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The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in United States v. Nixon concerned the executive privilege of the president regarding his unwillingness to voluntarily turn over tape recordings o…

On June 20, 1995 Justice Blackmun. He spoke exclusively about his 1973 majority opinion, Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion. This session was recorded without an interviewer. On Thursday,…

On April 24, 1995 Justice Blackmun and Professor Koh talked about the justice’s work habits, Vietnam, the deaths of Justices Hugo Black and John Marshall Harlan, the appointments to the Supr…

On January 17, 1995, Justice Harry Blackmun talked about being named to the Supreme Court in 1970, his impressions of President Richard Nixon, who appointed him, and his confirmation hearing…

On June 2, 1995, Justice Blackmun and then-Professor Koh talked about the opinion in Roe v. Wade, which Justice Blackmun wrote. Justice Blackmun also discussed privacy in general and the Equ…

Professor Harold Koh interviewed Justice Blackmun in the Supreme Court chamber on July 6, 1994, and then on December 13, 1995. The latter segment is the final interview between Professor Koh…

On June 2, 1995, Justice Blackmun and then-Professor Koh talked about the death penalty, (which Justice Blackmun turned against toward the end of his tenure), an obscenity case, and the Roe …

Professor Susan Low Bloch of Georgetown University Law Center gave an introduction to the case of a re-argument of the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade, which took place October 11, 1972. Afte…

Attorneys 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…

Attorneys 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…

Attorneys presented oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court in the landmark abortion case Roe. v. Wade. Sarah Weddington argued for Roe, the pseudonym for a Texas woman who sought to ter…

Warren Burger served as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1969 to 1986, during the terms of four presidents. He died in June 1995. In an overview of his life and career, a clip wa…

As part of an oral history project conducted as he retired, Justice Blackmun conducted a tour of his chambers on July 7, 1994 and spoke about his experiences on the court. Mr. Archer ta…

Two hours from the first interview on September 9, 1994 is shown from “A Portion of His Oral History conducted with Justice Blackmun by Yale Professor Harold Koh.” In this segment Justice B…

Portions of speeches and interviews with the late Justice Blackmun were shown, including his 1994 press conference announcing his retirement and a 1992 speech in which he read some of the le…

In an interview aired prior to the lecture, Supreme Court Historical Society President Leon Silverman, described the six-part lecture series concerning the impact of the U.S. Civil War on th…

Highlights from ceremonies marking the death of Justice Harry Blackmun were shown, including portions of his lying in repose in the Great Hall of the U.S. Supreme and of his memorial service…

Family and associates paid tribute to the life and career of Justice Blackmun. Former colleagues and employees focused on his record on the Supreme Court and the legacy he left behind throug…

Justice Blackmun’s casket was carried up the steps of the Supreme Court building where the nine sitting justices stood. After he was brought inside he laid in repose in the great hall of the…

On the occasion of Justice Harry Blackmun’s death an interview was shown. Justice Blackmun was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1970 by President Nixon. He was the author of the Roe v.…