C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Landmark Cases: Supreme Court Landmark Case Tinker v. Des Moines
1 hour, 33 minutesMary Beth Tinker and Erik Jaffe talked about Tinker v. Des Moines, the 1969 Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled 7-2 that students do not lose their First Amendment rights at school. The case began In 1965 when five Des Moines, Iowa, students wore black arm bands to school to protest the war in Vietnam, violating local school policies. Ms. Tinker and Mr. Jaffe also responded to viewer phone calls and social media comments. Stefanie Wager, a social studies consultant for the Iowa Department of Education, spoke by phone about how the case is incorporated into schools in Iowa. Audio from oral argument in the case was played as well as an interview clip with co-petitioner John Tinker. Ms. Tinker is a student free-speech activist and was one of the namesakes in the case. Mr. Jaffe, the chair of the Federalist Society's Free Speech and Election Law Practice Group, has been involved in more than 100 cases before the Court, and is a former clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas.
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Landmark Cases: Supreme Court Landmark Case New York Times v. United States
1 hour, 37 minutesFloyd Abrams and Theodore Olon talked about the Supreme Court's 1971 decision in New York Times v. United States. The case concerns the New York Times and Washington Post's successful challenge to the Nixon administration for the right to publish what came to be known as the "Pentagon Papers," a classified history of U.S. military activity in Vietnam. Mr. Olson served as solicitor general in the George W. Bush administration, and Mr. Abrams was co-counsel to the Times in the case. The guests also responded to viewer phone calls and social media comments. Among the clips shown were a portion of an interview with Times reporter Hedrick Smith in which he explained the paper got the information and how it conducted its work to publish the first story. Also, audio excerpts from oral argument in the case was played as well as part of a phone conversation about the case between President Richard Nixon and former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover.
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Hearing on U.S. Park Police Clearing Protesters from Lafayette Square in June
3 hours, 32 minutesThe acting U.S. Park Police Chief Gregory Monahan testifies on the agency's role in clearing protesters in Lafayette Square back in June for the president's visit to St. John's Church nearby.
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Rep. John Lewis Lying in State at the Capitol
9 minutesJohn Lewis lies in state at the top of the Capitol's East Front stairs.
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Open Phones
59 minutesWashington Journal heard from viewers.
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Campaign 2020: Joe Biden Remarks in Wilmington, DE on the Economy
37 minutesJoe Biden, the presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, delivers remarks on his "Build Back Better" plan to bolster the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Campaign 2020: Joe Biden Remarks in Wilmington, DE on the Economy
1 hour, 3 minutesJoe Biden, the presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, delivers remarks on his "Build Back Better" plan to bolster the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Rep. John Lewis Lying in State at the Capitol
18 minutesJohn Lewis lies in state at the top of the Capitol's East Front stairs.
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Dr. Scott Gottlieb
59 minutesFormer FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb discussed the U.S. and global response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Jenny Beth Martin
42 minutesTea Party Patriots Co-Founder Jenny Beth Martin discussed Campaign 2020 and President Trump's re-election strategy.
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Former FEMA Administator Fugate & Others Testify on Federal Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
1 hour, 31 minutesFormer FEMA Director Craig Fugate and others testified virtually on the nation's pandemic supply preparedness and management during the corona virus pandemic. They offered recommendations on how to maintain a supply of personal protective equipment and other medical supplies in the Strategic National Stockpile as the COVID-19 outbreak continued with predictions from public health officials of a second wave. Their testimony came during a joint hearing by two House Homeland Security subcommittees.
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Rep. John Lewis Lying in State at the Capitol
6 minutesJohn Lewis lies in state at the top of the Capitol's East Front stairs.
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Landmark Cases: Supreme Court Landmark Case Gregg v. Georgia
1 hour, 32 minutesCarol Steiker and Kent Scheidegger talked about the Supreme Court's 1976 decision in Gregg v. Georgia, the landmark case concerning Troy Leon Gregg, a convicted armed robber and murderer who challenged his death sentence. The Court ruled against Mr. Gregg but established guidelines for states using the death penalty. Clips played during the program included a 2009 Rehnquist Center discussion in which Justices Breyer and Scalia talked about the definition of "cruel and unusual" in the Eighth Amendment; an audio portion of oral argument in the case; and Rachael Penman of Alcatraz East describing the history and modern methods of capital punishment and the controversy over lethal injection. Professor Steiker is the co-author of Courting Death:The Supreme Court and Capital Punishment and once clerked for Justice Thurgood Marshall. Mr. Scheidegger's Criminal Justice Legal Foundation organization advocates in favor the death penalty and for a more swift-acting criminal justice system.
