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Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court

Season 1 Episode 3: The Rule of Five

Oct 06, 2023NR58m6.1

Most consequential cases of the 1990s rest with the decisive swing votes of Justices O'Connor and Kennedy-both nominated by Republican presidents and sometimes siding with the liberal bloc.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Hearts of Men Can Be Changed

1. The Hearts of Men Can Be Changed

Aired: Sep 22, 2023

In the 1950s and 60s, Thurgood Marshall fights to tear down the segregationis...

Episode 2 A Conservative Revolution

2. A Conservative Revolution

Aired: Sep 29, 2023

In the 1970s and 1980s, a new conservative legal and political movement emerg...

Episode 3 The Rule of Five

3. The Rule of Five

Aired: Oct 6, 2023

Most consequential cases of the 1990s rest with the decisive swing votes of J...

Episode 4 Crisis of Legitimacy

4. Crisis of Legitimacy

Aired: Oct 13, 2023

Following the Senate blocking of Merrick Garland's nomination and the subsequ...

Creators

Dawn PorterDirector

Info about Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court

Current Status: Ended

Network: Showtime

Production Country: United States

Genres:Documentary