This week Craig Benzine takes a first look at the judicial branch. It's pretty easy to forget that the courts, and the laws that come out of them, affect our lives on a daily basis. But how exactly these decisions are made and where each...

Amanda Jones, author of That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America, shares her story as a small-town school librarian in Louisiana who has faced harassment and threats since speaking out against censorship at a library...

In episode 18 of Supreme Court Briefs, a son doesn't like his teenage son hearing bad words on the radio, so takes action. George Carlin, meanwhile, remains perplexed.

Welcome to Judge Taylor's Courtroom where the jury will help determine if the sum of two fractions with like denominators is a proper or improper fraction. The penalty for being an improper fraction is to become a mixed number.

Hughes does the 14th amendment dirty. Subscribe to HipHughes History, it's stupid easy and free

Every American should know the Supreme Court decision, Korematsu vs United States (1944). Be sure to subscribe to HipHughes History with over 250 video lectures! / hiphughes

HipHughes explains the fundamentals about the Warren Court decision of 1963, Gideon v Wainwright. Perfect for struggling students, lazy crammers and the cray cray on the internet.

A super broad overview of judicial review, the 14th amendment and various Supreme Court cases found on the US Regents exam in United States History.

A new HipHughes style involving an Amish rocking chair and an episode of Seinfeld. In this new video we examine the dynamic, tragic and monumentally important case of US V SHIPP. Set against a lynching this case had THREE notable firsts!

An overview of the relationship and history between the 3rd President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson and his 14 year old slave, Sally Hemings.

A video lecture focusing on Indiana and the controversy regarding its Religious Freedom Restoration Act and anti-gay discrimination. A look through the Constitution and judicial precedent and common sense as I pretend to be Johnny Cash...

A look at the landmark cases that have helped defined the role religion can play in public schools.

Is the Violence Against Women Act Constitutional? An examination of the interstate commerce clause through the lens of the Supreme Court case US V Morrison (2000).

Take a trip back to 1920 when Women finally won their right to vote which was denied to them by their government for over 125 years.

First, you are not a dummy. Watch Mr. Hughes serve up a heaping helpful of Judicial Review designed to help you pass your tests and walking around a little smarter than when you started

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,...

Continuing the Constitution for Dummies Series with Amendment Eleven. Explained simply so you can understand the Constitution of the United States.

An examination of the 14th amendment through the 1873 Slaughterhouse Cases. Perfect for APGOV students, pre-law students and life long learners.

HipHughes explains the very basic premise of the heart of Jim Crow legalization; the Separate But Equal Doctrine. Students of US History should know, that this one is a must, if you don't understand it you best stay home test day.

With the current GOP Presidential smack talk concerning the 14th amendment, I though a video was warranted. My Johnny Cash "Walk the Line" lecture looking at the text, judicial interpretation and arguments for and against it.

Is obscenity Constitutionally protected? What makes something obscene as opposed to a work of art? Journey through Supreme Court precedent in examining the Miller Test which is used today.

In this "After the Bell" episode we look at the Supreme Court's recent ruling on lethal injection as well as a history of the courts ruling on manners of executions.

By taking on the US government and winning, Wong Kim Ark ensured that the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution granted citizenship to every American by birth, regardless of their race or ethnicity.

Looking through Texas vs Johnson, we examine the Constitutional arguments for/against flag burning.