Separate but equal -- lecture 10. Two justices from Boston -- lecture 11. The laissez-faire court -- lecture 12. Clear and present danger -- lecture 13. The Taft Court and the twenties -- lecture 14. Wins and losses for New Deal laws -- lecture 15. Court packing and constitutional revolution -- lecture 16. The New Dealers take control -- lecture 17. Beyond the reach of majorities -- lecture 18. Pearl Harbor and panic -- lecture 19. The Supreme Court and the Communist Party -- lecture 20. Thurgood Marshall, lawyer and justice -- lecture 21. Five Jim Crow schools and five cases -- lecture 22. The hearts and minds of black children -- lecture 23. War against the Constitution -- lecture 24. Earl Warren, politician to Chief Justice -- lecture 25. We beg thy blessings -- lecture 26. You have the right to remain silent -- lecture 27. The Warren Court reshapes the Constitution -- lecture 28. Earl Warren leaves, Warren Burger arrives -- lecture 29. A right to privacy -- lecture 30. From abortion to Watergate -- lecture 31. The court faces affirmative action -- lecture 32. Down from the pedestal, out of the closet -- lecture 33. Burning flags and burning crosses -- lecture 34. Prayer and abortion return to the court -- lecture 35. One vote decides two crucial cases -- lecture 36. Looking back and looking ahead

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