Join us for a four-week course on the origins and development of the U.S. Supreme Court to the present time. We begin in week one by investigating its origins in the U.S. Constitution, the structure that was established in the Judiciary Act of 1789, and its role from Chief Justice John Marshall to Edward Douglass White as a traveling court of circuit riders. During the second week, we will consider judicial selection, the internal working of the court, and important cases and controversies from Chief Justice White to Chief Justice Vinson, who is remembered for serving in all three branches of government, his diplomacy, and setting the stage for Brown v. Board of Education. During the third week we will take an in-depth look at the judicial selection and landmark cases in the courts led by Chief Justice Earl Warren, Chief Justice Warren Burger, and Chief Justice William Rehnquist. Week number four will focus on the current court that has been led by Chief Justice John Roberts who, since his appointment in 2005 and nearly since his selection as Chief Justice, has provided fodder and controversy for litigants and constitutional lawyers.

Wednesdays | 4 weeks, May 7 - May 28 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
In person and simulcast