Films for the Humanities and Sciences - Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Decisions: Primary Sources

Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Decisions: Primary Sources

To fully appreciate the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s classic decisions, nothing can compare to hearing the original arguments as they were put forward by the litigants, their counsel, and the law experts of the day. Programs one, two, and three of this four-part series from the CBS News Archives spotlight key cases dealing with school prayer, Bible-reading in public schools, and free legal counsel for those who cannot afford to pay, while program four profiles five giants of jurisprudence: F. Lee Bailey, Melvin Belli, Percy Foreman, Louis Nizer, and Edward Bennett Williams. This series, filmed during the 1960s, brings a sense of immediacy to the rulings that still figure prominently in today’s judicial discourse. Produced by CBS NEWS. 4-part series, 51-57 minutes each.

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Item#: BVL11035

DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-1771-7

The Series Includes : The School Prayer Case: Engel v. Vitale-1963 | Bible Reading in Public Schools: The Schempp and Murray Cases-1963 | Gideon's Trumpet: The Poor Man and the Law-1964 | The Trial Lawyer: Five Courtroom Champions Speak-1968


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