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Jury Selection Process
Harvard University law professor Ronald Sullivan talked about the jury selection process overall and spec…
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Report on "The Defeated Congress"
American Enterprise Institute's Gerald R. Ford Senior Fellow Jay Cost talked about his new report arguing…
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The Nomination and Legacy of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
These three video clips highlight the selection process, nomination, confirmation, and legacy of Supreme …
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Thurgood Marshall and the Court
Georgetown University law professor Cliff Sloan, author of "The Court at War," talked about Thurgood Mars…
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Skinner v. Oklahoma (1942)
Georgetown University law professor Cliff Sloan, author of "The Court at War," talked about Nazi Germany'…
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Japanese Internment Cases
Georgetown University law professor Cliff Sloan, author of "The Court at War," talked about three cases d…
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Ex parte Quirin (1942)
Georgetown University law professor Cliff Sloan, author of "The Court at War," talked about the case Ex p…
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New U.S. Postage Stamp
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) holds a ceremony to unveil a new “forever” stamp honoring the late Supreme…
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Congress and a Supreme Court Code of Ethics
Justice Elena Kagan acknowledged the Senate bill to establish a Supreme Court code of ethics, saying, “we…
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Courts and Public Confidence
Justice Elena Kagan discusses what it means for a court to "act like a court," and how courts can maintai…
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Police Raid of a Kansas Paper and Concerns over Press Freedom
Gabe Rottman of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press talked about the police raid on a small-…
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Administrative Law Cases (2023)
Appellate & constitutional law attorney Andrew Pincus discusses the two 2023 Supreme Court cases that dea…
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Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (2023)
Appellate & constitutional law attorney Melissa Sherry discusses the 2023 Supreme Court case Mallory v. N…
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National Pork Producers Council v. Ross (2023)
Appellate & constitutional law attorney Erin Murphy discusses the 2023 Supreme Court case National Pork P…
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Moore v Harper (2023)
Appellate & constitutional law attorney Andrew Pincus discusses the 2023 Supreme Court case Moore v. Harp…
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Affirmative Action Cases (2023)
Appellate & constitutional law attorney Melissa Sherry discusses the two 2023 Supreme Court cases that de…
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303 Creative LLC v. Elenis (2023)
Appellate & constitutional law attorney Erin Murphy discusses the 2023 Supreme Court case 303 Creative LL…
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What is the Supreme Court's Shadow Docket?
University of Texas law Professor Stephen Vladeck explained the difference between the merits docket and …
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Arrest and Indictment of Charles McGonigal
Former CIA case officer Kevin Carroll talked about his piece for "The Dispatch" on Charles McGonigal, the…
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Orrin Hatch and Judicial Appointments
Writer and filmmaker William Doyle talked about his book, "Titan of the Senate," on the life and career o…
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A President's Power to Withhold Information
The presidential power of executive privilege, a right presidents can assert to withhold information from…
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The NAACP and Jim Crow
Northeastern University’s Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project director Margaret Burnham talked a…
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Screws v. United States (1945)
Northeastern University’s Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project director Margaret Burnham talked a…
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United States v. Cruikshank (1876)
Northeastern University’s Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project director Margaret Burnham talked a…
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Collegiality and Friendships on the Supreme Court
Justice Elena Kagan spoke about the impact of new personalities on the Supreme Court and the importance o…
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Purpose and Importance of Judicial Precedent
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan discusses the purpose and importance of judicial precedent.
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How the Court Operates
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan discusses how the Supreme Court operates when it hears and decides on c…
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Egbert v. Boule (2022)
George Mason University law professor Jennifer Mascott discusses the 2022 Supreme Court case Egbert v. Bo…
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NFIB v. OSHA and Biden v. Missouri (2022)
George Mason University law professor Ilya Somin discusses the coronavirus pandemic vaccine mandates, the…
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West Virginia v. EPA (2022)
Case Western Reserve University Law Professor Jonathan Adler provides an overview of the Clean Air Act, i…
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New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen (2022)
University of Denver law professor David Kopel discusses the 2022 Supreme Court case New York State Rifle…
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Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health (2022)
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Supreme Court Case - "Masterpiece Cakeshop v Colorado Civil Rights Commission"
In 2012, Christian baker Jack Phillips was sued for refusing to make a cake for a same-sex wedding in Col…
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The Lemon Test
Liberty Justice Center Managing Attorney and Daniel Suhr and Freedom From Religion Foundation Legal Direc…
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Artifacts
Smithsonian political history curator Lisa Kathleen Graddy displayed and talked about items recently dona…
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The 4th Amendment and the Supreme Court
Responding to questions from Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson discusses the 4th Ame…
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Judicial Philosophies
Bloomberg Supreme Court reporter Greg Stohr discusses the concept of judicial philosophies.
