The Supreme Court's Criminal Trial

Civics 101

NHPR

History, Government, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In 1906, the Supreme Court stayed a man's execution. That same day, his town murdered him. Then SCOTUS held it's first and only criminal trial for those who had allowed it to happen. This is the story of a wrongful conviction that was only the beginning of injustice and the students who learned that story in June of 2024. It's also the story of what happens when you realize your government is closer than you think. Click here learn more about the Supreme Court Historical Society's Hometown program. Learn more about Ed Johnson. CLICK HERE: Visit our website to see all of our episodes, donate to the podcast, sign up for our newsletter, get free educational materials, and more! To see Civics 101 in book form, check out A User's Guide to Democracy: How America Works by Hannah McCarthy and Nick Capodice, featuring illustrations by Tom Toro. Check out our other weekly NHPR podcast, Outside/In - we think you'll love it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:44.2	A quick note before this episode begins. We will be talking without many details about racist and
0:52.7	sexual violence in the context of an historic Supreme Court case in this episode.
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1:05.1	Hey, Nick.
1:06.3	Hey, Hannah.
1:07.4	Right off the bat here, I need to let you, not you, Nick, but the person who is listening to this right now, know that I sometimes struggle to find hope.
1:19.6	Hope about understanding this nation, participating in this nation, accessing this nation.
1:27.4	I'm always looking for it and I know it's there. participating in this nation, accessing this nation.
1:35.8	I'm always looking for it, and I know it's there somewhere, but I don't always see it.
1:43.9	Even though that's what we do on a daily basis, like try to understand, try to participate, try to access.
1:48.8	It might be because that's what we do on a daily basis, right?
1:54.9	Like all day, every day, trying to wrap our hearts and minds around this country. And even when I do grasp it myself, I am always wondering, do other people? Does that mean something to them? Does that help them?
2:06.1	Strengthen them. Or does America feel out of reach?
2:12.6	I am with you there, Hannah. I do understand that. Because the more I learn about this country and its systems, the more secure I feel, honestly.
2:21.4	Or maybe the more I feel I have some say in what goes on here.
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