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We the People

National Constitution Centerconstitutioncenter.org
A weekly show from the National Constitution Center hosted by Julie Silverbrook and Tom Donnelly where listeners can hear the best arguments on all sides of the constitutional issues at the center of American life.
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Episodes

The Fourteenth Amendment and equality under the law

Elizabeth Wydra of the Constitutional Accountability Center and Earl Maltz of Rutgers University discuss how Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump approach abortion, same-sex marriage, affirmative action, and more. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Please subscribe to We the People and Live at America’s Town Hall on iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite po...

Nov 03, 201654 min

The Fourth Amendment and civil liberties

Tracey Meares of Yale University and John Stinneford of the University of Florida explore how Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump approach policing and privacy. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Please subscribe to We the People and Live at America’s Town Hall on iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. We the People is a member of Slate’s Pano...

Oct 27, 20161 hr 1 min

The Second Amendment and gun rights

Joseph Blocher of Duke University and attorney Alan Gura discuss how Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump may enforce or undermine the right to bear arms. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Please subscribe to We the People and Live at America’s Town Hall on iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. We the People is a member of Slate’s Panoply net...

Oct 20, 201658 min

The First Amendment and the freedom of expression

Erwin Chemerinsky of the University of California, Irvine, and Bradley Smith of Capital University explore how Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump may protect or threaten the freedoms of speech and press. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Please subscribe to We the People and Live at America’s Town Hall on iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast ap...

Oct 13, 20161 hr 8 min

Article III and the future of the Supreme Court

Daniel Farber of the University of California, Berkeley, and Barry McDonald of Pepperdine University discuss how Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump would appoint judges and change constitutional law. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Please subscribe to We the People and Live at America’s Town Hall on iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. W...

Oct 06, 20161 hr 5 min

What to expect at the Supreme Court this year

John Malcolm of the Heritage Foundation and Michele Jawando of the Center for American Progress discuss recent news from the high court and cases to watch in the new term. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Please subscribe to We the People and Live at America’s Town Hall on iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. We the People is a member o...

Sep 29, 201652 min

Article V and constitutional change

Michael Rappaport of the University of San Diego and David Strauss of the University of Chicago discuss how Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump could change the Constitution. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Please subscribe to We the People and Live at America’s Town Hall on iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. We the People is a member o...

Sep 22, 201655 min

Article II and the powers of the President

Michael Ramsey of the University of San Diego and Christopher Schroeder of Duke University discuss how Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump understand the powers and duties of the nation's chief executive. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Please subscribe to We the People and Live at America’s Town Hall on iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast ap...

Sep 15, 201658 min

The Constitution at Guantánamo Bay

John Yoo of the University of California, Berkeley, and Karen Greenberg of Fordham University discuss the legal status of detainees and prospects for the prison's closure in the final months of the Obama administration. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Please subscribe to We the People and Live at America’s Town Hall on iTunes, Stitcher, or your f...

Sep 08, 201648 min

America's biggest constitutional crises

Annette Gordon-Reed of Harvard University, Sean Wilentz of Princeton University, and political journalist Sidney Blumenthal explore how Presidents have confronted the nation's gravest constitutional crises. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Please subscribe to We the People and Live at America’s Town Hall on iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podca...

Sep 01, 20161 hr

Jeffrey Rosen answers your questions about constitutional interpretation

Jeffrey Rosen , president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, answers your questions about progressive originalism, Justice Clarence Thomas, the Civil War, and more. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Please subscribe to We the People and Live at America’s Town Hall on iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. We the People is a membe...

Aug 25, 20161 hr 3 min

The history and meaning of the 19th Amendment

Gretchen Ritter of Cornell University and Susan Ware explore the history of women's rights and the fight to extend voting rights to all women. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Please subscribe to We the People and Live at America’s Town Hall on iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. We the People is a member of Slate’s Panoply network. Ch...

Aug 18, 201647 min

Voting rights in the courts

Hans von Spakovsky of the Heritage Foundation and Wendy Weiser of the Brennan Center for Justice explore recent court rulings about the right to vote in America. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Please subscribe to We the People and our companion podcast, Live at America’s Town Hall , on iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. We the Peopl...

Aug 11, 201658 min

The presidency of George Washington

Akhil Reed Amar of Yale University, Edward Larson of Pepperdine University, and Douglas Bradburn of George Washington's Mount Vernon explore the constitutional legacy of our nation’s first President. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on our Facebook page and Twitter feed . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Please subscribe to We the People and Live at America’s Town Hall on iTunes or your favorite podcast a...

Aug 04, 20161 hr 7 min

A constitutional history of the Democratic Party

Political journalist Sidney Blumenthal , Sean Wilentz of Princeton University, and William Forbath of the University of Texas explore the history of the Democrats through a constitutional lens. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on our Facebook page and Twitter feed . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Please subscribe to We the People and Live at America’s Town Hall on iTunes or your favorite podcast app. We...

Jul 28, 201640 min

A constitutional history of the Republican Party

David French of the National Review and Michael Gerhardt of the University of North Carolina explore the history of the GOP through a constitutional lens. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on our Facebook page and Twitter feed . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Please subscribe to We the People and Live at America’s Town Hall on iTunes or your favorite podcast app. We the People is a member of Slate’s Pano...

