C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Landmark Cases: Supreme Court Landmark Case Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company v. Sawyer
1 hour, 34 minutesProfessors Michael Gerhardt and William Howell talked about the 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case Youngstown Sheet and Tube v. Sawyer, in which the court limited the power of the president to seize property when it ruled 6-3 that President Truman lacked the authority to seize steel plants in order to avert a labor strike in the midst of the Korean War. The guests also responded to viewer questions and comments. Video clips were shown of President Truman announcing his seizure of steel plants April 8, 1952; Donna DeBlasio talking about a documentary about Youngstown, Ohio; Chief Justice William Rehnquist being interviewed in 2002; C. George Niebank interviewed by Duquesne University School of Law and by the Robert H. Jackson Center; Senator Robert Taft in the 1952 documentary film Problems and Promise of Democracy; President Truman June 10, 1952; Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor; and Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) interviewed September 18, 2015.
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Landmark Cases: Supreme Court Landmark Case Brown v. Board of Education
1 hour, 35 minutesJeffrey Rosen and Tomiko Brown-Nagin talked about the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education, in which the court unanimously ruled that separate public schools were not equal, reversing previous court decisions. The guests also responded to viewer questions and comments. Video clips were shown of Linda Brown Thompson January 12, 2004; Thurgood Marshall; tours of the National Archives at Philadelphia; Thelma Dye demonstrating the "Clark doll test"; background video of a Universal newsreel about the appointment of Chief Justice Earl Warren; April 16, 1957, interview of Thurgood Marshall by Mike Wallace; background video of the desegregation of Little Rock, Arkansas; Chief Justice Earl Warren being interviewed in 1969; and Justice Thurgood Marshall in 1988.
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Thurgood Marshall as a Civil Rights Lawyer
1 hour, 5 minutesSpencer Crew, interim director of the National Museum of African Amercan History and Culture discussed the life of former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall with legal historian Paul Finkelman. They focused on Marshall's time as a NAACP lawyer trying education-related segregation cases, such as Brown v. Board of Education. The National Museum of African Amercan History and Culture hosted the event.
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Supreme Court Dissenting Opinions
46 minutes"Dissenting at the Supreme Court" is a lecture series hosted by the Supreme Court Historical Society. In this program, University of Arkansas Law professor Mark Killenbeck discussed several dissenting opinions delivered in cases decided between 1810 and 1927.
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AHTV Package for 'Supreme Court Historical Society - Conversation on Lochner
1 hour, 11 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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Hearing on Coronavirus Pandemic Impact on Social Security Beneficiaries
2 hours, 14 minutesA House Ways and Means subcommittee examines the coronavirus pandemic impact on Social Security.
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House Hearing on Children in CBP Custody
2 hours, 33 minutesThe House Homeland Security Committee held a virtual hearing on the deaths of two migrant children, who died while in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Health experts and representatives from two watchdog agencies testified that more could have been done to save the lives of Jakelin Caal, 7, and Felipe Gomez Alonzo, 8, who died from sepsis and the flu respectively after crossing the U.S. border in December 2018. Witnesses said a lack of training and available medicine, as well as over-crowding at detention facilities contributed to their deaths. Rebecca Gambler, Government Accountability Office's (GAO) Homeland Security and Justice team director, also discussed its recently released report on the Customs and Border Protection's misuse of funds.
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'House Appropriations Panel Debates 2021 Spending For Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Transportation & Housing Agen
1 hour, 20 minutesThe House Appropriations Committee debated on the 2021 Transportation and Housing spending bill, which totals just over $158 billion. Following opening remarks, lawmakers offered amendments focusing on funding for California's High Speed Rail Authority, face mask requirements for mass transportation, and disaster releif funding. The committee approved the bill to the full House by a vote of 30 to 22.
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Sidney McPhee
43 minutesMiddle Tennessee State University's Sidney McPhee discussed his experience operating a higher education institution under the coronavirus pandemic. He recently participated in a White House event on reopening schools.
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Discussion on COVID-19 Economic Impact on Women
1 hour, 6 minutesThe Atlantic Council hosted a virtual event on the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on women. Among the speakers was U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Kelley Currie, who outlined the Trump administration's economic empowerment agenda, which included expanding efforts to work with overseas partners, enabling women to participate in the economy, and expanding emergency medical leave. Topics discussed included skill-building efforts, insurance issues facing women, gender based violence, and the role of women in the coronavirus pandemic recovery effort.
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Landmark Cases: Supreme Court Landmark Case Mapp v. Ohio
1 hour, 33 minutesProfessors Carolyn Long and Renee Hutchins talked about the 1961 U.S. Supreme Court case Mapp v. Ohio, in which the court applied, via a 5-4 decision, Fourth Amendment protection against "unreasonable searches and seizures" to state criminal cases. The decision also prohibited the introduction of unlawfully obtained material as evidence. The guests also responded to viewer questions and comments. Video clips were shown of the March 29, 1961, oral arguments in the case; scenes of the Shaker Heights home of Dollree Mapp; Robert Cermak giving a tour of the Cleveland Police Museum; Dollree Mapp in a documentary from the Annenberg Public Policy Center; Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) interviewed on September 22, 2015; Justices David Souter and Sonia Sotomayor at their Supreme Court confirmation hearings; Chief Justice Roberts in the opinion on Herring v. U.S.; and Chief Justice Earl Warren being interviewed in 1969.