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The 14th Amendment and State Action Doctrine
Professors Randy Barnett and Evan Bernick talked about their book, "The Original Meaning of the 14th Amen…
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Original Public Meaning and Originalism
Professors Randy Barnett and Evan Bernick talked about their book, "The Original Meaning of the 14th Amen…
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Supreme Court Justices Tom Clark and Sherman Minton
Rawn James discusses his book, "The Truman Court: Law and the Limits of Loyalty." Mr. James is a former a…
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Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson
Rawn James discusses his book, "The Truman Court: Law and the Limits of Loyalty." Mr. James is a former a…
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Truman's First Nomination to the Supreme Court - Harold Burton
Rawn James discusses his book, "The Truman Court: Law and the Limits of Loyalty." Mr. James is a former a…
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FDR's Supreme Court Appointments
FDR Presidential Library director Paul Sparrow discussed how President Franklin Roosevelt appointed eight…
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The Power of the Supreme Court
FDR Presidential Library director Paul Sparrow discussed foundation of the Supreme Court's power with sch…
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The Reaction to FDR's Court Packing Attempts
President Franklin Roosevelt appointed eight U.S. Supreme Court justices, shaping the course of the Court…
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FDR's Court Packing Plan
President Franklin Roosevelt appointed eight U.S. Supreme Court justices, shaping the course of the Court…
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Changing the Size and Scope of the Supreme Court
FDR Presidential Library director Paul Sparrow discussed changing the size and scope of the Supreme Court…
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Mandatory Minimums and Mass Incarceration
Retired California superior court judge LaDoris Cordell, author of "Her Honor," talked about the U.S. leg…
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Juries and Peremptory Challenges in Criminal Cases
Retired California superior court judge LaDoris Cordell, author of "Her Honor," talked about juries and p…
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The Shifting Juvenile Justice System
Retired California superior court judge LaDoris Cordell, author of "Her Honor," talked about the juvenile…
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Improvements to the Judiciary
Retired California superior court judge LaDoris Cordell, author of "Her Honor," talked about the training…
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Police Reform and Civil Liability
Retired California superior court judge LaDoris Cordell, author of "Her Honor," talked about policing ref…
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The Impact of Diversity in the Judiciary
Retired California superior court judge LaDoris Cordell, author of "Her Honor," talked about the U.S. leg…
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The Shadow Docket and Supreme Court Transparency
Panel experts answered a question from an attendee regarding the Supreme Court's shadow docket and transp…
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Implied Supreme Court Nominee Qualifications
While there are no Constitutional requirements to serve as a Supreme Court Justice, the U.S. Senate has a…
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Failed Supreme Court Nominations
This bell ringer explores failed historical Supreme Court nominations through the Nixon administration an…
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The Supreme Court and Mass Incarceration
This bell ringer explores the United States Supreme Court's role in increasing both the number of admissi…
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Juries and the Constitution
This bell ringer explores the historical importance of juries in the United States and addresses the Cons…
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Juries - Checking Governmental Excess
This bell ringer explores the two historical and contemporary roles that juries have in checking governme…
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Mass incarceration rates in the United States today
This clip offers contemporary statistics of mass incarceration and state supervision in the United States…
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The Judiciary in the United Kingdom
Jonathan Sumption compares the role of judges in the United Kingdom and in the United States.
