THE SUPREME COURT

Episodes

THE SUPREME COURT

A New Kind of Justice Episode two explores the issues before the court during the period after the Civil War, a time of unprecedented economic growth,

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One Nation Under Law The first episode examines the creation of the court and follows it through the brink of the Civil War.

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A Nation of Liberties The third episode focuses on the court's reaction to state and federal legislation on Bill of Rights freedoms.

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The Rehnquist Revolution The final episode details the extraordinary opportunity exploited by President Richard Nixon: to name four of the court's nine judges, effectively wiping out almost half of the Warren court.

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