In cooperation with the National Constitution center, exploring the human stories and constitutional dramas behind 12 Historic Supreme Court decisions. Quite often, and many of our most famous decisions, there once the court took that were quite unpopular. You lets go through a few cases that illustrate very dramatically and visually what it beans to live in a society of 310 different people who have helped stick together, because they believe in the rule of law. Good evening and welcome to landmark cases, our series that explores the people and stories behind some of the Supreme Courts most important decisions throughout our history. This week, the 1952 steel seizure case. Its officially known as youngstown steel and two Company Versus soy or. To get us started, we will start with a piece of vintage film from a documentary. It features president terri truman on april 8th 1952 as he announces to the nation his seizure of the nations Steel Industry. With american troops facing the enemy
Versus arizona. Number 18, roe versus wade. Quite often in many of our most famous decisions are ones that the court took that were unpopular. Lets go through a few cases that illustrate very dramatically and visually what it means to live in a society of 310 million different people who helped stick together because they believe in a rule of law. Good evening and welcome to cspans landmark cases where weve been learning more about historic cases at the Supreme Court that have affected the court and affected the country. Tonight the 1961 case of mapp v. Ohio, involving dollree mapp. An ohio woman that refused to let the Police Search her house without a warrant a case that involves some back stairs intrigue at the security itself and all this evolved into a case that was one of a series in the warren courts that changed policing in america. We welcome with us this program and hope you have been with us throughout the series as weve been learning so much about the Supreme Court. Let me
Guests will review 12 historic cases featured in the new city. That will be live at 6 30 p. M. Eastern on cspan, cspan. Org, and the cspan radio and give their attention. Landmark cases. Cspans revolutionary series produced exploring the human story and constitutional dramas behind 12 Supreme Court decisions. 759. Mber numberear arguments from 18, roe v. Wade. Some of our most famous decisions are the ones that the court lets go through a few cases that illustrate, very dramatically and visually, what it means to live in a society of 310 million different people who stick together because they believe in the rule of law. Welcome to cspans landmark cases what we have been learning about cases in the Supreme Court that affected the court and the country. Of mapp the 1951 case v. Ohio. Involved in ohio woman named dollree mapp who refuse to let the police searched her home. One of aa case in series that changed policing in america. And we to the program hope you have been here with the se
[applause] mayor coleman let me just say one quick thing about thurgood, how important he was to our country, for africanamericans, for those who wanted to go to law school africanamericans who wanted to go to law school, i was a part of that generation who looked up to him, believed in him, who was inspired by him. That i too someday could go to law school and i could someday become a lawyer. There is a whole generation of people just like me who have gone on to do that because of the bravery and the courage of Thurgood Marshall. So tonight, we are here gathered here this evening and i have view this really has the intersection of history and the future. What to i mean by that . The intersection of history and the future . Well, we are in Lincoln Theater. In this theater, this was the only place where black folks could come and get entertained in a theater because they couldnt go downtown. They would come right here. And this theater was nearly demolished. A wrecking ball almost tore
Were quite unpopular. These decisions change our lives. Lets go through cases that illustrate very dramatically and visually what it means to live in a society of 310 million different people who helped stick together because they believe in a rule of law. Good evening and welcome to landmark cases our series that explores people behind the Supreme Courts most important decisions throughout the history. This week the 1952 steel seizure case. Its officially known as youngstown steel and tube versus sawyer. We are going to start with a piece of vintage film. This is harry truman on april 8th, 1952, as he announces the seizure of the nations Steel Industry. With american troops facing the enemy on the field of battle, i would not be living up to my oath of office if i failed to do whatever is required to provide them with weapons and ammunition they need for their survival. Therefore, i am taking two actions. First, im directing the secretary of commerce to take possession of the steel mi