Oral arguments in the Nixon v. United States case were played on audio, with sketches of the participants shown on the video. Walter Nixon, a federal judge, challenged the procedures the Sen…
1,027 viewsPresident Bill Clinton addressed the nation following his swearing-in during the presidential inauguration ceremony. In his remarks, the president called for Americans to assume greater resp…
8,990 viewsGeorge H.W. Bush was sworn in as the nation’s 41st president at 12:00 noon on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor administered the vice-presidential oath to Dan Q…
9,684 viewsChief Justice William Rehnquist talked about the 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case Youngstown Sheet and Tube v. Sawyer, in which the court limited the power of the president to seize property whe…
658 viewsAndrew Carroll, editor of War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars, read selections from the book at the Library of Congress. The book is a collection of 200 letters writ…
234 viewsChief 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 examin…
985 viewsSpeakers including Chief Justice William Rehnquist spoke at the memorial service for the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. They praised Justice Marshall’s pioneering efforts for …
3,963 viewsIn this ceremony the Federal Judiciary Center was renamed the Thurgood Marshall Judicial Center. It houses over 2,000 judicial employees.
197 viewsChief Justice William Rehnquist talked about his latest book on U.S. Supreme Court history, titled "All the Laws But One". This was a book about wartime civil liberties.
634 viewsFrank Murray discussed the case before and after the audio tapes of the oral arguments for Raines v. Byrd were played with corresponding courtroom drawings. The case was the first Supreme Co…
327 viewsPhotographs and news articles illustrated the brief vignette on the career of Supreme Court Chief Justice Rehnquist. Chief Justice Rehnquist’s votes on major Supreme Court cases during his c…
812 viewsOral Arguments were heard in the U.S. Supreme Court case Stenberg v. Carhart. Nebraska Attorney General Donald Stenberg and Simon Heller, who represented Dr. Leroy Carhart, argued whether a …
754 viewsAttorneys made oral arguments in the case of Planned Parenthood of Southeast Pennsylvania v. Casey. Robert P. Casey was the governor of Pennsylvania. Ernest Preate argued the cause for the r…
6,734 viewsAttorneys made oral arguments in the 1989 case of Webster v. Reproductive Health Services. Then Missouri Attorney General William Webster argued the case for the respondents. Frank Susman ar…
1,324 viewsChief Justice William 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 Joh…
1,851 viewsGuests discussed the tenure of Chief Justice Rehnquist on the U.S. Supreme Court, his outside interests and other biographical information. Video clips of interviews and speeches were also s…
543 viewsChief Justice Rehnquist spoke about the constriction of civil liberties during wartime, specifically the U.S. Civil War, such as the writ of habeas corpus, which prevents people from being d…
243 viewsPresident Ronald Reagan spoke after Justice William Rehnquist was sworn in as Chief Justice and Antonin Scalia was sworn in as Supreme Court Justice.
48,609 viewsEvents surrounding the funeral of Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist were shown. Chief Justice Rehnquist’s casket remained in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court for viewing by of…
2,787 viewsChief Justice Rehnquist’s coffin was placed on the funeral bier first used by Abraham Lincoln to lay in repose as officials, dignitaries, and well-wishers passed by to pay their respects. …
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