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Curated Video

What the US Supreme Court leak means for Roe v Wade and abortion rights in America

9th - Higher Ed
An initial draft majority opinion, leaked by Politico, suggests a ruling that overturns the 1973 Roe v Wade decision, is likely to take happen and fundamentally alter abortion rights for women in the USA.The 2018 Mississippi state law...
Instructional Video5:31
Mr. Beat

When Abortion Became Legal | Roe v. Wade

6th - 12th
In the first episode of Supreme Court Briefs, Mr. Beat explains one of the most controversial cases in American history- Roe v. Wade.
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A young woman named Norma McCorvey was single, pregnant, and scared...
Instructional Video3:36
Mr. Beat

Why Illegal Immigrants Can Attend Public School | Plyler v. Doe

6th - 12th
In episode 26 of Supreme Court Briefs, illegal immigrants get kicked out of public schools in Tyler, Texas and a local district starts charging them to attend school there because they're illegal.
Instructional Video4:40
Mr. Beat

Can You Burn An American Flag? | Texas v. Johnson

6th - 12th
In episode 7 of Supreme Court Briefs, a dude named Johnson burns the American flag and the whole country seems to freak out. Does the First Amendment protect flag burning?
Instructional Video5:05
Mr. Beat

Texas v. Johnson

6th - 12th
Dallas, Texas August 22, 1984 Protesters marched through the streets, destroyed property, spray-painted walls, broke windows, and threw dirty diapers and beer cans just outside of the Republican National Convention. Someone stole an...
Instructional Video3:59
Mr. Beat

Plyler v. Doe

6th - 12th
Tyler, Texas 1975 Under the leadership of James Plyler, the Tyler Independent School District begins charging $1,000 a year for unauthorized immigrant students to attend school there. It had justified this decision by a recent Texas law...
Instructional Video6:20
Mr. Beat

Roe v. Wade

6th - 12th
In the first episode of Supreme Court Briefs, Mr. Beat explains one of the most controversial cases in American history- Roe v. Wade. A young woman named Norma McCorvey was single, pregnant, and scared about her future. She wanted an...