Showing 1 - 10 of 16 titles with a criteria of Available to public libraries AND Subject is Legal History

An Empire of Reason

What it would have been like if television had covered the ratification process of the US Constitution in 1781.

Icarus Films | 1988 | 58 minutes

False Confessions

Defense attorney Jane Fisher-Byrialsen exposes the dark side of the American justice system.

Women Make Movies | 2019 | 91 minutes

From Danger to Dignity

Weaves together two parallel stories about the national movement to decriminalize abortion.

Bullfrog Films | 1995 | 56 minutes

Furcy

For over 25 years, from 1817 to 1843, Furcy, who was officially considered a slave on Bourbon Island (the former name of Reunion Island), fought to get the highest court in France to recognize his status as a free man.

Cinétévé | 2021 | 52 minutes

How to Sue the Klan

How to Sue the Klan is the story of how five Black women from Chattanooga used legal ingenuity to take on the Ku Klux Klan in a historic 1982 civil case, fighting to hold them accountable for their crimes and bring justice to their community. Their victory set a legal precedent that continues to inspire the ongoing fight against organized hate.

GOOD DOCS | 2024 | 33 minutes

The Intolerable Burden

One black family's commitment to a quality education, from the pre-1965 time of segregation, through desegregation, and through the recent period of resegregation. **Winner, John E. O'Connor Film Award, American Historical Association**

Icarus Films | 2003 | 56 minutes

ithaka

A moving and intimate portrayal of one father’s fight to save his son, ithaka exposes the brutal realities of the campaign to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Bullfrog Films | 2022 | 106 minutes

Ricochet

The shooting of a woman by an undocumented immigrant ignites a political and media furor that culminates in Trump's election. In the eye of the storm, two public defenders fight to reveal the truth

GOOD DOCS | 2021 | 76 minutes

Rule of Law

A newly-disabled outlaw and country lawyer in Tennessee lead a class action lawsuit that affects the rights of 55 million people.

Bullfrog Films | 2017 | 47 minutes

To The End

Four remarkable young women fight for a Green New Deal and ignite a historic shift in us climate politics

GOOD DOCS | 2022 | 94 minutes