Bloomberg
Biden Says 'Absolutely Certain' US Will Not Default
President Joe Biden speaks with reporters after meeting with top congressional leaders to discuss the debt limit in the Oval Office. Biden says he would not rule out a short-term debt limit hike. (Excerpts)
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Bloomberg
Yellen Warns No Good Options to Congress on Debt Limit
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen offered a stark warning that there are "simply no good options" for solving the debt limit stalemate besides Congress lifting the cap during an appearance Sunday on ABC's "This Week." Bruce Einhorn reports...
Curated Video
What's Next Now That The Draft Roe V. Wade Decision Leaked?
Newsy's reporters explain early reactions and what's coming next after a draft decision overturning Roe v. Wade leaked from the Supreme Court.
The Recount
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Historic Nomination to the Supreme Court
John Heilemann talks with Neal Katyal and Robin Lenhardt, two of the sharpest legal minds of their generation, about the Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Both are longtime friends of...
Bloomberg
Roe v. Wade: What Defines a Constitutional Right?
Doron Kalir, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law professor, talks about the legal ramifications of the Supreme Court overturning the Roe v. Wade ruling that protected a woman's abortion rights. He's on Bloomberg Television.
Curated Video
Trump Administration Seeks Rule To End 'Birth Tourism'
The administration reportedly wants to crack down on women traveling to the U.S. to give birth in order to gain U.S. citizenship for the child.
Curated Video
Critics slam Trump birthright citizenship proposal
The director of nonprofit group that seeks to safeguard individual rights under the Constitution called President Donald Trump's proposal to ban birthright citizenship "absurd," and sees a legal challenge if he issues an executive order.
Bloomberg
When Do Legal Rights Begin?
When do legal rights begin, at birth or before that? This video looks at the fetal personhood movement, and what it could mean for the future of abortion. We explore its history and the constitutional argument underpinning it. (Produced...
Curated Video
Critics slam Trump birthright citizenship proposal
The director of nonprofit group that seeks to safeguard individual rights under the Constitution called President Donald Trump's proposal to ban birthright citizenship "absurd," and sees a legal challenge if he issues an executive order.
Khan Academy
US History Overview 2 - Reconstruction to the Great Depression
Ambitiously spanning American history from 1865 to 1941, this video discusses and clarifies topics such as women's suffrage, the sinking of the Maine, and the development of America as a world empire. Maps and photographs will engage...
Curated OER
American Civil War, 1861-1865
The American Civil War tore the country in two. What made tension grow between the North and the South? How did the war finally begin? What artillery was used? Answer some of these basic questions using this resource. Consider choosing a...
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]
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: The Slaughterhouse Cases
The first major post-Civil-War Supreme Court decision, popularly know as the Slaughterhouse Cases, resulted in a pivotal interpretation of the relatively new Fourteenth Amendment. Larry Kramer, Dean at Stanford Law School, discusses why...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making: Reconstructing a Nation
This video delves into the challenges and opportunities that arose during the Reconstruction period following the Civil War and, in particular, re-unifying the states. [28:25]
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: The Legal Battle for Racial Equality, 1787 1954
[Free Registration/Login Required] Larry Kramer, Stanford Law School, offers thorough insight into the advancement of Civil Rights. The pursuit of racial equality surfaces during the Civil War and builds through the Civil Rights Movement...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Government and Politics: Discrimination
In this episode, we wrap up our discussion of discrimination by looking more closely at those discrete and insular minorities referenced in the 14th Amendment. We'll talk about instances of discrimination of Asian, European, and Latino...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights of African Americans Pt. 3: The Civil War Amendments
On today's podcast we learn about the Civil War Amendments and why they were not effective.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights of African Americans Pt. 12: Passage of 14th Amendment
It wasn't easy to pass the Fourteenth Amendment. Even the President was against it.
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: Creating Bill of Rights Pt. 7: The Bill of Rights Is Adopted
On December 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights was finally ratified by the states. It wasn't until the Fourteenth Amendment that citizens would be protected by the Constitution against violation of their rights by state governments.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights of African Americans Pt. 9: Moral/political Motivations
After the Civil War, Republicans had both moral and political reasons to support the civil rights of African Americans.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights of African Americans Pt. 10: The Fourteenth Amendment
After the Civil War, Republicans had both moral and political reasons to support the civil rights of African Americans. This led to the Fourteenth Amendment.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: We the People Lesson 27 Part 1: Due Process of Law
Today we learn about due process of law.