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| Material Type: | Videorecording |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Anthony M Kennedy; Stephen G Breyer; Sandra Day O'Connor; Antonin Scalia; John G Roberts; Ruth Bader Ginsburg; Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands. |
| OCLC Number: | 247056745 |
| Notes: | Title from container. |
| Performer(s): | Participants: Stephen G. Breyer, Anthony Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia, John G. Roberts, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. |
| Description: | 3 videodiscs : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Details: | DVD. |
| Contents: | disc 1. Conversations on the Constitution : A conversation on the Constitution with Justice Anthony M. Kennedy : The importance of the Yick Wo Case -- A conversation on the Constitution with Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Sandra Day O'Connor, and Anthony M. Kennedy : The importance of the Japanese Internment Cases -- A conversation on the Constitution with Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Antonin Scalia : Judicial interpretations -- disc 2. The Constitution project documentaries : The Constitution project : One person, one vote -- The Constitution project : an independent judiciary -- disc 3. Conversations on the Constitution : A conversation with Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. on the origin, nature and importance of the Supreme Court -- A conversation on the Constitution with Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Sandra Day O'Connor, and Anthony M. Kennedy : Judicial independence -- A conversation on the Constitution with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Fourteenth Amendment. |
| Series Title: | Sunnylands seminars. |
Abstract:
The first disc "Conversations on the Constitution" features Supreme Court Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Anthony M. Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor and Antonin Scalia and high school students from across the US discussing landmark Supreme Court cases and Constitutional concepts; three Japanese internment cases; the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, and judicial interpretation. The second disc, "The Constitution Project Documentaries," chronicles key moments that defined our understanding of the role of an independent judiciary and the landmark decisions that helped to establish equality in voting and representation. The third disc, "Conversations on the Constitution," features discussions between high school students and Supreme Court Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony M. Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor and Chief Justice of the United Stated John G. Roberts, Jr., on the federal judiciary, judicial independence and other cornerstones of a healthy democracy.
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- United States. -- Constitution.
- Judicial independence -- United States.
- Judicial power -- United States.
- United States. -- Supreme Court.
- United States. -- Constitution -- 14th Amendment.
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