Trace the development of the Supreme Court from a body having little power to its current status as the most powerful and prestigious judicial institution in the world.
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 01: Personality and Principle
- 02: Shaping the Constitution and the Court
- 03: Ratification and the Bill of Rights
- 04: John Marshall Takes Control
- 05: Impeachment, Contract, and Federal Power
- 06: Roger Taney Takes Control
- 07: "A Small Pleasant-Looking Negro"
- 08: The Civil War Amendments
- 09: "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 Marshall-Lawyer 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 Warren-Politician 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
Taught by
Peter Irons
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