Law Professor Answers Supreme Court Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
5,597Law Professor Steven Vladeck joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about The United States Supreme Court. Why do Supreme Court Justices serve for life? How does a case get to the Supreme Court? Did Ruth Bader Ginsberg make a mistake by not retiring? Why did Lyndon B. Johnson nominate Thurgood Marshall? Why do we have nine justices? Professor Vladeck answers all these questions and much more. \n\n00:00 - Supreme Court Support!\n00:14 - Why do Supreme Court justices get life\n01:01 - How do Supreme Court justices get appointed?\n01:09 - Are confirmation hearings effective?\n01:59 - Obama Drama\n03:31 - Has Supreme Court ever been apolitical?\n04:10 - How does a case get to the Supreme Court?\n05:41 - How many cases does the Supreme Court catch a year?\n06:29 - Manifest Dissent-ny\n06:54 - What’s the point of a dissenting opinion?\n08:08 - Who’s going to hang up the laces next?\n08:51 - RBG = Boston Braves Babe Ruth?\n10:03 - On a scale of 1 to 10, How ugly was the Kavanaugh confirmation?\n11:13 - How did Plessy vs Ferguson change society?\n12:14 - When did liberals control SCOTUS?\n13:04 - Was Supreme Court liberal during Roe v Wade?\n13:45 - How did Citizens United affect elections?\n14:29 - Birthright citizenship?\n15:28 - Has a Justice ever resigned?\n16:12 - What are the duties of the Chief Justice?\n16:54 - Opposite Day appointment?\n17:37 - Why did LBJ nominate Thurgood Marshall? \n18:21 - The Shadow Knows\n19:31 - What was the first 2nd Amendment SC case?\n20:05 - What would you say...you do here?\n20:59 - Can the Supreme Court make law?\n21:49 - Originalism or Constitutionalism?\n23:04 - How do states’ rights fit in?\n23:44 - How does Supreme Court overturn previous ruling?\n24:28 - Why rely on precedents? \n25:12 - Number 9. Number 9.\n26:35 - How do you impeach a justice?\n27:33 - What if you just ignore the court?\n28:50 - Difference between state and federal SC?\n29:23 - Who watches the Watchmen?\n\nDirector: Justin Wolfson \nDirector of Photography: Eric Brouse\nEditor: Richard Trammell\nExpert: Stephen Vladeck\nLine Producer: Jamie Rasmussen\nAssociate Producer: Paul Gulyas; Brandon White\nProduction Manager: Peter Brunette\nProduction Coordinator: Rhyan Lark\nCasting Producer: Nick Sawyer \nCamera Operator: Christopher Eustache\nSound Mixer: Sean Paulsen\nPost Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin\nSupervising Editor: Erica DeLeo\nAssistant Editor: Andy Morell
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