As one of the most consequential decisions in the history of the Supreme Court, Roe v. Wade articulated the right to abortion as a fundamental right. Though it is not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution, the concept of a fundamental right to privacy played a key role in the arguments. Where did this landmark case originate, why was the opinion framed the way it was, and how did the Supreme Court advance from the right to privacy to the right to abortion?
In this documentary, six law professors discuss how and why Roe v. Wade made it to the Supreme Court, the legal foundations for the case, and its impact on the American legal system.
00:00 - Opening
01:22 - Title Card
01:26 - Part One: To the Court
06:31 - Part Two: The Right to Privacy
13:08 - Part Three: The Decision
20:35 - End Credits
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Featuring:
Prof. Helen M. Alvare, Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University
law.gmu.edu/faculty/directory/fulltime/alvare_helen
Prof. David E. Bernstein, Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University
law.gmu.edu/faculty/directory/fulltime/bernstein_david
Prof. Robert P. George, Princeton University
lapa.princeton.edu/people/robert-p-george
Linda Greenhouse, Yale Law School
law.yale.edu/linda-greenhouse
Prof. Kimberly Mutcherson, Rutgers Law School
law.rutgers.edu/directory/view/mutchers
Prof. Teresa Stanton Collett, University of St. Thomas School of Law
stthomas.edu/law/facultystaff/a-z-index/teresa-stanton-collett.html
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Related Links & Differing Views:
Watch Roe v. Wade: The Power of a Law Review:
youtu.be/tIe-Rj_2yB8
Watch Roe v. Wade: Abortion in New York:
youtu.be/iaPg9yCGgRs
Constitution Daily: “On this day, the Roe v. Wade Decision”
constitutioncenter.org/blog/landmark-cases-roe-v-wade
C-SPAN: “Landmark Cases: Roe v. Wade”
landmarkcases.c-span.org/Case/12/Roe-V-Wade
Harvard Law Review: “Roe v. Wade: Past, Present, and Future:
harvardlpr.com/2018/03/19/roe-v-wade-past-present-and-future/
UC Davis Law Review: “The So-Called Right to Privacy”
lawreview.law.ucdavis.edu/issues/43/3/liberty/43-3_Greene.pdf
Yale Law Journal: “The Wages of Crying Wolf: A Comment on Roe v. Wade”
digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6179&context=ylj
Michigan Law Review: “Rewriting Roe v. Wade”
repository.law.umich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1344&context=articles
Arcane Knowledge: “Legal Issues of Roe v. Wade”
arcaneknowledge.org/histpoli/roe.htm
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