1.
Personality and Principle
2.
Shaping the Constitution and the Court
3.
Ratification and the Bill of Rights
4.
John Marshall Takes Control
5.
Impeachment, Contract, and Federal Power
6.
Roger Taney Takes Control
7.
“A Small Pleasant-Looking Negro”
8.
The Civil War Amendments
9.
“separate but Equal”
10.
Two Justices From Boston
11.
The Laissez-Faire Court
12.
“clear and Present Danger”
13.
The Taft Court and the Twenties
14.
Wins and Losses for New Deal Laws
15.
“court Packing” and Constitutional Revolution
16.
The New Dealers Take Control
17.
“beyond the Reach of Majorities”
18.
Pearl Harbor and Panic
19.
The Supreme Court and the Communist Party
20.
Thurgood Marshall — Lawyer and Justice
21.
Five Jim Crow Schools and Five Cases
22.
The Hearts and Minds of Black Children
23.
“war Against the Constitution”
24.
Earl Warren — Politician to Chief Justice
25.
“we Beg Thy Blessings”
26.
“you Have the Right to Remain Silent”
27.
The Warren Court Reshapes the Constitution
28.
Earl Warren Leaves, Warren Burger Arrives
29.
“A Right to Privacy”
30.
From Abortion to Watergate
31.
The Court Faces Affirmative Action
32.
Down From the Pedestal, Out of the Closet
33.
Burning Flags and Burning Crosses
34.
Prayer and Abortion Return to the Court
35.
One Vote Decides Two Crucial Cases
36.
Looking Back and Looking Ahead