History of the Supreme Court (TTC Course No. 8570) (36 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture) Taught by Peter Taught by Peter Irons University of California at San Diego Ph.D., M.A., Boston University J.D., Harvard Law School. 

1 Personality and Principle
2 Shaping the Constitution and the Court
3 Ratification and the Bill of Rights
4 John Marshall Takes Control
5 Impeachment, Contract, and Federal Power
6 Roger Taney Takes Control
7 ΓÇ£A Small Pleasant-Looking NegroΓÇ¥
8 The Civil War Amendments
9 ΓÇ£Separate but EqualΓÇ¥
10 Two Justices from Boston
11 The Laissez-Faire Court
12 ΓÇ£Clear and Present DangerΓÇ¥
13 The Taft Court and the Twenties
14 Wins and Losses for New Deal Laws
15 ΓÇ£Court PackingΓÇ¥ and Constitutional Revolution
16 The New Dealers Take Control
17 ΓÇ£Beyond the Reach of MajoritiesΓÇ¥
18 Pearl Harbor and Panic
19 The Supreme Court and the Communist Party
20 Thurgood MarshallΓÇöLawyer and Justice
21 Five Jim Crow Schools and Five Cases
22 The Hearts and Minds of Black Children
23 ΓÇ£War Against the ConstitutionΓÇ¥
24 Earl WarrenΓÇöPolitician to Chief Justice
25 ΓÇ£We Beg Thy BlessingsΓÇ¥
26 ΓÇ£You Have the Right to Remain SilentΓÇ¥
27 The Warren Court Reshapes the Constitution
28 Earl Warren Leaves, Warren Burger Arrives
29 ΓÇ£A Right to PrivacyΓÇ¥
30 From Abortion to Watergate
31 The Court Faces Affirmative Action
32 Down from the Pedestal, Out of the Closet
33 Burning Flags and Burning Crosses
34 Prayer and Abortion Return to the Court
35 One Vote Decides Two Crucial Cases
36 Looking Back and Looking Ahead

This outstanding audio course features archival audio clips from historical court arguments. You will hear lawyers and their sometimes heated exchanges with the justices. You'll hear Thurgood Marshall in the Little Rock school integration case and other lawyers from famous cases such as Roe v. Wade. For more than two centuries, the Supreme Court has exerted extraordinary influence over the way we Americans live our daily lives. The Court has defined the limits of our speech and actions since its first meeting in 1790, adding to our history books names such as John Marshall, Louis Brandeis, Hugo Black, Earl Warren, Thurgood Marshall, Warren Burger, William Rehnquist, and many others. The History of the Supreme Court traces the development of the Court from a body having little power or prestige to its current status as "the most powerful and prestigious judicial institution in the world." The course is taught by a professor schooled in law and politics-both of which are critical to understanding the Court-who is an honored teacher as well as an experienced advocate. Wide-ranging in scope, and clear and nuanced in its presentation, The History of the Supreme Court offers a fascinating look into a vital institution.