Gus Hurwitz and Travis LeBlanc join National Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen for an engaging debate about the potential repeal of Obama-era net neutrality rules. To learn more about this week’s topic, visit our podcast resources page at constitutioncenter.org/debate/podcasts . Visit the resources page to explore show notes, guest bios, related Interactive Constitution essays, and more. Please subscribe to We the People and our companion podcast, Live at America’s Town Hall , ...
Dec 07, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Vanita Gupta and Michael Moreland join National Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen to preview next week’s Supreme Court arguments about a dispute over a cake shop owner’s right to not create a cake for a same-sex marriage event. Gupta is the president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. The Leadership Conference joined an amicus brief in this case with other civil rights groups (NAACP, Southern Poverty Law Center), siding with the Civil Rights Divisio...
Nov 30, 2017•42 min
Alex Abdo of the Knight First Amendment Institute and Orin Kerr of George Washington Law debate whether warrantless searches and seizures of cellphone records violate the Fourth Amendment in a special podcast hosted at the National Press Club. In late November, the Supreme Court will tackle a very modern question about the venerable Fourth Amendment: Does it allow police to see where you’ve been for the past four months by looking at your cellphone data without a warrant? In Carpenter v. United ...
Nov 22, 2017•1 hr 14 min
Joseph Fiskin from the University of Texas at Austin Law School and Steven Willis from the University of Florida, Levin College of Law join National Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen to look at potential constitutional issues related to tax reform measures under debate at Congress. Please rate and review our podcasts on iTunes. And visit our Resources page at <a href="http://constitutioncenter.org/podcasts">constitutioncenter.org/podcasts</a> to comment on this podc...
Nov 16, 2017•56 min
Bruce Ackerman and Chris Fonzone join National Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen to discuss a lawsuit challenging several congressional actions used to authorize United States military actions against ISIS and other terror groups.
Nov 10, 2017•49 min
As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump ran on a platform of rolling back the “administrative state.” Since taking office, President Trump has followed through on some of his campaign promises, signing various Executive Orders aimed at undoing previous Executive Orders issued by President Obama. What will be the impact of the president’s regulatory agenda? Is Trump restoring constitutional order and checks and balances through his executive orders? Joining us to discuss these important questio...
Nov 02, 2017•57 min
Josh Blackman and Jed Shugerman join the National Constitution Center’s Jeffrey Rosen to discuss President Trump’s alleged violation of the Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses.
Oct 26, 2017•44 min
Debo Adegbile and Will Consovoy join National Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen to discuss constitutional challenges to the Voting Rights Act and election law.
Oct 20, 2017•1 hr 7 min
In the aftermath of the Las Vegas tragedy, renewed attention has come to controversy over the constitutional status of guns in the United States and the role of the Second Amendment. Joining National Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen to discuss this central question are two of the leading scholars on this subject. Saul Cornell is the Paul and Diane Guenther Chair in American History at Fordham University. Nelson Lund is University Professor at George Mason University Antonin Sc...
Oct 12, 2017•1 hr
Michael Morley and Daniel Tokaji join National Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen to discuss Supreme Court arguments in a potential landmark case about gerrymandering.
Oct 07, 2017•58 min
Shannon Gilreath and Keith Whittington join National Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen to discuss if the courts can regulate hate speech.
Sep 28, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Michael Dorf and Ilya Shapiro join National Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen to preview a potentially blockbuster Supreme Court term starting in early October.
Sep 21, 2017•1 hr 5 min
In commemoration of Constitution Day 2017, we will explore what James Madison would think of today’s presidency, Congress, courts, and media and how we can resurrect Madisonian values today.
Sep 14, 2017•1 hr 10 min
Brian Kalt and Margaret Love join National Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen in a broad-ranging discussion about the President’s constitutional powers to issue pardons.
Sep 07, 2017•59 min
Protests in Charlottesville, Baltimore, and Ferguson have prompted many questions about the right to protest in our country. What restrictions can governments place on assemblies? What responsibilities do governments have to protect protestors? How should we think about the right to protest in a free society? John Inazu and Burt Neuborne join National Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen to discuss Charlottesville and the right to free assembly.
Aug 31, 2017•56 min
Article I of the Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, raise armies, and regulate forces. Yet Article II names the President the Commander-in-Chief and vests him with the executive power. Who should be in charge of the nation’s security? What does the Constitution say about the relationship between Congress and the President in wartime? With rising tensions with North Korea, Afghanistan, and the global war on terror, these questions are as important as ever. Joining National Cons...
Aug 25, 2017•58 min
Can President Trump block citizens from following his own Twitter feed? The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University has filed suit on behalf of several Twitter users who were denied the ability to follow the President’s Twitter feed after they made comments critical of him. The Institute claims that the ban is a violation of a First Amendment right to free speech and free assembly, and that a public official’s social media page is a designated public forum. The Justice Department...
