Remarks by William H. Rehnquist at the College of William & Mary

Remarks given on the Legacy of Chief Justice John Marshall (1801-1835) at events prior to the Dedication of the Statues of John Marshall & George Wythe

Remarks by William H. Rehnquist at the College of William & Mary

Remarks given on the Legacy of Chief Justice John Marshall (1801-1835) at events prior to the Dedication of the Statues of John Marshall & George Wythe

Supreme Court and Reconstruction Amendments

Professor Van Alstyne spoke about the Court’s interpretations of the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments and other legislative acts of Reconstruction until the Plessy v. Ferguson case in 1896. He focused on the ambivalence of the Court’s decisions and the ambiguity of these laws which allowed continued violation of civil rights. This was the first of a series of lectures on the topic: “Civil Rights and the Supreme Court: The African-American Journey.

Supreme Court Term Review

Chief Justice Rehnquist spoke about the recently finished Supreme Court term, followed by a panel that discussed the significant cases decided by the Court this term