A weekly show of constitutional debate hosted by National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen where listeners can hear the best arguments on all sides of the constitutional issues at the center of American life.
Ken Starr, the former independent counsel who investigated President Clinton before his impeachment, and Joan Biskupic, CNN Supreme Court analyst and biographer of Chief Justice Roberts, predict how the Chief will preside over the trial and how disputes over procedure may play out in conversation with host Jeffrey Rosen.
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Was the Qasem Soleimani Strike Constitutional?
War powers experts John Bellinger and Oona Hathaway grapple with the legal and constitutional controversies surrounding the U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian military leader Gen. Qassem Soleimani last week –in conversation with host Jeffrey Rosen.
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Understanding the Four Executive-Branch-Subpoen...
Four major cases currently in the courts center around subpoenas – as Congress and, separately, a state grand jury request financial documents from President Trump, and Congress seeks testimony from former White House Counsel Don McGahn. Explaining these important cases, which could have major implications for separation of powers, guests Steve Vladeck and Andy Grewal join host Jeffrey Rosen.
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2019: A Constitutional Year in Review
David French and Kate Shaw recap the biggest constitutional debates of 2019 with host Jeffrey Rosen.
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RBG on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sits down with Jeffrey Rosen to share invaluable life lessons, reflect on her career, and discuss Jeff’s new book Conversation with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty and Law.
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Should President Trump Be Impeached?
Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Committee Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon and some of her congressional colleagues, as well as leading constitutional scholars, share their candid thoughts on impeachment live at the National Constitution Center.
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Is There a Constitutional Right to Transport a ...
Do gun owners have a right to travel with their firearms outside of their city or any place else? Second Amendment experts Darrell Miller and Clark Neily join host Jeffrey Rosen to discuss that question at the center of a c ase just heard by the Supreme Court.
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What Would Madison Think of the Presidency Today?
Tracing the history of the American presidency and exploring the biggest controversy surrounding it today – impeachment – scholars Sean Wilentz and Sai Prakash join host Jeffrey Rosen.
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Dueling Platform Policies and Free Speech Online
Twitter has decided to ban paid political advertising, while Facebook has not– will either policy have unintended consequences for free speech principles online? Digital speech experts Ellen Goodman of Rutgers University Law School and Eugene Volokh of UCLA Law join host Jeffrey Rosen to discuss.
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Can the Trump Administration End DACA?
The Trump administration’s decision to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is being challenged at the Supreme Court, and argument was held earlier this week. Brianne Gorod and Josh Blackman join host Jeffrey Rosen to explore those challenges.
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Conversations with RBG
Host Jeffrey Rosen unveils his new book Conversations with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law in a live interview with Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick.
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Is Brexit a British Constitutional Crisis?
Joining us from London, two experts on Brexit – Meg Russell of University College London and Kim Lane Scheppele of Princeton – explain its impact on the UK Constitution.
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What Does the Constitution Say About Impeachment?
Detailing the process for impeachment set out by the Constitution – host Jeffrey Rosen is joined by former Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman, who served on the House Judiciary Committee during the Nixon impeachment, and Gene Healy of the Cato Institute.
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Can Employees Be Fired for Being LGTBQ?
Employment discrimination against LGBTQ people is at the center of three cases that were argued at the Supreme Court last week; Karen Loewy, Senior Counsel for Lambda Legal, and Professor David Upham of the University of Dallas explain the arguments on both sides of these cases in conversation with host Jeffrey Rosen.
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Two Federal Judges on How They Interpret the Co...
Chief Judge Diane Wood of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit and Judge Jeffrey Sutton of the 6th Circuit debate how the Constitution should be interpreted and discuss their experiences as Supreme Court clerks, and more, in conversation with host Jeffrey Rosen.
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We the People Live: Supreme Court 2019 Term Pre...
This week, We the People partnered with SCOTUSblog's podcast SCOTUStalk for a Supreme Court preview, recorded live at the National Constitution Center. Host Jeffrey Rosen was joined by SCOTUSblog's Amy Howe and John Elwood.
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The Battle for the Constitution: Live at The At...
This week, the National Constitution Center in partnership with The Atlantic launched a new web project: “The Battle for the Constitution”— a year-long exploration of the major issues and controversies surrounding the Constitution today from all sides of the debate. At the Atlantic Ideas Festival on September 25, the NCC and the Atlantic celebrated the launch with a series of panels featuring scholars, journalists and legislators.
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Justice Neil Gorsuch, Live at America’s Town Hall
Justice Gorsuch discusses civics and civility, the importance of separation of powers, what originalism means to him, and why he is optimistic about the future of America with NCC President Jeffrey Rosen.
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Madison vs. Mason
Profiling two Virginian Founding Fathers and parsing the differences between their constitutional visions – scholars Colleen Sheehan and Jeff Broadwater join host Jeffrey Rosen.
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When Should Judges Issue Nationwide Injunctions?
What are nationwide injunctions, and are they constitutional? Two experts on nationwide injunctions, Amanda Frost of American University’s Washington College of Law and Howard Wasserman of Florida International University Law School, join host Jeffrey Rosen to dive into those questions.
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The Next Big Second Amendment Case?
A challenge to a New York City gun regulation could be the Supreme Court’s first major Second Amendment ruling in almost a decade. Adam Winkler of UCLA Law and Ilya Shapiro of the CATO Institute discuss the case with host Jeffrey Rosen.
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The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Battles over the future of slavery in the nation and the territories, the nature and extent of individual rights and the meaning of equality, and whether and how the union could survive characterized the Lincoln-Douglas debates; historians Sidney Blumenthal and Lucas Morel explore the debates with host Jeffrey Rosen.
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Live at America's Town Hall: George F. Will
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist George F. Will discusses his political and constitutional philosophy with Jeffrey Rosen.
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The Federalists vs. the Anti-Federalists
What were the biggest constitutional debates between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists? Scholars Jack Rakove and Mike Rappaport join host Jeffrey Rosen to explore those debates.
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When does Twitter-blocking violate the First Am...
President Trump violated the First Amendment by blocking people on Twitter based on their viewpoints, according to a recent decision by the Second Circuit. Debating this decision, First Amendment experts David French and Katie Fallow join host Jeffrey Rosen.