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Information detailing Allan Bakke's life upon conclusion of this case is presented.

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Author Cliff Sloan and Yale Law Professor Akhil Reed Amar explained the "midnight appointments" by John Adams and how they led to the Supreme Court Case Marbury v. Madison.

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In the context of the landmark Civil Rights Cases, U.S. Civil Rights Commissioner Peter Kirsanow talked about how the Commerce Clause of the Constitution can be used to extend Congressional…

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In discussing the 1969 landmark Supreme Court Case Tinker v. Des Moines, Mary Beth Tinker, a petitioner in the case, spoke about the political climate at the time and protests that were…

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Law professors Mark Killenbeck and Farah Peterson talked about the events preceding the 1819 Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland. Specifically, they discussed the role that the Second…

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Clarke Forsythe and Melissa Murray talked about the background and historical context of the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade, including the Women's Rights movement.

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Yale Law Professor Akhil Reed Amar and author Cliff Sloan discuss the Constitutional questions at the heart of the 1803 Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison, in which the Court ruled…

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Constitutional scholar Akhil Amar and former solicitor general Paul Clement talked about the 1963 Supreme Court decision in Gideon v. Wainwright.

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Linda Brown Thompson describes her childhood experiences that led to this case.

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Justices Breyer and Scalia talked about the definition of “cruel and unusual” in the Eighth Amendment.

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Author Cliff Sloan and Yale Law Professor Akhil Reed Amar discussed the events and significance of the Election of 1800.

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Theodore Olson and Douglas Smith talked about the background of this case.

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In discussing the 1969 landmark Supreme Court Case Tinker v. Des Moines, Erik Jaffe, Free Speech and Election Law Practice Group Chair at the Federalist Society, and Mary Beth Tinker, a…

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• 4,288 views

In discussing the landmark Supreme Court Case New York Times v. United States (1971), attorneys Floyd Abrams and Ted Olson explained what the Pentagon Papers were and why the government…

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Howard Law School Dean Danielle Holley-Walker and U.S. Civil Rights Commissioner Peter Kirsanow talked about the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the Constitution.

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Yale Law Professor Akhil Amar and former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement discuss the people who were involved with this case.

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Ted Shaw of the University of North Carolina Law School and Michael Klarman of Harvard Law School discussed the key events leading up to the landmark Supreme Course Case Plessy v. Ferguson.…

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In discussing the 1969 landmark Supreme Court Case Tinker v. Des Moines, Erik Jaffe, Free Speech and Election Law Practice Group Chair at the Federalist Society, and Mary Beth Tinker, a…

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• 3,555 views

In discussing the 1969 landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines, Erik Jaffe, Free Speech and Election Law Practice Group Chair at the Federalist Society, spoke about the…

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• 3,342 views

Professors Martha Jones and Christopher Bracey discussed the background of the Dred Scott case including the atmosphere in the United States regarding slavery at the time.

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• 3,290 views