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The Supreme Court as History, program 126
Alexander Meiklejohn describes an experiment in adult education based upon readings of Supreme Court decisions. With Scott Buchanan, Harry Kalven, Milton Mayer, and Joseph Tussman. Dec. 1964.
Freedom of the Press - II, program 124, part b
Harry Kalven, Jr. hails the Supreme Court ruling in Sullivan v. New York Times as a major triumph for First Amendment rights. With Harry Ashmore, Scott Buchanan, William Gorman, Robert M. Hutchins, Richard Lichtman, Lil Sasseen, Joseph Tussman, and…
Freedom of the Press - II, program 124, part a
Harry Kalven, Jr. hails the Supreme Court ruling in Sullivan v. New York Times as a major triumph for First Amendment rights. With Harry Ashmore, Scott Buchanan, William Gorman, Robert M. Hutchins, Richard Lichtman, Lil Sasseen, Joseph Tussman, and…
The First Amendment: Libel and Slander, program 89, part a
Harry Kalven, Jr. leads a discussion that examines the legal reasoning that determines when the law may compromise the principle of free speech in order to protect the individual from injury, and when the law privileges free speech, despite personal…
Quotas for Negroes: Insult or Compensation?, program 84, part b
Harry Kalven, Jr., of the University of Chicago Law School, clashes with the Center's W. H. Ferry in this heated discussion on the topic of Affirmative Action. Also featuring commentary from Harry S. Ashmore, Robert M. Hutchins, Richard Lichtman,…
Quotas for Negroes: Insult or Compensation?, program 84, part a
Harry Kalven, Jr., of the University of Chicago Law School, clashes with the Center's W. H. Ferry in this heated discussion on the topic of Affirmative Action. Also featuring commentary from Harry S. Ashmore, Robert M. Hutchins, Richard Lichtman,…
The Jury: Safeguard or Anachronism?, program 70, part a
Harry Kalven, Jr., of the University of Chicago Law School, reports to members of the Center on the results of a study of the jury system, and discusses the validity of the Jacksonian faith in the native intelligence of the average man. July 1963.
The Garner Case - III, program 81
Harry Kalven, Jr. explores the notion that sit-in demonstrations are protected under the First Amendment as a form of free speech. Jan. 23, 1964.
The Garner Case - II, program 80
Harry Kalven, Jr. provides an analysis of the four different opinions written by the Supreme Court justices in Garner v. Louisiana, offering some observations on the ironies and shortcomings in those opinions and looking for insight on how the Court…
The Garner Case - I, program 79
Harry Kalven, Jr., of the University of Chicago Law School, presides over a staff meeting at the Center focused on Garner v. Louisiana, in which the Supreme Court reversed the conviction of sit-in demonstrators for disturbing the peace. The case,…