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
Introduction to Season 2 | The Equal Protection Clause
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Creator and host Alex Akhavan introduces Season 2 of May It Please The Court: the story of the Equal Protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Effectively the story of race and discrimination in the United States from the lens of the US Supreme Court, the season will be told in two parts. Part 1 begins shortly before the Civil War through the end of segregation while Part 2 will delve into the evolution of how the Supreme Court reviews discrimination cases on the basis of race, sex, and sexual orientation. Streaming on May 19, 2026!