C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Student Free Speech & Tinker v. Des Moines Anniversary
1 hour, 1 minuteFifty years ago, on February 24, 1969, the Supreme Court decided in Tinker v. Des Moines that students do not lose their First Amendment rights on school grounds. The court ruled in favor of three Des Moines, Iowa students who were suspended for wearing black arm bands to school to protest the Vietnam War, violating local school policies. The State Historical Society of Iowa marked the 50th anniversary of the decision with an event featuring remarks by Mary Beth Tinker and her brother John, co-petitioners in the case.
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1940s Supreme Court Cases on Flag Salute in Schools
27 minutesIn 1943, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette case that public school students could not be forced to salute the American flag. This decision overturned the 1940 Minersville School District v. Gobitis case. World Headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses Senior Communications Officer Robert Zick told the story of both cases and talked with the daughter of Lillian Gobitas, one of the students expelled for refusing to salute the flag for religious reasons. This program was part of a day-long event hosted by the Robert H. Jackson Center to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette U.S. Supreme Court case.
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Jehovah's Witnesses on Mandatory Flag Salute
37 minutesOn June 14, 1943, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that public school students could not be forced to pledge allegiance to the American flag. This ruling overturned a 1940 case that upheld mandatory flag pledging. In this program, several Jehovah's Witnesses recounted their childhood experiences of being expelled from school for refusing to salute the American flag, and were joined in conversation by the daughter of an expelled student. This program was part of a day-long event hosted by the Robert H. Jackson Center to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette First Amendment case.
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U.S. Supreme Court & Free Speech During World War I
1 hour, 2 minutesUniversity of Chicago law professor Laura Weinrib talked about how the U.S. Supreme Court addressed free speech cases during World War I. She is the author of the book, "The Taming of Free Speech: America's Civil Liberties Compromise." The Supreme Court Historical Society hosted this event.
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Jehovah's Witnesses on Mandatory Flag Salute
35 minutesOn June 14, 1943, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that public school students could not be forced to pledge allegiance to the American flag. This ruling overturned a 1940 case that upheld mandatory flag pledging. In this program, several Jehovah's Witnesses recounted their childhood experiences of being expelled from school for refusing to salute the American flag, and were joined in conversation by the daughter of an expelled student. This program was part of a day-long event hosted by the Robert H. Jackson Center to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette First Amendment case.
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Hearing on Preventing Fraud & Abuse of COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program
1 hour, 24 minutesThe inspector general of the Small Business Administration, along with a representative of the Government Accountability Office, testify on preventing fraud and abuse in the paycheck protection program established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Campaign 2020: Montana U.S. Senate Debate
58 minutesIncumbent Senator Steve Daines (R) and U.S. Senate candidate Gov. Steve Bullock (D) participated in a televised debate. Montana PBS sponsored the event. Montana has leaned Republican in recent years, with Donald Trump winning Montana by 20 points in 2016.
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White House Press Secretary McEnany Holds News Conference
25 minutesWhite House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany held a news conference with thirty-three days left before Election Day.
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Rep. Al Green
17 minutesRepresentative Al Green (D-TX) discussed Campaign 2020 and congressional news of the day.
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House Hearing on Possible Rule Changes for New Congress
3 hours, 26 minutesThe House Rules Committee holds a virtual hearing on possible rule changes for the 117th Congress.
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FBI Director Christopher Wray Testifies on National Security Threats
2 hours, 42 minutesFBI Director Christopher Wray, National Counterterrorism Center Director Chris Miller and Acting Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Ken Cuccinelli testified on national security and global threats before the Senate Homeland Security Committee. The witnesses talked about an array of global threats, including cyber intrusions and disinformation campaigns from Russia, Iran and China, as well as extremist terror threats overseas. They also discussed domestic threats, including white supremacists and anarchists, rioters and looters seizing on peaceful protests to carry out their agendas. Additionally, FBI Director Wray talked about his agency's focus on election security leading up to the November elections. "We have not seen, historically, any kind of coordinated national voter fraud effort in a major election, whether it's by mail or otherwise," he said. However, Director Wray assured lawmakers the FBI takes all election-related threats seriously and was constantly monitoring the situatio
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Postmaster General DeJoy Discussion with The Economic Club
50 minutesPostmaster General Louis DeJoy participated in a virtual conversation with The Economic Club of Washington, DC to talk about a host of topics including postal service employment diversity, operations, and handling of mail-in ballots for the 2020 election. General DeJoy also spoke about the coronavirus and how it's impacted the postal service workforce. He said about 10,000 have contracted the virus and 91 have passed away.
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Supreme Court Tour and Interview
39 minutesJustice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was interviewed as part of C-SPAN's Supreme Court Week. She gave a tour of her temporary chambers on the second floor of the Supreme Court building. During the tour, she talked about her career before coming to the court, her family, and her friendship with Justice Antonin Scalia. She also showed her judicial robes and talked about the lighter side of life at the Court. Justice Ginsburg was nominated to the bench by President Bill Clinton and served from 1993 until her death in 2020.
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Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's Judicial Impact
1 hour, 12 minutesSupreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor discussed the legacy and impact of the first woman nominated to the Supreme Court, Sandra Day O'Connor. This talk was part of an all-day conference commemorating the 38th anniversary of O'Connor's Senate confirmation, hosted by the Ronald Reagan Foundation and Institute.
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AHTV - Food and the Culture of the Supreme Court
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AHTV - Justice Brandeis Nomination 100th Anniversary
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History Bookshelf: Linda Hirshman, "Sisters in Law"
54 minutesLinda Hirshman talked about her book, Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World, in which she looks at the relationship between and the impact of the first two women to serve on the Supreme Court, Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Supreme Court Tour and Interview
39 minutesJustice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was interviewed as part of C-SPAN's Supreme Court Week. She gave a tour of her temporary chambers on the second floor of the Supreme Court building. During the tour, she talked about her career before coming to the court, her family, and her friendship with Justice Antonin Scalia. She also showed her judicial robes and talked about the lighter side of life at the Court. Justice Ginsburg was nominated to the bench by President Bill Clinton and served from 1993 until her death in 2020.
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Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's Judicial Impact
1 hour, 12 minutesSupreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor discussed the legacy and impact of the first woman nominated to the Supreme Court, Sandra Day O'Connor. This talk was part of an all-day conference commemorating the 38th anniversary of O'Connor's Senate confirmation, hosted by the Ronald Reagan Foundation and Institute.
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AHTV - Food and the Culture of the Supreme Court
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AHTV - Justice Brandeis Nomination 100th Anniversary
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History Bookshelf: Linda Hirshman, "Sisters in Law"
53 minutesLinda Hirshman talked about her book, Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World, in which she looks at the relationship between and the impact of the first two women to serve on the Supreme Court, Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.