(TTC) History of the Supreme Court

Course Lecture Titles 1. Personality and Principle 2. Shaping the Constitution and the Court 3. Ratification and the Bill of Rights 4. John Marshall Takes Control 5. Impeachment, Contract, and Federal Power 6. Roger Taney Takes Control 7. "A Small, Pleasant-Looking Negro" 8. The Civil War Amendments 9. "Separate but Equal" 10. Two Justices from Boston 11. The Laissez-Faire Court 12. "Clear and Present Danger" 13. The Taft Court and the Twenties 14. Wins and Losses for New Deal Laws 15. "Court Packing" and Constitutional Revolution 16. The New Dealers Take Control 17. "Beyond the Reach of Majorities" 18. Pearl Harbor and Panic 19. The Supreme Court and the Communist Party 20. Thurgood MarshallLawyer and Justice 21. Five Jim Crow Schools and Five Cases 22. The Hearts and Minds of Black Children 23. "War Against the Constitution" 24. Earl WarrenPolitician to Chief Justice 25. "We Beg Thy Blessings" 26. "You Have the Right to Remain Silent" 27. The Warren Court Reshapes the Constitution 28. Earl Warren Leaves, Warren Burger Arrives 29. "A Right to Privacy" 30. From Abortion to Watergate 31. The Court Faces Affirmative Action 32. Down from the Pedestal, Out of the Closet 33. Burning Flags and Burning Crosses 34. Prayer and Abortion Return to the Court 35. One Vote Decides Two Crucial Cases 36. Looking Back and Looking Ahead