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The Purpose of Criminal Court Proceedings
Justice Sonya Sotomayor discussed the purpose of a criminal court proceeding and the burden of proof that…
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Federalist 78 and Marbury v. Madison
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer explained the power of judicial review and how Hamilton's Federalist…
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The History of Expanding the Supreme Court
University of Michigan Law School professor and Supreme Court historian Richard Friedman discussed how th…
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Substantive Due Process
At the second day of her confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court, Judge Amy Coney Barrett explained th…
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The History of Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings
The Cato Institute’s Ilya Shapiro talked about the history of U.S. Supreme Court nominations and the conf…
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Judicial Philosophies and the Supreme Court
Wall Street Journal Supreme Court correspondent Jess Bravin discussed the judicial philosophies that Supr…
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The Process for Expanding the Supreme Court
James Wallner, senior governance fellow at the R Street Institute, discussed how Congress could expand th…
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The Senate and the History of Confirming Judicial Nominations
From C-SPAN's original production The Senate: Conflict and Compromise, this segment uses archival C-SPAN …
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Importance of the Supreme Court
This Bell Ringer is to be used as an anticipatory set to introduce the Judicial Branch of our government.…
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Due Process and the Miranda Warning
The Supreme Court has the power to interpret the Constitution. Its rulings on cases determine the meaning…
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The Power of the Supreme Court to Check the President
This Bell Ringer can be used after students have been introduced to the government’s system of checks and…
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Selective Incorporation: Supreme Court Decision in Timbs v. Indiana
Institute for Justice attorney Sam Gedge discussed the Supreme Court’s recent Timbs v. Indiana decision. …
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Nominating Judges and Impact on a President's Policy Agenda
Checks and balances are a set of powers given to each of the three branches of government by the United S…
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President Roosevelt and Court-Packing
Elizabeth Papez, who previously clerked for Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, talked about President Fra…
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The Role of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Elizabeth Papez talked about the role of the chief justice of the Supreme Court and the ways that a chief…
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
One of the most senior justices on the Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is known for her work on cases …
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Zenger Trial and Colonial Press Freedom
Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts spoke about the trial of John Peter Zenger in 1735. He ex…
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Stare Decisis and Judicial Restraint
Demand Justice co-founder Brian Fallon talked about the ideas of stare decisis and judicial restraint. He…
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Judicial Review and Federalist 78
Chief Judge Roger Gregory of the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals discussed the idea of Judicial Revi…
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The Amistad Trial
This bellringer provides an overview of the events of the Amistad revolt and the corresponding trials (in…
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The History of "Court Packing"
Syracuse University professor Thomas Keck spoke by phone about the history of efforts to pack the Supreme…
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Senate Blue Slips for Federal Judge Nominees
Alliance for Justice’s Nan Aron and Heritage Foundation’s John Malcolm discuss the idea of blue slips for…
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The Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, adopted as a condition of ratification, are c…
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The Chevron Doctrine
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens discussed the legal precedent commonly referred to a…
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Retired Justice John Paul Stevens on the Bush v. Gore Decision
Speaking to a crowd in Boca Raton, Florida, retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens spoke ab…
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The Legitimacy of the Supreme Court
Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) discussed the importance of the Supreme Court and the basis for its legitimacy…
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Stare Decisis and Common Law
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas discussed the idea of stare decisis and its history in the legal tr…
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Judicial Activism
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh discussed his definition of judicial activism.
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Federalist 51
In Federalist 51, Publius argued in favor of "contriving the interior structure of the government as that…
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Judge Kavanaugh Discusses the Idea of Judges as Umpires
Judge Brett Kavanaugh of the DC Circuit Court of Appeals talked about the idea of judges serving as umpir…
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Drawbacks and Costs of Jury Trials
In the context of a discussion about the future of civil jury trials, litigator Bert Rein talked about so…
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U.S. Court of Appeals
Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Douglas Ginsburg discussed the p…
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Judicial Interpretation and the Idea of Courts Creating Law
In response to a question from the audience about courts creating laws, Supreme Court Stephen Breyer disc…
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How the Supreme Court Decides Which Cases to Hear
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer talked about the process that the Supreme Court uses to select only …
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Stare Decisis and Judicial Decisions
In the first clip, author James Zirin explained the concept of stare decisis, the doctrine in which many …
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Societal Change and Supreme Court Decisions
In response to a clip from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Michael Klarman of Harvard Law School d…
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Problems with the Plea Bargain Process in the United States
Georgetown law professor Marc Morje Howard talked about the plea bargaining process in the United States …
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Judicial Interpretation and Political Ideology
Author James Zirin discusses partisan politics, Supreme Court justices, and judicial interpretation.
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The Process of Deciding Supreme Court Cases
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan explained the process in which the Supreme Court makes decisions. She r…
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