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Focuses on documents released by the U.S. government relating to Supreme Court nominee Judge John G. Roberts. Roberts' stance on civil rights issues during the President Ronald Reagan era; How Roberts advocated judicial restraint on current issues; Debate between Republicans and Democrats on the Judiciary Committee over the timetable for the confirmation and over access to other documents pertaining to Roberts' government service; Excerpts from the files; Theme of restraint in much of Roberts' work and some of his comments on judicial reasoning; Roberts' worry about the ability of courts to cope with cases unworthy of judicial attention.

Focuses on the archive of Joe Nash, who performed with many pioneering dancers in his youth. Background on Nash, who became a leading figure in New York City with his extensive archive on black dance; How, after Nash's death, his archive was seized by the city because he left no will; Reactions of archivists, dance lovers and Nash's friends to the city's plan to auction off the collection; Reference to other caches at the Manhattan public administrator's warehouse that are of potential interest to scholars; Efforts of Nash's friend, Rashidah Ismaili AbuBakr, to save Nash's collection.

Focuses on a public exhibition of the notebooks and other papers of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., at Sotheby's auction house, New York City. Highlights of the exhibit; Private sale of the collection on behalf of the King estate; Documents, including a diary King kept while jailed for civil disobedience and an early draft of the 'I Have a Dream' speech; View that the collection is controversial; Estimated worth; Comments of King's widow, Coretta Scott King, David N. Redden, a vice chairman of Sotheby's, and historians; Issue of public access.