Discusses the historical, legal, and social aspects of the 1896 Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson which upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation.
Discusses the historical, legal, and social aspects of the Supreme Court case of "Worcester v. Georgia, " which addressed the state government's infringement on Cherokee Native American tribe's sovereignty.
Describes the historical context of the 1995 U.S. Supreme Court case involving the Vernonia School District in Oregon verses seventh-grader James Acton which focused on the school's policy of testing student athletes for illegal drug use.
Describes the historical context of the U.S. Supreme Court case of Reno v. ACLU that ruled the Communications Decency Act, which regulated Internet pornography, was unconstitutional.
Examines the 1819 Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland whereby James McCulloch, manager of the Baltimore branch of the Bank of the United States, refused to pay the tax that the state of Maryland had levied on the bank's currency.
Examines the 1967 Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia in which the United States Supreme Court declared Virginia's anti-miscegenation statute unconstitutional.
Describes the historical context of the 1944 U.S. Supreme Court case involving Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu and the United States that allowed the removal and imprisonment of Korematsu and other Japanese-Americans because of military necessity.
Discusses the historical, legal and social aspects of the Supreme Court case of the "United States v. Eichman, " which questioned whether it was a criminal act to burn the United States flag as a protest action against government policies.
Examines the 1989 Supreme Court case Cruzan v. Missouri whereby the parents of Nancy Beth Cruzan fought to have their daughter removed from life support following an automobile accident that left her in a permanent vegetative state.
