12 Podcast Episodes
Abe Fortas resigns from the U.S. Supreme Court - May 15th, 1969
Abe Fortas resigns from the U.S. Supreme Court - May 15th, 1969
On this day in 1969, Justice Abe Fortas stepped down from the Supreme Court due to his involvement in a financial scanda... Read more
15 May 2023
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9mins
The Supreme Court Story of Abe Fortas
The Supreme Court Story of Abe Fortas
Abe Fortas was a rising star on the Supreme Court. He argued a still-legendary case before it and then was appointed one... Read more
22 Apr 2023
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44mins
27: Abe Fortas
27: Abe Fortas
We discuss Abe Fortas, the fiddle-playing, deal-making Supreme Court justice who resigned in order to avoid being impeac... Read more
4 May 2021
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50mins
Michael Bobelian, "Battle for the Marble Palace: Abe Fortas, Earl Warren, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and the Forging of the Modern Supreme Court" (Schaffner, 2019)
Michael Bobelian, "Battle for the Marble Palace: Abe Fortas, Earl Warren, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and the Forging of the Modern Supreme Court" (Schaffner, 2019)
Michael Bobelian has written a history of the nomination of Abe Fortas to be Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in ... Read more
5 Feb 2020
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58mins
Michael Bobelian, "Battle for the Marble Palace: Abe Fortas, Earl Warren, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and the Forging of the Modern Supreme Court" (Schaffner, 2019)
Michael Bobelian, "Battle for the Marble Palace: Abe Fortas, Earl Warren, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and the Forging of the Modern Supreme Court" (Schaffner, 2019)
Michael Bobelian has written a history of the nomination of Abe Fortas to be Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in ... Read more
5 Feb 2020
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58mins
Michael Bobelian, "Battle for the Marble Palace: Abe Fortas, Earl Warren, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and the Forging of the Modern Supreme Court" (Schaffner, 2019)
Michael Bobelian, "Battle for the Marble Palace: Abe Fortas, Earl Warren, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and the Forging of the Modern Supreme Court" (Schaffner, 2019)
Michael Bobelian has written a history of the nomination of Abe Fortas to be Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in ... Read more
5 Feb 2020
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58mins
Michael Bobelian, "Battle for the Marble Palace: Abe Fortas, Earl Warren, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and the Forging of the Modern Supreme Court" (Schaffner, 2019)
Michael Bobelian, "Battle for the Marble Palace: Abe Fortas, Earl Warren, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and the Forging of the Modern Supreme Court" (Schaffner, 2019)
Michael Bobelian has written a history of the nomination of Abe Fortas to be Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in ... Read more
5 Feb 2020
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58mins
Interview with Michael Bobelian, author of Battle For The Marble Palace: Abe Fortas, Earl Warren, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and the Forging of the Modern Supreme Court
Interview with Michael Bobelian, author of Battle For The Marble Palace: Abe Fortas, Earl Warren, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and the Forging of the Modern Supreme Court
In Michael Bobelian’s book on the U. S. Supreme Court, BATTLE FOR THE MARBLE PALACE, he argues that the doomed nominatio... Read more
2 Oct 2019
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28mins
From the Archives 93: Abe Fortas on Precedent (1968)
From the Archives 93: Abe Fortas on Precedent (1968)
On March 20, 1968, after an introduction delivered by Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall, Associate Justice Abraham "Ab... Read more
9 Jul 2019
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44mins
From the Archives 90: Justice Thurgood Marshall introduces Justice Abe Fortas (1968)
From the Archives 90: Justice Thurgood Marshall introduces Justice Abe Fortas (1968)
On March 20, 1968, Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall (1908-93) introduced Associate Justice Abraham "Abe" Fortas (1910... Read more
6 Jul 2019
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6mins