Thurgood Marshall, a young NAACP lawyer, defends an African-American chauffeur accused of raping a white society woman in Bridgeport, Connecticut. With the help of insurance lawyer Sam Friedman, Marshall must navigate a racist judge's restrictions and Friedman's unfamiliarity with the case to secure a just outcome.

Marshall
The remarkable journey of Thurgood Marshall, a pioneering lawyer, is chronicled as he becomes the first African-American Supreme Court Justice and takes on a pivotal case that cements his professional legacy.