In this age of the destruction of our long tradition of western jurisprudence, it is a document that everyone has heard of but very few have read. The Magna Carta was written nearly 800 years ago, yet still has a profound influence on our thinking about law and government. Join us today on The Corbett Report as we rediscover the tradition of liberties and freedoms affirmed in this ancient agreement.
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Documentation
| 90 days detention for suspected terrorists | |
| Time Reference: | 03:33 |
| Indiana Supreme Court Dispenses With Magna Carta, Constitution | |
| Time Reference: | 04:06 |
| Paul Wolf: ‘Obama contradicts laws with promises’ | |
| Time Reference: | 04:34 |
| The (embarrassingly inaccurately named) 60 Second Civics Podcast | |
| Time Reference: | 08:35 |
| Text of the Magna Carta online | |
| Time Reference: | 13:52 |
| (Overly dramatic) Reading of the Magna Carta | |
| Time Reference: | 14:27 |
| Prof Nicholas Vincent on the history of the Magna Carta | |
| Time Reference: | 18:10 |
| Andrew Roberts on the Magna Carta and its relevance to American freedoms | |
| Time Reference: | 41:08 |
| John Robson on the Magna Carta and the tradition of freedom | |
| Time Reference: | 55:55 |
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