May It Please the Court
May It Please the Court immerses listeners in the dramatic history of the Supreme Court’s most consequential rulings and unpacks how the same constitutional sentence has been reinterpreted across generations, shaping the world we live in today.
May It Please the Court
Latest Episodes
Brown v. Board of Education | The Equal Protection Clause, Pt. 1
Part One comes to an end in the thrilling story behind what is regarded as the most pivotal Supreme Court case of all time: Brown v. Board of Education
The Man Who Killed Jim Crow (Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada) | The Equal Protection Clause, Pt. 1
With the segregation era in full swing all across the Southern United States, it would take the life and work of one man to engineer social change for a nation.Charles Hamilton Houston and his apprentice, Thurgood Marshall, formulate a p...
The Great Dissenter (Plessy v. Ferguson) | The Equal Protection Clause, Pt. 1
Alex tells the story of Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan, a former Kentucky slaveowner who became the sole voice left on the Supreme Court defending equal rights under the law.
Centennial Crisis (The Election of 1876) | The Equal Protection Clause, Pt. 1
Alex discusses the chaotic 1876 Presidential election, involving disputed ballots, voter suppression, and political brinkmanship that led to end of Reconstruction Era and turned the tide against racial equality.
Radical Republicans (The Reconstruction Amendments) | The Equal Protection Clause, Pt. 1
Alex retells the story of Abraham Lincoln navigating the Civil War, Radical Republicans, and a divided nation to abolish slavery and secure equal rights. From the abolition of slavery to the drafting of the 14th Amendment, this episode explores...
