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Additional authors

1. Strathairn, David
2. Zwonitzer, Mark
3. Lennon, Thomas
4. Rapley, Rob
5. Elliott, Julia
6. Wignot, Jamila
7. Cramer, Richard Ben
8. Sheff, Jody
9. Rosen, Jeffrey, 1964-
10. Educational Broadcasting Corporation
11. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
12. Hidden Hill Productions

Description

1. 1 videodisc (240 mins.) : sd., col., with b&w sequences; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Episode 1 examines the creation of the court and follows it through the brink of the Civil War, paying particular attention to the fourth chief justice of the Supreme Court, John Marshall, and his successor, Roger Taney. Episode 2 explores the issues before the court from the aftermath of the Civil War through the 1930s. This was a period of unprecedented economic growth as the nation industrialized but was also a time of unregulated work conditions - the court found itself squarely in the middle of what was almost class warfare.
2. Episode 3 focuses on the court's reaction to state and federal legislation on Bill of Rights freedoms, with special attention to the explosion of civil rights cases from the early 1940s to the present. Episode 4 details the court from the election of President Richard Nixon, who appointed 4 new justices in less than two years, through to the more recent Court of today. During this period one man, William Rehnquist, put his stamp on the institution and solidified and enhanced the power of the Court in the modern area.

Subject

1. Rehnquist, William H., 1924-2005
2. Law > United States > History
3. Judges > United States > History
4. Judges > United States > Biography
5. Judges > United States > Psychology
6. Civil rights > United States > History
7. Constitutional law > United States > Cases
8. United States > Supreme Court > History

Contents

1. Episode 1. One nation under law -- Episode 2. A new kind of justice -- Episode 3. A nation of liberties -- Episode 4. The Rehnquist revolution.

Call number

1. *UGD-2381

Note

1. Title from initial screens.
2. Originally broadcast on PBS on Jan. 31st and Feb. 7th, 2007.
3. "A HiddenHill Production for Thirteen/WNET New York"--Disc label.
4. Companion publication: The Supreme Court : the personalities and rivalries that defined America / Jeffrey Rosen. New York : Times Books, 2007, c2006.

Credits (note)

1. Producers, Rob Rapley, Julia Elliott, Jamila Wignot; writers, Mark Zwonitzer, Richard Ben Cramer; director, Thomas Lennon; executive producer, Jody Sheff; series producer, Mark Zwonitzer.

System details (note)

1. DVD.

Title

1. The Supreme Court [videorecording].

Imprint

1. [New York, NY] : Educational Broadcasting Corp., c2007.

System details

1. DVD.

Performer

1. Narrator, David Strathairn.

Credits

1. Producers, Rob Rapley, Julia Elliott, Jamila Wignot; writers, Mark Zwonitzer, Richard Ben Cramer; director, Thomas Lennon; executive producer, Jody Sheff; series producer, Mark Zwonitzer.

Added author

1. Strathairn, David.
2. Zwonitzer, Mark.
3. Lennon, Thomas.
4. Rapley, Rob.
5. Elliott, Julia.
6. Wignot, Jamila.
7. Cramer, Richard Ben.
8. Sheff, Jody.
9. Rosen, Jeffrey, 1964- Supreme Court.
10. Educational Broadcasting Corporation.
11. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
12. Hidden Hill Productions.

Research call number

1. *UGD-2381