AKA Jane Roe
A portrait of Norma McCorvey, the “Jane Roe” whose unwanted pregnancy led to the 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide, Roe v. Wade. The documentary unravels the mysteries closely guarded by McCorvey throughout her life.
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Respected liberal Senator Joe Tynan is asked to to lead the opposition to a Supreme Court appointment. It means losing an old friend and fudging principles to make the necessary deals, as well as further straining his already part-time family life. But it could be a big boost to his career, so he takes it on. Helping him prepare the case is pretty southern researcher Karen Traynor, and their developing relationship further complicates and compromises his life.
The Pelican Brief
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
On the Basis of Sex
Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of sex discrimination.
Miranda's Victim
The true story of Trish Weir who in 1963 was kidnapped and brutally raped by Ernesto Miranda. Committed to putting her assailant in prison, Trish’s life is destroyed by America’s legal system as she triggers a law that transforms the nation.
Loving
The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose challenge of their anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage in Virginia led to a legal battle that would end at the US Supreme Court.
RBG
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg now 84, and still inspired by the lawyers who defended free speech during the Red Scare, Ginsburg refuses to relinquish her passionate duty, steadily fighting for equal rights for all citizens under the law. Through intimate interviews and unprecedented access to Ginsburg’s life outside the court, RBG tells the electric story of Ginsburg’s consuming love affairs with both the Constitution and her beloved husband Marty—and of a life’s work that led her to become an icon of justice in the highest court in the land.
In Search of Bass Reeves
By the end of his illustrious career, Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves may well have been the preeminent lawman of the Old West. He brought upwards of 3,000 outlaws to justice and served in law enforcement for 32 years during Reconstruction after the Civil War. His story is one of an escape to freedom and the dangers of the West for a former slave who rose to become a legend of the law. Join us as we go in search of Bass Reeves.
Savage
A television reporter uncovers a compromising photograph of a Supreme Court nominee, only for the woman in the picture to die under mysterious circumstances. As he investigates, he’s drawn into a web of political intrigue and media manipulation. Originally conceived as a TV series pilot, the 1973 thriller aired as a standalone film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Martin Landau.
Swing Vote
A newly-appointed Supreme Court Justice must settle a controversial moral and legal dilemma with his tie-breaking decision which may also have serious implications on his own family's harmony.
The Loving Story
This documentary film tells the dramatic story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple living in Virginia in the 1950s, and their landmark Supreme Court Case, Loving v. Virginia, that changed history.
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Nick Sweeney
Director
Dan Hedaya
as
Alex Heller
Meryl Streep
as
Karen Traynor
Merv Griffin
as
Self
Alan J. Pakula
Director
Julia Roberts
as
Darby Shaw
Denzel Washington
as
Gray Grantham
Christopher Murray
as
Rupert
John Lithgow
as
Smith Keen
Cailee Spaeny
as
Jane Ginsburg
Justin Theroux
as
Mel Wulf
Stephen Root
as
Professor Brown
Felicity Jones
as
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Andy Garcia
as
Alvin Moore
Enrique Murciano
as
Carol Cooley
Brent Sexton
as
Sergeant Nealis
Abigail Breslin
as
Trish Weir
Nick Kroll
as
Bernie Cohen
Matt Malloy
as
Chet Antieau
Michael Shannon
as
Grey Villet
Marton Csokas
as
Sheriff Brooks
Gloria Steinem
as
Herself
Bill Clinton
as
Himself
Tom Brokaw
as
Himself
George W. Bush
as
Himself
Steven Spielberg
Director
Carl Gottlieb
as
Floorman
Warren J. Kemmerling
as
Lieutenant Chambers
Louise Latham
as
Marian Stern
Richard Stahl
as
Photographer
Hedy Burress
as
Callie McPherson
Ray Walston
as
Justice Clore Cawley
Nancy Buirski
Director
Jane Alexander
as
Eleanor
James Earl Jones
as
Jack Jefferson
Katharine Houghton
as
Joey Drayton
Sidney Poitier
as
John Prentice
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