Landmark Cases

About Landmark Cases

Explore the issues, people, and places involved in some of the most significant Supreme Court cases. This twelve episode series was produced in conjunction with the National Constitution Center.

Publisher

C-SPAN

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Sept 2015

Latest episode

15 May 2018

Latest episodes

25 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 May 2018

   Supreme Court Landmark Case Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

   C-SPAN's 2018 series Landmark Cases explores the case of 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2. 

   8 May 2018

   Supreme Court Landmark Case Gregg v. Georgia

   C-SPAN's 2018 series Landmark Cases explores the story of Troy Leon Gregg, a convicted armed robber and murderer who challenged his death sentence. The Supreme Court ruled against him in Gregg v. Georgia, but established guidelines for states using the death penalty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3. 

   1 May 2018

   Supreme Court Landmark Case New York Times v. United States

   C-SPAN's 2018 series Landmark Cases explores how The New York Times and Washington Post successfully challenged 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

96 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

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