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On June 14, 1943, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that public school students could not be forced to pledge allegiance to the American flag. This ruling overturned a 1940 case that upheld manda…

In 1943, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette case that public school students could not be forced to salute the American flag. This decisio…

General counsel Philip Brumley talked about the legal struggles of Jehovah’s Witnesses and argued that their efforts have advanced the protection of human and civil rights globally. In 1943,…

A discussion was held on Nazi crimes during World War II and the Nuremberg trials. Ken Hechler was a combat historian who interviewed Nazi leaders. Douglas Neckers is a scientist concerned a…

Four men who clerked 50 years ago for four Supreme Court justices reminisced about Brown v. Board of Education. They described the case and gave background on the justices who decided it…

At the dedication of the Robert H. Jackson Center, Chief Justice Rehnquist spoke about Justice Jackson, who served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1941 to 1954 and served as the lead prosecut…