Youth leader Shreya Joshi diagnoses a key source of political polarization in the US and shows why having "uncomfortable conversations" with people you disagree with is crucial to bridging the divide. "When we are able to recognize what...

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says the key factor for a judge's ruling is finding where the balance resides in a case. Margaret Warner interviews Justice Scalia about his new book, "Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal...

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that applying the death penalty to <br/>
offenders under the age of 18 is unconstitutionally cruel, <br/>ending the
practice nationwide.

* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Steven Pinker charts the decline of violence from Biblical times to the present, and argues that, though it may...

Lindy Lou Isonhood grew up in a town where the death penalty was a fact of life, part of the unspoken culture. But after she served as a juror in a capital murder trial -- and voted "yes" to sentencing a guilty man to death -- something...

What happens before a murder? In looking for ways to reduce death penalty cases, David R. Dow realized that a surprising number of death row inmates had similar biographies. In this talk he proposes a bold plan, one that prevents murders...

With his signature resolve, former US President Jimmy Carter dives into three unexpected reasons why the mistreatment of women and girls continues in so many manifestations in so many parts of the world, both developed and developing....

* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. In an engaging and personal talk -- with cameo appearances from his grandmother and Rosa Parks -- human rights...

Tommie Shelby, a professor at Harvard University, explores the idea of prison abolition, a concept often dismissed as unrealistic. He explains that abolitionists argue prisons are both ineffective and immoral, and that mass incarceration...

We just learned about formal and informal fallacies. Now it's time to go through a list of the most common types of fallacies, so that we can be familiar with as many of them as possible. These would be things like the No True Scotsman...

This Video Explains Criminal Law Protections of the 8th Amendment

This video highlights Kamala Harris's groundbreaking career, from becoming California's first Black and Asian American District Attorney to her tenure as the state’s Attorney General. Kamala's fight for justice, refusal to back down...

This video explores Thurgood Marshall’s historic appointment to the Supreme Court in 1967 by President Lyndon Johnson and his legacy as a justice. Known for his strong stance on civil rights, Justice Marshall advocated for the rights...

This video provides a detailed account of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4th, 1968, and the aftermath that followed, including the impact on the Civil Rights movement and the controversial trial of James Earl Ray,...

This video offers an in-depth explanation of the 8th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, focusing on its role in ensuring fair and humane treatment of individuals convicted of crimes. It covers the clauses on excessive bail, fines, and...

In episode 62 of Supreme Court Briefs, the Supreme Court determines the death penalty is unconstitutional, but then later says it actually kind of is.

Legal scholar Nita Farahany (Duke) describes an unexpected area where neuroscience is having an impact in legal proceedings.

The Pacifist who Killed 20,000 | The Life & Times of Robespierre

A short history of the death penalty in the United States with an emphasis on judicial interpretations. We also look at some of the issues that relate it its use. Comments & discussion are encouraged.

A look at the Habeas Corpus issues brought up in the show Making a Murderer on Netflix; specifically at the history of habeas corpus and how the AEDPA fundamentally changed the ability for those convicted of crimes, unconstitutionally,...

RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED IN AMERICA CHAPTER 1. The Fourth Amendment Viewers will learn that the Fourth Amendment begins with the assumption that citizens have the right to live free from unreasonable interference from the government....

Continuing the Constitution for Dummies Series with the Bill of Rights and Amendment 8 with an emphasis on the death penalty.. Explained simply so you can understand the Constitution of the United States.

Learn what makes the Bill of Rights so important to America! Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America That preface begins the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the...

How to calculate and apply the Sign Test to a contemporary psychological problem - the shaping of attitudes towards the death penalty.