THE SUPREME COURT is a four-part documentary series exploring the role of the court throughout American history. From its modest beginnings in the earliest days of the republic to the landmark decision in Marbury v. Madison, and from establishment of the "separate but equal" doctrine in Plessy v. Ferguson to its reversal in Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court has been integral to the course of events in America's history. THE SUPREME COURT, featuring exclusive interviews with Chief Justice John Roberts and retired Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, tells the story of this most important of legal and political institutions from its inception to the present day. 　　THE SUPREME COURT originally aired on PBS stations in January and February 2007.

THE SUPREME COURT is a four-part documentary series exploring the role of the court throughout American history. From its modest beginnings in the earliest days of the republic to the landmark decision in Marbury v. Madison, and from establishment of the "separate but equal" doctrine in Plessy v. Ferguson to its reversal in Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court has been integral to the course of events in America's history. THE SUPREME COURT, featuring exclusive interviews with Chief Justice John Roberts and retired Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, tells the story of this most important of legal and political institutions from its inception to the present day. 　　THE SUPREME COURT originally aired on PBS stations in January and February 2007.

王杏花杀夫案正在开庭审理。黑子从北京给王杏花请来了律师，自己却蹲在法庭门外，不敢进去旁听。律师为王杏花辩护说，鉴于这是一桩情有可原的杀人案，请求法庭给予合适的量刑。 陈默雷与杨铁如谈到金城县的案子，陈默雷认为金城县是得到市委充分认可的春江市农业改革的典型。如果法院不顾市委的态度强行开庭，后果可想而知。他希望杨铁如利用现在的职务具有的开展调查研究的便利条件，到金城县深入调查，以充分的事实和证据让市委能够实事求是地评价金城县的改革，为法院的审判工作创造良好的执法环境。

王杏花杀夫案正在开庭审理。黑子从北京给王杏花请来了律师，自己却蹲在法庭门外，不敢进去旁听。律师为王杏花辩护说，鉴于这是一桩情有可原的杀人案，请求法庭给予合适的量刑。 陈默雷与杨铁如谈到金城县的案子，陈默雷认为金城县是得到市委充分认可的春江市农业改革的典型。如果法院不顾市委的态度强行开庭，后果可想而知。他希望杨铁如利用现在的职务具有的开展调查研究的便利条件，到金城县深入调查，以充分的事实和证据让市委能够实事求是地评价金城县的改革，为法院的审判工作创造良好的执法环境。

该片通过讲述基层法官和社区调解员密切配合，以情理法交融的工作方式释法明理，用心用情化解社区群众家庭矛盾于萌芽状态，全力维护家庭和谐和社会稳定的故事，体现了党的二十大关于健全社会治理制度，提升社会治理效能，坚持和发展新时代“枫桥经验”的重要精神，展现了新时代人民法院在“抓前端、治未病”，做深做实诉源治理和诉前调解，主动融入国家治理和社会治理大局等方面的生动实践。

该片通过讲述基层法官和社区调解员密切配合，以情理法交融的工作方式释法明理，用心用情化解社区群众家庭矛盾于萌芽状态，全力维护家庭和谐和社会稳定的故事，体现了党的二十大关于健全社会治理制度，提升社会治理效能，坚持和发展新时代“枫桥经验”的重要精神，展现了新时代人民法院在“抓前端、治未病”，做深做实诉源治理和诉前调解，主动融入国家治理和社会治理大局等方面的生动实践。

澳大利亚广播公司98年纪录片《最高法院》(The Highest Court)是仅存的一部澳大利亚最高法院授权拍摄的影片，包含大量高院庭审现场和大法官亲身访谈等珍贵材料，记录了他们捍卫法治与司法独立的历程。 　　 　　澳大利亚最高法院由七名大法官组成。

澳大利亚广播公司98年纪录片《最高法院》(The Highest Court)是仅存的一部澳大利亚最高法院授权拍摄的影片，包含大量高院庭审现场和大法官亲身访谈等珍贵材料，记录了他们捍卫法治与司法独立的历程。 　　 　　澳大利亚最高法院由七名大法官组成。

Documentary series examining the vital role the Supreme Court plays in the ongoing fight for civil liberties in the context of America’s shifting political landscape. From Chief Justice Warren in the early 20th Century through the latest sessions under Chief Justice Roberts, each of the four episodes features an in-depth look at pivotal cases that altered the state of the union. 　　The documentary is produced for SHOWTIME by Trilogy Films and Sony Pictures Television. In addition to director, Dawn Porter is an Executive Producer, along with Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman for Sony Pictures Television.