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Landmark Cases: Supreme Court Landmark Case Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
1 hour, 33 minutesNeal Katyal and Randy Barnett talked about the Supreme Court's 1978 decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke. The landmark case concerns a medical school applicant who claimed he was rejected in favor of less qualified minority applicants. The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of affirmative action while rejecting the university's quotas. Mr. Katyal was the acting solicitor general in the Obama administration and has argued 37 cases before the Court. Law Professor Barnett is the director of Georgetown University's Center for the Constitution. The program began a CBS newscast clip of reaction to the Court's decision in the case. Other clips include the Library of Congress' Ryan Reft explaining one of Justice Thurgood Marshall's first civil rights cases and his ideas to change the way the NAACP fought for equal rights for African Americans and a portion of oral argument in the case.
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Legacies of Supreme Court Landmark Cases
57 minutesDescendants and participants in landmark Supreme Court cases talk about the legacies of those historic decisions. Cases discussed include Korematsu v. United States during War War II, Brown v. Board of Education during the Civil Rights era, and Tinker v. Des Moines during the Vietnam War. The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia hosted this event.
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Historians in the Court
1 hour, 29 minutesWe hear a panel of historians discuss their roles as experts for court cases on subjects such as abortion, Native Americn treaties, gay rights, and affirmative action. They also examine how the courts value history and evaluate sources. The Organization of American Historians hosted this event at their annual meeting in New Orleans.
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Landmark Cases: Supreme Court Landmark Case Gregg v. Georgia
1 hour, 31 minutesCarol Steiker and Kent Scheidegger talked about the Supreme Court's 1976 decision in Gregg v. Georgia, the landmark case concerning Troy Leon Gregg, a convicted armed robber and murderer who challenged his death sentence. The Court ruled against Mr. Gregg but established guidelines for states using the death penalty. Clips played during the program included a 2009 Rehnquist Center discussion in which Justices Breyer and Scalia talked about the definition of "cruel and unusual" in the Eighth Amendment; an audio portion of oral argument in the case; and Rachael Penman of Alcatraz East describing the history and modern methods of capital punishment and the controversy over lethal injection. Professor Steiker is the co-author of Courting Death:The Supreme Court and Capital Punishment and once clerked for Justice Thurgood Marshall. Mr. Scheidegger's Criminal Justice Legal Foundation organization advocates in favor the death penalty and for a more swift-acting criminal justice system.
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Landmark Cases: Supreme Court Landmark Case Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
1 hour, 33 minutesNeal Katyal and Randy Barnett talked about the Supreme Court's 1978 decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke. The landmark case concerns a medical school applicant who claimed he was rejected in favor of less qualified minority applicants. The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of affirmative action while rejecting the university's quotas. Mr. Katyal was the acting solicitor general in the Obama administration and has argued 37 cases before the Court. Law Professor Barnett is the director of Georgetown University's Center for the Constitution. The program began a CBS newscast clip of reaction to the Court's decision in the case. Other clips include the Library of Congress' Ryan Reft explaining one of Justice Thurgood Marshall's first civil rights cases and his ideas to change the way the NAACP fought for equal rights for African Americans and a portion of oral argument in the case.
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Legacies of Supreme Court Landmark Cases
58 minutesDescendants and participants in landmark Supreme Court cases talk about the legacies of those historic decisions. Cases discussed include Korematsu v. United States during War War II, Brown v. Board of Education during the Civil Rights era, and Tinker v. Des Moines during the Vietnam War. The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia hosted this event.
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Historians in the Court
1 hour, 29 minutesWe hear a panel of historians discuss their roles as experts for court cases on subjects such as abortion, Native Americn treaties, gay rights, and affirmative action. They also examine how the courts value history and evaluate sources. The Organization of American Historians hosted this event at their annual meeting in New Orleans.