On March 20, 1968, after an introduction delivered by Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall, Associate Justice Abraham "Abe" Fortas (1910-1982) delivered an address at the American University Washington College of Law Convocation on the 75th Anniversary of American University. Among other things, Fortas discussed the concept of precedent and stare decisis in relation to the Supreme Court's constitutional criminal procedure jurisprudence. Fortas reflects on Betts v. Brady and Gideon v. Wainwright, and how they reflected evolving social mores. And he uses them to explain and justify the Court's decision in Miranda v. Arizona.

This recording is from the Michigan State University G. Robert Vincent Voice Library collection.

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