Aug 17, 2017•58 min
National Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen moderates a special discussion about the 1963 Birmingham Church bombing and how it impacted the meaning of equality in America. In this event, held on June 16 in Philadelphia, bombing survivor Sarah Collins Rudolph, Washington Post editor and author of Kennedy and King Steven Levingston, and Philadelphia Orchestra composer-in-residence Hannibal Lokumbe spoke with Rosen about the bombing’s legacy could also bring about constitutional ch...
Aug 10, 2017•1 hr 9 min
John Avlon, editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast, discusses the first president’s momentous and prescient farewell address to the nation and how the address could help reunite America through the lessons rooted in Washington’s experience as described in his new book, Washington’s Farewell: The Founding Father’s Warning to Future Generations. Michael Gerhardt, scholar-in-residence at the National Constitution Center, moderates. the discussion.
Aug 03, 2017•1 hr 19 min
In a special We The People podcast event, National Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen talks about the importance of the Supreme Court’s future at the famed Chautauqua Institution. Rosen spoke to an enthusiastic crowd on July 26, 2017 at the Institution in the southwestern part of New York State, which was founded in 1874. Among the upcoming cases Rosen discussed were free speech and privacy issues in front of the Supreme Court during its next term, which starts in October. In pa...
Jul 27, 2017•1 hr 21 min
Deborah Archer of New York Law School and Derek Muller of Pepperdine University discuss the agenda and challenges of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. Read about the 24th Amendment on the National Constitution Center's Interactive Constitution . Continue today’s conversation on Facebook and Twitter using @ConstitutionCtr . We want to know what you think of the podcast. Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly , our email roundup...
Jul 20, 2017•53 min
David Schleicher of Yale University and Todd Zywicki of George Mason University discuss the text, history, and future of this contested amendment. New essays are now available on the Constitution Center's Interactive Constitution . Read about the 17th Amendment , the 20th Amendment , the 24th Amendment , and the 25th Amendment . Continue today’s conversation on Facebook and Twitter using @ConstitutionCtr . We want to know what you think of the podcast. Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org ....
Jul 13, 2017•52 min
At a live event in Los Angeles, CA, Cindy Cohn of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Judge Alex Kozinski of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and Eugene Volokh of UCLA discuss current debates about speech online. Continue today’s conversation on Facebook and Twitter using @ConstitutionCtr . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly , our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. Please ...
Jul 06, 2017•59 min
Brianne Gorod of the Constitutional Accountability Center and Ilya Shapiro of the Cato Institute break down the busy final days of the Court's 2016-2017 term. Continue today’s conversation on Facebook and Twitter using @ConstitutionCtr . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly , our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. Subscribe to We the People and our companion podcast, Live at America’s Town ...
Jun 29, 2017•53 min
Legendary Supreme Court reporter Lyle Denniston reflects on the Court, the Constitution, and his long career. Continue today’s conversation on Facebook and Twitter using @ConstitutionCtr . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at [email protected] . Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly , our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. Subscribe to We the People and our companion podcast, Live at America’s Town Hall , on iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. We ...
Jun 28, 2017•1 hr 8 min
Cybersecurity expert Paul Rosenzweig and Stephen Vladeck of the University of Texas explore the constitutional debate over leaks and their publication. Continue today’s conversation on Facebook and Twitter using @ConstitutionCtr . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly , our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. Please subscribe to We the People and our companion podcast, Live at America’s Town ...
Jun 22, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Steve Calabresi of Northwestern University and Sheryll Cashin of Georgetown University discuss the landmark case and its constitutional legacy. Continue today’s conversation on Facebook and Twitter using @ConstitutionCtr. We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly , our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. Please subscribe to We the People and our companion podcast, Live at America’s Town Hall , on...
Jun 15, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Celebrated First Amendment attorney Floyd Abrams examines the degree to which American law protects free speech more often, more intensely, and more controversially than anywhere else in the world. Continue today’s conversation on Facebook and Twitter using @ConstitutionCtr. We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at [email protected] . Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly , our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. Please subscribe to We the People and our companion...
Jun 08, 2017•1 hr 7 min
Alan Dershowitz and Laura Donohue join our Jeffrey Rosen to discuss the legal and constitutional issues surrounding President Donald Trump’s handling of the Russia probe. This show was engineered by Jason Gregory and produced by Nicandro Iannacci and Scott Bomboy . Research was provided by Lana Ulrich and Tom Donnelly . The host of We the People is Jeffrey Rosen . Continue today’s conversation on Facebook and Twitter using @ConstitutionCtr. We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us...
Jun 05, 2017•41 min
Jeffrey Rosen , president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, answers listener questions about the Preamble, judicial power, and more. Continue today’s conversation on Facebook and Twitter using @ConstitutionCtr . We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org . Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly , our email roundup of constitutional news and debate. Please subscribe to We the People and our companion podcast, Live at America’s Town Hall , o...
Jun 01, 2017•57 min
