C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Landmark Cases: Marbury v. Madison
1 hour, 33 minutesAkhil Reed Amar and Clifford Sloan talked about the background of the 1803 U.S. Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison, in which the court ruled unanimously that it was the ultimate arbiter of the constitutional validity of laws, establishing the principle of judicial review. The guests also responded to viewer questions and comments. Topics included the establishment of the Court and the relationship between Presidents Adams and Jefferson. Video clips were shown from interviews for the documentary The Supreme Court: Home to America's Highest Court. Video clips were shown from tours of the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, the John Marshall House in Richmond, Virginia, and Adams National Historical Park in Quincy, Massachusetts. A video clip was shown of an interview with House Judiciary Committee Chair Bob Goodlatte (R-VA).
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Landmark Cases: Supreme Court Landmark Case Scott v. Sandford
1 hour, 34 minutesProfessors Christopher Bracey and Martha Jones talked about the background of the 1857 Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sandford, in which the court sided 7-2 with slavery and declared that Dred Scott and other blacks could not be citizens of the U.S., and that Congress lacked the authority to prohibit slavery in the territories. The professors also responded to viewer questions and comments. Video clips were shown from tours of Historic Fort Snelling in Minnesota; St. Louis County Courthouse in Missouri; Maryland State Archives in Annapolis; Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis; and an interview with Jeffrey Rosen. A video clip was shown from the documentary The Supreme Court: Home to America's Highest Court. An April 21, 2010, video clip was shown of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer.
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Lectures in History: Lincoln, Slavery & the Dred Scott Case
1 hour, 19 minutesGettysburg College professor Allen Guelzo teaches a class on Abraham Lincoln, his views on slavery, and the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision. He describes Lincoln's upbringing and career path that led him to debates with Stephen Douglas during an 1858 U.S. Senate race, where one of the main topics was the issue of slavery in the United States. He also talks about how the Dred Scott case served to polarize political views on whether new states admitted to the Union would allow slavery.
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Landmark Cases: Marbury v. Madison
1 hour, 48 minutesAkhil Reed Amar and Clifford Sloan talked about the background of the 1803 U.S. Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison, in which the court ruled unanimously that it was the ultimate arbiter of the constitutional validity of laws, establishing the principle of judicial review. The guests also responded to viewer questions and comments. Topics included the establishment of the Court and the relationship between Presidents Adams and Jefferson. Video clips were shown from interviews for the documentary The Supreme Court: Home to America's Highest Court. Video clips were shown from tours of the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, the John Marshall House in Richmond, Virginia, and Adams National Historical Park in Quincy, Massachusetts. A video clip was shown of an interview with House Judiciary Committee Chair Bob Goodlatte (R-VA).
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House Hearing on Oversight of Energy Dept. During COVID-19 Pandemic
3 hours, 24 minutesA House Energy and Commerce subcommittee holds a hearing on oversight of the Energy Department during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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House Hearing on COVID-19 Impact on Mental Health
4 hours, 22 minutesThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a virtual hearing on the impact of the coronavirus on mental health. The committee discussed the benefits telehealth has provided Americans and the need for it to continue after the coronavirus pandemic ends. They also talked about improvements to suicide prevention, ending the stigma around mental illness, addressing the mental health of students and several bills the subcommittee is considering.
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Landmark Cases: The Slaughterhouse Cases
1 hour, 34 minutesPaul Clement and Michael Ross talked about the 1873 Supreme Court ruling on the Slaughterhouse Cases, in which the court declined 5-4 to broadly apply the Fourteenth Amendment when New Orleans butchers unions objected to a slaughterhouse monopoly. The court ruled that the "privileges and immunities" clause protected rights guaranteed by U.S. citizenship but not those guaranteed by individual state citizenship. The guests also responded to viewer questions and comments. A video clip was shown of an interview with Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-VT). Video clips were shown from tours of the New Orleans riverbank; a Louisiana State Museum in New Orleans; the St. Bernard Parish riverbank; and the Justice Samuel Miller House in Keokuk, Iowa.
