Dred Scott Case with Justice Breyer
Associate Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer talked about one of the most infamous Supreme Court verdicts in American history, the 1857 case of Dred Scott v. Sandford.
July 18, 2010 : 59 min. 50 sec.

Overturning the FCC's Indecency Policy
Carter Phillips and Patrick Trueman spoke separately about the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision vacating the Federal Communications Commission’s indecency policy.
July 17, 2010 : 35 min. 37 sec.

Opening Statements of Elena Kagan's Confirmation Hearings
In the first day of hearings on the appointment of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court, members and the nominee presented opening statements.
June 28, 2010 : 2 hr. 9 min.

Tocqueville's Discovery of America
Leo Damrosch retraces Alexis de Tocqueville's 9 month trek throughout the United States from 1831-1832 and examines Tocqueville's subsequent book, Democracy in America.
June 20, 2010 : 59 min. 6 sec.

Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
Dan Okrent discussed the politics of how the 18th Amendment was pushed through and divided the country, permanently changing the politics and nature of urban life.
June 6, 2010 : 53 min. 55 sec.

Rep. Culberson on the 10th Amendment (Clip with Discussion Questions)
Rep. John Culberson discusses the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and gives a visual demonstration of how he believes it works.
May 6, 2010 : 6 min.

Spending Limit Amendment
Reps. Hensarling and Pence on a Constitutional spending limit amendment they are introducing that would limit spending to "one-fifth of the economy".
March 3, 2010 : 47 min. 12 sec.

Second Amendment Rights and States
A panel of legal scholars previews the Supreme Court case McDonald v. Chicago and its implications for gun rights and other constitutional liberties.
March 1, 2010 : 58 min. 1 sec.

Hamiltonianism versus Jeffersonianism
Gordon Wood explains the difference in views of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson on the nature of government and human nature.
January 10, 2010 : 3 min. 58 sec.

Salazar v. Buono Addresses the Establishment Clause
Joe Davis, Kelly Shackelford, and Peter Eliasberg, on the Supreme Court case Salazar v. Buono shortly after the Supreme Court heard the oral argument.
October 10, 2009 : 6 min.