The Supreme Court Historical Society

ARTICLES & HISTORY

On Giving Tuesday, November 30, Double Your Impact!

On this Giving Tuesday, one Society Trustee has agreed to match – dollar for dollar, up to $10,000 – every gift made to the Society today! Please help the Society today and double the impact of your gift!

Supreme Court Summer Institute Applications for 2022 Now Open

This teacher professional development institute brings a select group of high school social studies teachers to Washington, DC, for an immersive six days of educational activities related to teaching about the U.S. Supreme Court.

Birthday Wishes for Justice Brandeis From an Admirer

November 13 marks the birthday of Justice Louis D. Brandeis (1856-1941). To commemorate this legal and judicial giant whose ideas on free speech, privacy, government intrusion and democracy continue to shape modern society, we offer a previously unpublished letter from the Justice’s files shared with us recently by the Brandeis family.

The History of Oral Argument

As the month of May marks a year since the Supreme Court made the switch to hearing cases argued by telephone due to the pandemic, PBS NEWSHOUR produced a segment on this temporary new format. SCHS’s Clare Cushman was interviewed about the history of oral argument.

SOCIETY EVENTS

Making Minimum Wage: Elsie Parrish v. The West Coast Hotel Company: A Lecture by Helen Knowles

December 8, 2021 | 12:00 p.m. EST

The lecture is inspired by her newly published book, Making Minimum Wage: Elsie Parrish v. The West Coast Hotel Company.
(A virtual lecture via Zoom.)

The Case of the Dishonest Scrivener: Gouverneur Morris and the Creation of the Federalist Constitution

November 17, 2021 | 6 p.m. EST

Dean William Treanor of the Georgetown University Law Center speaking on “The Case of the Dishonest Scrivener: Gouverneur Morris and the Creation of the Federalist Constitution.”

The lecture will be held at: Hart Auditorium / McDonough Hall, Georgetown University Law Center. (There will also be virtual livestream via Zoom.)

A Virtual Conversation - The Original Meaning of the 14th Amendment with Randy Barnett and Evan Bernick

November 10, 2021

The discussion will be based on their newly published book, The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment: Its Letter and Spirit.
(A virtual lecture via Zoom.)

Membership In The Society

Society members represent 9 countries, over 85 US Courts, 75 Colleges and Universities plus a broad array of attorneys, scholars, students, and individuals. Society Members receive invitations to all of our events which include both live and digital presentations, reenactments of landmark cases, the Journal of Supreme Court History, the Quarterly newsletter and dinners and reception hosted by the Justices. Members have access to the Society’s Headquarters in Washington D.C. which houses one of the finest and most rare collections of Justice’s writings and historic texts related to the Court. We invite you to consider a membership today.

Online Access to the Journal of Supreme Court History

Society members receive the Journal of Supreme Court History, published three times per year via mail. Members also have exclusive online access to the most current Journals through our partnership with Wiley – our publisher. Older copies of the Journal are available for public access in the Society’s Digital Library. The Quarterly, the Society’s newsletter is available in the Society’s online library as well.

Join, Renew or Donate

Joining the society takes only a few minutes. We welcome your membership!

Or, you can renew your membership in The Society here.

Contributions to the society take many forms including direct financial support, grants, in-kind gifts, and bequests. Donors may designate the purpose for which their gift must be spent. Gifts to assist the Society in meeting its general operating budget – which supports our programs are always needed. In addition, the Society works closely with the Supreme Court to acquire and maintain art, antiques, artifacts, and memorabilia documenting the history of the Court for display in the public and private areas of the building. You may donate to the Society below. You may also call the Society at 202.543.0400 for more information.