The Rehnquist Revolution investigates how the court has developed in recent times. With a particular view to the leadership of Chief Justice William Rehnquist, the series charts the rise in importance of the Court to become the institution most responsible for resolving the central questions of American life. This program also addresses the right to privacy, a key component in 1973s Roe v. Wade. "How in the world did such a conservative justice [Harry Blackman] write this incredibly activist, liberal opinion in Roe?" asks Michael Klarman, James Monroe distinguished professor of law and professor of history, University of Virginia, in THE SUPREME COURT. "Well, if you go back and read the opinion it doesn't read as some sort of charter of feminist rights; it reads as a charter of doctors' rights." (This DVD contains Dred Scott documents; graphs and maps; manuscripts.) Spanish subtitles. .