Congress, Politics, Books
and American History

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 decision to allow a defendant the right to free representation.

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Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on the topic, "Your View of the Supreme Court."

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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 argued the next day.*Telephone lines were open for viewer reactions.

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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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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 actions on the grounds of their constitutionality.

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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 he recounts the slave revolt aboard the Spanish schooner, Amistad in 1839.

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Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) speaks at the Federalist Society's annual national lawyers convention. 

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

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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 Constitution."

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