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The Supreme Court

A New Kind of Justice (Season 1, Episode 2)
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Justice Stephen Field fights alone to protect private contracts from government interference under the rubric of "liberty of contract" in the late 1800's. When the Court begins to side with Field after his death in the early 1900's, ...See moreJustice Stephen Field fights alone to protect private contracts from government interference under the rubric of "liberty of contract" in the late 1800's. When the Court begins to side with Field after his death in the early 1900's, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes tries to roll back what he sees as judicial activism by the court until FDR ends the "liberty of contract" era by threatening to "pack" the Court with his supporters. Written by yakikorosu See less
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Director
Thomas Lennon
Composer
Brian Keane
Cinematographers
Michael Chin | Ed Marritz
Editor
Ed Barteski
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Jan 31, 2007
Release date
Jan 31, 2007 (United States)

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