Landmark Cases: Historic Supreme Court Decisions

For court decisions considered to be particularly significant, see Lists of landmark court decisions.
Landmark Cases: Historic Supreme Court Decisions
Presented bySusan Swain
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes24
Production
Executive producersMark Farkas
Ben O'Connell
Running time90 minutes
Original release
NetworkC-SPAN
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Landmark Cases: Historic Supreme Court Decisions is a series first aired by C-SPAN in the fall of 2015 about 12 key cases argued in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. A second season aired in the winter and spring of 2018, in which 12 additional cases were discussed.[1] Each episode is 90 minutes long, airs live, and examines a specific case in detail. The series is hosted by Susan Swain, and episodes typically feature two legal scholars discussing the case, video footage from locations pertinent to the case, and questions and comments from viewers. C-SPAN produced the series in conjunction with the National Constitution Center.[2]

Supreme Court journalist Tony Mauro wrote companion books for each season, which were published by C-SPAN and CQ Press. They drew on Mauro's earlier book Illustrated Great Decisions of the Supreme Court.[3][4]

  1. ^ "BEGINNING FEBRUARY 26, 2018: A Second Season of C-SPAN's Special History Series: "Landmark Cases: Historic Supreme Court Decisions"" (PDF). C-SPAN. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. ^ Eggerton, John (10 September 2015). "C-SPAN Profiles Landmark Supreme Court Cases". Broadcasting & Cable. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Landmark Cases Book". Landmark Cases. C-SPAN. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Landmark Cases: Historic Supreme Court Decisions, Volume 2". C-SPAN.