Great Justices: Founders, Dissenters, and Prophets

Jeffrey Rosen moderates a conversation looking back at some of America’s greatest Supreme Court justices in history, including Chief Justice John Marshall, one of the founders of constitutional law; Justice John Marshall Harlan, famous for his dissent in Plessy v. Ferguson in which he argued against the doctrine of “separate but equal;” and others—from Justice Benjamin Curtis to Justice Antonin Scalia. Rosen was joined by Robert Strauss, author of the new book 'John Marshall: The Final Founder;' Peter Canellos, editor at Politico and author of the new book 'The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America's Judicial Hero;' and Elizabeth Slattery, a lawyer at the Pacific Legal Foundation and co-host of 'Dissed,' a podcast about important dissents.

Register to join us live for upcoming online programs at constitutioncenter.org/debate and check out past programs in our media library at constitutioncenter.org/constitution, including:

“Robert Strauss: America’s Worst Presidents” featuring Strauss discussing his book 'Worst. President. Ever: James Buchanan, the POTUS Rating Game, and the Legacy of the Least of the Lesser Presidents'

If you’d like to learn more about Chief Justice John Marshall, check out our 2019 program “The Man Who Made the Supreme Court” featuring acclaimed historian Richard Brookhiser

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Additional resources and transcript available at constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/media-library.