Jul 21, 201649 min

Political parties and the Constitution

James Ceaser of the University of Virginia and Luis Fuentes-Rohwer of Indiana University discuss the role of parties in the American constitutional system. This episode is the first part of a three-part series on political parties and the Constitution. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on our Facebook page and Twitter feed . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Please subscribe to We the People on iTunes. Whil...

Jul 14, 201651 min

A 'deep dive' on the Supreme Court

Jeffrey Rosen , president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, is joined by leading Supreme Court watchers to review the recent term and look ahead to the future. The participants are Neal Katyal of Georgetown University and Hogan Lovells; Judge Nancy Gertner of Harvard University; Nina Totenberg of NPR; Geoffrey Stone of the University of Chicago; and Lawrence Lessig of Harvard University. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on our Facebook page and Twitte...

Jul 07, 20161 hr 4 min

Making sense of an unpredictable year at the Supreme Court

Carrie Severino of the Judicial Crisis Network and Michael Dorf of Cornell Law School explore the biggest cases and trends at the Supreme Court this year. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on our Facebook page and Twitter feed . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Please subscribe to We the People on iTunes. While you’re in the iTunes Store, leave us a rating and review; it helps other people discover what we...

Jun 30, 201645 min

The Orlando shooting and the Constitution

Adam Winkler of the University of California, Los Angeles and Ilya Shapiro of the Cato Institute explore the constitutional debates over gun control and immigration policy. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on our Facebook page and Twitter feed . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Please subscribe to We the People on iTunes. While you’re in the iTunes Store, leave us a rating and review; it helps other peopl...

Jun 23, 201654 min

Gawker, Hulk Hogan, and the First Amendment

Jane Kirtley of the University of Minnesota and Amy Gajda of Tulane University examine the Gawker-Hulk Hogan dispute and the tension between press freedom and privacy. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on our Facebook page and Twitter feed . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Please subscribe to We the People on iTunes. While you’re in the iTunes Store, leave us a rating and review; it helps other people dis...

Jun 16, 201654 min

Hamilton, the man and the musical

Annette Gordon-Reed and Michael Klarman of Harvard Law School discuss Alexander Hamilton's constitutional legacy and the Broadway musical that bears his name. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on our Facebook page and Twitter feed . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Please subscribe to We the People on iTunes. While you’re in the iTunes Store, leave us a rating and review; it helps other people discover wha...

Jun 09, 201638 min

The life and legacy of Justice Louis Brandeis

Jeffrey Rosen , president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, is joined by Melvin Urofsky of Virginia Commonwealth University and Philippa Strum of the Wilson Center to discuss his new biography of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on our Facebook page and Twitter feed . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Please subscribe to We the People on iTunes. While y...

Jun 02, 20161 hr 30 min

Jeffrey Rosen answers your questions about the Constitution

Jeffrey Rosen , president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, answers questions about originalism, presidential primaries, Harvard final clubs, and more. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on our Facebook page and Twitter feed . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Please subscribe to We the People on iTunes. While you’re in the iTunes Store, leave us a rating and review—it helps other people discover ...

May 26, 201658 min

Felons and the right to vote

Roger Clegg of the Center for Equal Opportunity and Erika Wood of New York Law School debate whether voting rights should be restored for people with past criminal convictions. It’s time for another episode of “Ask Jeff”! Tweet us your questions using the hashtag #AskJeffNCC or go to bit.ly/askjeffncc to submit them anonymously. Questions are due Sunday, May 22 at 11:59pm ET. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on our Facebook page and Twitter feed . We want to kno...

May 19, 201648 min

Marijuana and the Constitution

Douglas Berman of The Ohio State University and Randy Barnett of Georgetown University explore the constitutional issues at stake in the regulation and legalization of marijuana. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on our Facebook page and Twitter feed . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Please subscribe to We the People on iTunes. While you’re in the iTunes Store, leave us a rating and review—it helps other ...

May 12, 201654 min

Debating the laws regulating bathroom use and gender

Joshua Block from the ACLU and Matthew Sharp from the Alliance Defending Freedom join our Jeffrey Rosen to take a closer look at the debate over laws regulating bathroom use for transgender Americans.

May 05, 201658 min

Bob McDonnell, public corruption, and the Supreme Court

Noah Bookbinder of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and Judge Nancy Gertner of Harvard Law School discuss the issues at stake in McDonnell v. United States . Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on our Facebook page and Twitter feed . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Please subscribe to We the People on iTunes. While you’re in the iTunes Store, leave us a rating and review—it helps other p...

Apr 28, 201648 min

Is President Obama's immigration policy against the law?

Josh Blackman of the South Texas College of Law and Cristina Rodriguez of Yale Law School review the issues and oral arguments in United States v. Texas . Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on our Facebook page and Twitter feed . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Please subscribe to We the People on iTunes. While you’re in the iTunes Store, leave us a rating and review—it helps other people discover what we ...

Apr 21, 201649 min

The future of free speech at the Supreme Court

Adam Liptak of The New York Times and Geoffrey Stone of the University of Chicago discuss the future of free speech in a special Freedom Day episode. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on our Facebook page and Twitter feed . Please subscribe to We the People on iTunes. While you’re in the iTunes Store, leave us a rating and review—it helps other people discover what we do. Please also subscribe to Live at America’s Town Hall , featuring conversations and debates p...

Apr 14, 201643 min
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