From Bakke To SFFA: How The Supreme Court Shaped Diversity In College Admissions
What happens when a single swing opinion steers higher education for decades—and then the Court changes course? We unpack the legal journey from Bakke’s fragmented ruling to the 2023 Students for Fair...
17 Des 202515min
When Free Exercise Meets Compulsory Education In Wisconsin v. Yoder
A tiny truancy fine opened a constitutional door that still shapes classrooms today. We unpack Wisconsin v. Yoder, the 1972 Supreme Court case where Old Order Amish parents won a free exercise exempti...
16 Des 202513min
Why Engel v. Vitale Redefined Faith And Public Schools
A 22-word morning prayer, written by New York’s Board of Regents, ignited one of the most significant constitutional rulings of the last century. We sit down with Professor Katskee to unpack Engel v. ...
15 Des 202517min
How Tinker v. Des Moines Empowered Student Speech
A simple black armband became a turning point for student rights. We sit down with Mary Beth Tinker to revisit the 1965 protest that led to Tinker v. Des Moines and the Supreme Court’s declaration tha...
12 Des 202550min
How The Pentagon Papers Redefined Free Speech And Government Accountability
We trace the 15-day showdown over the Pentagon Papers and how the Supreme Court drew a bright line against prior restraint. The story moves from Ellsberg’s leak to the Court’s ruling that the press se...
11 Des 202510min
New York Times v. Sullivan
Professor Samantha Barbas traces how New York Times v. Sullivan reshaped libel law, empowered investigative reporting, and protected the civil rights movement, then tests the standard against today’s ...
10 Des 202510min
Baker v. Carr Explained: From Unequal Districts To One Person, One Vote
Imagine sharing a district with nine times as many people as the voters next door and getting the same single representative. That stark imbalance was common before Baker v. Carr, and it’s the startin...
9 Des 202516min
How Brown v. Board Ended Legal School Segregation
A nine-page Supreme Court opinion changed the course of American education—and it wasn’t an accident. We walk through the legal strategy that chipped away at Plessy, the political maneuvering that ele...
8 Des 202512min
