Wonderscape
Thurgood Marshall’s Fight Against Segregation: Key Supreme Court Cases
This video highlights Thurgood Marshall’s impactful legal career, focusing on his role in challenging racial discrimination. Known as "Mr. Civil Rights," Marshall argued and won landmark cases like Smith v. Allwright and Brown v. Board...
Ancient Lights Media
US Constitution: The Second Amendment
Understanding the U.S. Constitution: 11. This clip examines the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: The Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: Yick Wo and the Equal Protection Clause
A documentary that looks at the Supreme Court decision in the case Yick Wo v. Hopkins from 1886. The decision upheld the right of a noncitizen Chinese immigrant to equal protection under the 14th Amendment. [20:00]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Equal Protection: Introduction
An introduction to the equal protection clause in the Fourteenth Amendment and what it covers.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Equal Protection Clause
The Supreme Court decision in the case of Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886) held that a San Francisco ordinance against Chinese laundries violated the equal protection clause.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights of African Americans Pt. 11: Due Process
The due process and equal protection clauses are considered by many scholars to be the most important clauses in the Constitution. Find out why on today's podcast.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Equal Protection of the Laws
An early Supreme Court decision in the case of Strauder v. West Virginia (1880) concluded that West Virginia violated the equal protection of the law rights in the Fourteenth Amendment.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Equal Protection and the States
The due process clause in the Fifth Amendment can be invoked if the parties feel they have not been given equal protection under the laws, and want to mount a court challenge against the national government.
Crash Course
Crash Course Government and Politics #29: Equal Protection
Crash Course video in which Craig Benzine discusses civil rights, civil liberties and the importance of the 14th Amendment's and the Equal Protection Clause. [8:15]