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Landmark Cases: Supreme Court Landmark Case Lochner v. New York
1 hour, 36 minutesRandy Barnett and Paul Kens talked about the 1905 U.S. Supreme Court case Lochner v. New York in which the court voted 5-4 to strike down a state law restricting the number of hours that a baker could work. Instead the court held that the liberty to enter into contracts was protected by the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. For more than two decades, the precedents set in this case favored employers in cases involving issues such as child labor laws and minimum wages. The guests also responded to viewer questions and comments. Video clips were shown from tours of a New York City bakery and the New York Assembly chamber and the New York Court of Appeals in Albany; an interview with John Brady, a great-grandson of litigant Joseph Lochner; a March 9, 1937, radio "fireside chat" by President Franklin D. Roosevelt; the June 2015 audio recording of Chief Justice John Roberts' dissent in Obergefell v. Hodges; and Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) on the Senate floor in March 2013.
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AHTV Package for 'Supreme Court Historical Society - Conversation on Lochner
1 hour, 7 minutesThe Supreme Court Historical Society hosts a discussion among authors and academics on the 1905 U.S. Supreme Court case Lochner v. New York. In the decision, the Court ruled a New York law limiting the number of hours a baker could work violated the Fourteenth Amendment's guaranteed "liberty of contract." The decision ushered in what's know in legal history as the "Lochner Era," with the Court striking down many state and federal regulations on working conditions over a three decade period. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer introduces this event.
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Justice Joseph Bradley & the Fourteenth Amendment
1 hour, 19 minutesUniversity of Michigan politics professor Pamela Brandwein discusses Justice Bradley's dissent in the "Slaughter-house Cases," which concerned New Orleans butchers' right to practice their trade and a regulatory law by the Louisiana state legislature. She explains how Bradley's broad interpretation of protections conferred by the Fourteenth Amendment influenced later landmark cases. This event is part of a lecture series of the Supreme Court Historical Society on dissent in the Supreme Court.
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Landmark Cases: The Slaughterhouse Cases
1 hour, 34 minutesPaul Clement and Michael Ross talked about the 1873 Supreme Court ruling on the Slaughterhouse Cases, in which the court declined 5-4 to broadly apply the Fourteenth Amendment when New Orleans butchers unions objected to a slaughterhouse monopoly. The court ruled that the "privileges and immunities" clause protected rights guaranteed by U.S. citizenship but not those guaranteed by individual state citizenship. The guests also responded to viewer questions and comments. A video clip was shown of an interview with Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-VT). Video clips were shown from tours of the New Orleans riverbank; a Louisiana State Museum in New Orleans; the St. Bernard Parish riverbank; and the Justice Samuel Miller House in Keokuk, Iowa.
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Landmark Cases: Supreme Court Landmark Case Lochner v. New York
1 hour, 36 minutesRandy Barnett and Paul Kens talked about the 1905 U.S. Supreme Court case Lochner v. New York in which the court voted 5-4 to strike down a state law restricting the number of hours that a baker could work. Instead the court held that the liberty to enter into contracts was protected by the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. For more than two decades, the precedents set in this case favored employers in cases involving issues such as child labor laws and minimum wages. The guests also responded to viewer questions and comments. Video clips were shown from tours of a New York City bakery and the New York Assembly chamber and the New York Court of Appeals in Albany; an interview with John Brady, a great-grandson of litigant Joseph Lochner; a March 9, 1937, radio "fireside chat" by President Franklin D. Roosevelt; the June 2015 audio recording of Chief Justice John Roberts' dissent in Obergefell v. Hodges; and Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) on the Senate floor in March 2013.
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AHTV Package for 'Supreme Court Historical Society - Conversation on Lochner
1 hour, 7 minutesThe Supreme Court Historical Society hosts a discussion among authors and academics on the 1905 U.S. Supreme Court case Lochner v. New York. In the decision, the Court ruled a New York law limiting the number of hours a baker could work violated the Fourteenth Amendment's guaranteed "liberty of contract." The decision ushered in what's know in legal history as the "Lochner Era," with the Court striking down many state and federal regulations on working conditions over a three decade period. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer introduces this event.
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Justice Joseph Bradley & the Fourteenth Amendment
1 hour, 18 minutesUniversity of Michigan politics professor Pamela Brandwein discusses Justice Bradley's dissent in the "Slaughter-house Cases," which concerned New Orleans butchers' right to practice their trade and a regulatory law by the Louisiana state legislature. She explains how Bradley's broad interpretation of protections conferred by the Fourteenth Amendment influenced later landmark cases. This event is part of a lecture series of the Supreme Court Historical Society on dissent in the Supreme Court.