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After Words with Karen Houppert

Karen Houppert talks about her book, "Chasing Gideon: The Elusive Quest for Poor People's Justice", in which she explores the history behind the Supreme Court's...
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Open Phones

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on the topic, "Your View of the Supreme Court."
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Hollingsworth v. Perry Viewer Reaction

Scenes were shown outside the U.S. Supreme Court after oral arguments were heard in the same-sex marriage case "Hollingsworth v. Perry". Another case would be...
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Supreme Court Fiscal Year 2014 Budget

Supreme Court Justices Anthony Kennedy and Stephen Breyer testify before a House Appropriations Subcommittee about the proposed fiscal year 2014 budget for the Supreme Court.
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Marbury v. Madison

This is a 1977 film about the "Marbury v. Madison" U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the basis for judicial review of congressional and executive...
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Book Discussion on The Amistad Rebellion

Marcus Rediker, history professor at the University of Pittsburgh, talks about his book, "The Amistad Rebellion: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom", in which...
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Florida Governor Rick Scott at the Federalist Society

Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) speaks at the Federalist Society's annual national lawyers convention.
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Native American Lands and the Supreme Court

UCLA Law School Professor Angela Riley speaks in the Supreme Court chamber about the history of the Supreme Court and native american lands.
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Reshaping the Supreme Court

Panelists talk about the selection, qualifications, confirmation and formation of the Supreme Court from Justices Warren through Rehnquist.
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The Constitution and Its Promise

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy speaks at the Heritage Foundation's Center for Legal and Judicial Studies as part of the foundation's lecture series "Preserve the...
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Supreme Court Book Forum

Authors Clare Cushman, "Courtwatchers", Anthony Franze, "The Last Justice", Todd Peppers and Artemus Ward, "In Chambers", and Jeffery Toobin, "The Oath", talk about the Supreme...
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Remarks from Chief Justice John Roberts

Chief Justice John Roberts addresses students at Rice University, touching on issues ranging from challenges to the Constitution to his favorite movie.
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Red Mass Departures

The annual Red Mass marks the start of the new Supreme Court term. The event brings together some of the court's members and other public...
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Book Discussion on The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short Introduction

From the 12th annual National Book Festival on the National Mall in Washington, DC, Linda Greenhouse presents her book, "The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very...
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Conversation with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg talks about the Supreme Court, her efforts as a female law student, gender discrimination cases, the nomination process, and...
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Supreme Court Justice Melville Fuller

Robert Fuller, Supreme Court Justice Melville Fuller's great, great grand-nephew, spoke about the eighth chief justice who presided over "Plessy v. Ferguson". Part of
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Weekly Republican Address

Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) gave the weekly Republican address to the nation. Senator Barrasso, a trained surgeon and former president of the Wyoming Medical Society,...
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Weekly Presidential Address

President Obama gave his weekly presidential address to the nation where he talked about the recent ruling by the Supreme Court to uphold the Affordable...
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Representative Rob Andrews on Student Loans and Health Care Decision

Representative Rob Andrews (D-NJ) discussed the details of the deal reached by Congress on student loan rates, which had been due to double on July...
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Adam Liptak on Supreme Court Decisions

Adam Liptak spoke about Supreme Court decisions remaining for the current term, including two highly publicized cases dealing with the Affordable Care Act and the...
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