It was made up of all men with only one black, Thurgood Marshall. I don't know how historically accurate this image is but the Supreme Court is shown as an old boys club, not a group of serious jurists who form a third branch of government. The court appears to be made up of rather elderly men who are not inclined to take risks. In the movie, the fight was on a court divided between the left and right, with a Chief Justice who wanted to avoid a difficult decision. This movie brings it all back and is enlivened by the newsreels of Muhammed Ali, a formidable figure in and out of the ring President Richard Nixon, one of the most controversial presidents of all time and the youth who were standing up to the established order. I also remember the lengthy hiatus of Muhammed Ali from the ring. This movie is about the Supreme Court, liberal and some conservative, who divide over a pivotal issue: Muhammed Ali's right to refuse military service in the Vietnam War, when conscription was still the rule.I remember the Supreme Court becoming a lightning rod during the presidency of Richard Nixon, when two of his appointees were repudiated by the Senate. Change was in the air and the forces of the status quo were pushing back. This movie took me back to those years, now long gone, when the passions of the 1960's and early 70's were unleashed.
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