In Part II of this Emmy Award
winning two-program Due Process special, Hosts Raymond
Brown and Sandra King continue their candid
conversation with United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen
Breyer.
Taped on location at Rutgers Law
School, before an audience of students, academics, jurists and lawyers, the two
programs cover a wide range of court cases and conflicts - from Dred Scott and
the Cherokee Nation decisions in the 19th Century, to Korematsu and Brown in the
20th, and Bush v. Gore and the Guantanamo cases in the 21st.
Justice Breyer's book, "Making Our
Democracy Work," cites those cases and more in his argument that a strong
democracy is dependent, not just on the division of powers, but on a Court that
commands the respect of the American citizenry.
Although the interview is conducted
by Sandy and Raymond, the programs also feature enthusiastic participation from
the audience, with questions from such notables as former NJ Supreme
Court Chief Justice Deborah Poritz, NJ Institute for Social Justice President
Cornell Brooks and Rutgers Law Prof. Paul Tractenberg.
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