Segment from It is so Ordered

Four Fateful Words

Brown v. Board of Education called for an end to segregation in public schools in 1954. But Oliver Hill Jr. — whose father worked on the case for the NAACP — recalls how things didn’t move so fast, thanks to one simple phrase in the decision:: “with all deliberate speed.”

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Blue Hand by Ketsa

A Clear Amendment Danger

Legal scholar Geoffrey Stone unpacks Schenck v. United States, a 1919 Supreme Court decision that first threatened, and decades later paved the way to our modern understanding of free speech.

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Dolce Beat by Podington Bear

Enrichment by Podington Bear

Fingernail Grit by Podington Bear

Honor Roll by Podington Bear

00:09:51

Curbside Searches

Legal scholar David Sklansky discusses California v. Greenwood, a landmark Supreme Court case that decided whether Americans throw out their expectation of privacy along with their garbage.

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Blammo by Podington Bear

00:09:10

With Liberty and Justice For All?

At the height of World War II, Jehovah’s Witnesses fought for the right not to pledge allegiance to the flag, because it violated their religious principles. Historian Sarah Barringer Gordon has the story of the remarkable turnaround in their legal battle.

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Night Lights by Ketsa

Little Dipper by Podington Bear

00:10:35

Four Fateful Words

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Blue Hand by Ketsa

00:12:22