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Landmark Cases: Supreme Cour Landmark Case Baker v. Carr
1 hour, 34 minutesTheodore Olson and Douglas Smith talked about the 1962 Supreme Court case Baker v. Carr, in which the court ruled that the drawing of election districts was a constitutional rather than a political question and could therefore be considered by the federal courts. Chief Justice Earl Warren called this "the most important case of my tenure on the court." The guests also responded to viewer questions and comments. Video clips were shown of Chief Justice Earl Warren being interviewed in 1969; live scenes of the U.S. Supreme Court building the night before another redistricting case; the oral arguments in the case; Abraham Sofaer talking about the relationship between Chief Justice Warren and Justice Brennan; the justices' conference room from the documentary The Supreme Court: Home to America's Highest Court; and Ryan Reft showing conference notes from the case.
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History Bookshelf: Jim Newton, "Justice for All"
53 minutesJim Newton talked about his biography, Justice for All: Earl Warren and the Nation He Made, published by Riverhead. He recounted the life of Earl Warren, the chief justice of the United States from 1953 to 1969. He examined Chief Justice Warren's tenure on the U.S. Supreme Court where he presided over such historic cases as Brown v. Board of Education, which desegregated schools; Griswold v. Connecticut, which established a constitutional right of privacy; and Engel v. Vitale, which outlawed prayer in public schools. Mr. Newton also focused on Earl Warren's earlier years as attorney general and later governor of California. After his presentation the author responded to audience members' questions.
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Landmark Cases: Supreme Court Landmark Case Mapp v. Ohio
1 hour, 34 minutesProfessors Carolyn Long and Renee Hutchins talked about the 1961 U.S. Supreme Court case Mapp v. Ohio, in which the court applied, via a 5-4 decision, Fourth Amendment protection against "unreasonable searches and seizures" to state criminal cases. The decision also prohibited the introduction of unlawfully obtained material as evidence. The guests also responded to viewer questions and comments. Video clips were shown of the March 29, 1961, oral arguments in the case; scenes of the Shaker Heights home of Dollree Mapp; Robert Cermak giving a tour of the Cleveland Police Museum; Dollree Mapp in a documentary from the Annenberg Public Policy Center; Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) interviewed on September 22, 2015; Justices David Souter and Sonia Sotomayor at their Supreme Court confirmation hearings; Chief Justice Roberts in the opinion on Herring v. U.S.; and Chief Justice Earl Warren being interviewed in 1969.
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Landmark Cases: Supreme Cour Landmark Case Baker v. Carr
1 hour, 33 minutesTheodore Olson and Douglas Smith talked about the 1962 Supreme Court case Baker v. Carr, in which the court ruled that the drawing of election districts was a constitutional rather than a political question and could therefore be considered by the federal courts. Chief Justice Earl Warren called this "the most important case of my tenure on the court." The guests also responded to viewer questions and comments. Video clips were shown of Chief Justice Earl Warren being interviewed in 1969; live scenes of the U.S. Supreme Court building the night before another redistricting case; the oral arguments in the case; Abraham Sofaer talking about the relationship between Chief Justice Warren and Justice Brennan; the justices' conference room from the documentary The Supreme Court: Home to America's Highest Court; and Ryan Reft showing conference notes from the case.
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History Bookshelf: Jim Newton, "Justice for All"
53 minutesJim Newton talked about his biography, Justice for All: Earl Warren and the Nation He Made, published by Riverhead. He recounted the life of Earl Warren, the chief justice of the United States from 1953 to 1969. He examined Chief Justice Warren's tenure on the U.S. Supreme Court where he presided over such historic cases as Brown v. Board of Education, which desegregated schools; Griswold v. Connecticut, which established a constitutional right of privacy; and Engel v. Vitale, which outlawed prayer in public schools. Mr. Newton also focused on Earl Warren's earlier years as attorney general and later governor of California. After his presentation the author responded to audience members' questions.
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Landmark Cases: Supreme Court Landmark Case Mapp v. Ohio
1 hour, 33 minutesProfessors Carolyn Long and Renee Hutchins talked about the 1961 U.S. Supreme Court case Mapp v. Ohio, in which the court applied, via a 5-4 decision, Fourth Amendment protection against "unreasonable searches and seizures" to state criminal cases. The decision also prohibited the introduction of unlawfully obtained material as evidence. The guests also responded to viewer questions and comments. Video clips were shown of the March 29, 1961, oral arguments in the case; scenes of the Shaker Heights home of Dollree Mapp; Robert Cermak giving a tour of the Cleveland Police Museum; Dollree Mapp in a documentary from the Annenberg Public Policy Center; Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) interviewed on September 22, 2015; Justices David Souter and Sonia Sotomayor at their Supreme Court confirmation hearings; Chief Justice Roberts in the opinion on Herring v. U.S.; and Chief Justice Earl Warren being interviewed in 1969.
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Landmark Cases: Supreme Cour Landmark Case Baker v. Carr
1 hour, 32 minutesTheodore Olson and Douglas Smith talked about the 1962 Supreme Court case Baker v. Carr, in which the court ruled that the drawing of election districts was a constitutional rather than a political question and could therefore be considered by the federal courts. Chief Justice Earl Warren called this "the most important case of my tenure on the court." The guests also responded to viewer questions and comments. Video clips were shown of Chief Justice Earl Warren being interviewed in 1969; live scenes of the U.S. Supreme Court building the night before another redistricting case; the oral arguments in the case; Abraham Sofaer talking about the relationship between Chief Justice Warren and Justice Brennan; the justices' conference room from the documentary The Supreme Court: Home to America's Highest Court; and Ryan Reft showing conference notes from the case.