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W.E.B. Du Bois and His Impact on America

Exploring the life and lasting influence of W.E.B. Du Bois

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Can President Trump unilaterally lay off 1,400 Department of Education employees?

Unpacking the Supreme Court’s decision in McMahon v. New York

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Covering the Supreme Court

How the media and the political branches influence judicial legitimacy

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Supreme Court Term Roundup

Exploring the major decisions and trends of the Court’s 2024-25 term

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Unpacking the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Skrmetti

Exploring whether Tennessee can ban medical for Transgender Minors

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Can President Trump Federalize the California National Guard?

Unpacking Governor Newsom’s lawsuit against President Trump

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Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation

The life and constitutional legacy of Senator Charles Sumner

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The History of Jews in the American South

Exploring the Jewish experience from the Revolutionary era to the Civil War

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Executive Power in the Trump Era

Constitutional scholars debate the scope of the President’s power

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The Legacy of Justice Souter

Justice Souter’s clerks and colleagues reflect on his life and impact

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The Presidential Pardon Power

Exploring the evolution of the presidential pardon From Jefferson to Trump

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Are Religious Charter Schools Constitutional?

Reviewing oral arguments in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond

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The Future of Birthright Citizenship

A Constitutional Debate

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The Day the Revolution Began

Remembering the Battles of Lexington and Concord at 250

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Do the Trump Tariffs Violate the Constitution?

Examining the scope of the president’s authority to set tariffs.

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Judges on Judicial Independence

Federal judges discuss threats to the judicial branch

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Who Is Government?

Examining the lives of the civil servants that make up our government.

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Deportations and the Law

Examining the president’s power to carry out deportations

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Is DOGE Breaking the Law?

Debating the legal basis for DOGE’s actions

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The State of Partisanship

Confronting the challenges of a divided nation

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The Supreme Court and the Trump Administration

Previewing the judicial response to President Trump’s actions

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How Powerful is the President?

Putting President Trump’s broad claim of executive power in historical perspective

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The 14th Amendment and the History of Reconstruction

Exploring the constitutional legacy of Reconstruction

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President Trump’s Executive Orders

Examining the legal and constitutional stakes of the president’s actions

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What the Black Intellectual Tradition Can Teach Us About American Democracy

Recognizing how Black thinkers and artists shaped our nation

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My Fellow Americans: Presidents and their Inaugural Addresses

Examining President Trump’s second inaugural speech in historical context

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Can Texas Require Age Verification on Adult Sites?

The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton

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The Future of TikTok

The Supreme Court hears a First Amendment challenge to the TikTok divestiture bill

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For or Against Constitutional Originalism?

Debating how to interpret the Constitution

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The Life and Constitutional Legacy of Gouverneur Morris

Remembering the “Penman of the Constitution”

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The Meese Revolution

The constitutional legacy of Attorney General Edwin Meese III

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How Religious Were the Founders?

The founders’ views on faith in private and public life

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Can Tennessee Ban Medical Transitions for Transgender Minors?

Reviewing oral arguments in U.S. v. Skrmetti

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Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn

The illiberal legacy of America’s 28th president

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The President’s Power to Make Recess Appointments

When is the president able to appoint cabinet officials without Senate confirmation?

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The Legacy of John Adams

The constitutional vision and moral virtues of John Adams and his family

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Native Americans and the Supreme Court

Exploring Native American history and law through the stories of landmark Supreme Court cases

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How Should We Elect the President?

A debate about the Electoral College

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The NCC’s 2024 National First Amendment Summit

The State of Free Speech, on campus and online

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The Supreme Court Hears Glossip v. Oklahoma

Recapping the oral arguments in the court’s most recent death penalty case

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Can the ATF Regulate Ghost Guns?

Recapping the Supreme Court oral arguments in Garland v. VanDerStok

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Anne Applebaum on Autocratic Threats Around the World

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum discusses her newest book

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The 2024 Liberty Medal Ceremony Honoring Ken Burns

America’s storyteller Ken Burns receives the NCC’s Liberty Medal award

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A Conversation With Justice Neil Gorsuch on ‘The Human Toll of Too Much Law’

A Constitution Day 2024 conversation with Justice Neil Gorsuch and Janie Nitze

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‘The Highest Calling’: A Conversation With David Rubenstein on the American Presidency

Best-selling author, philanthropist, and National Constitution Center Trustee David Rubenstein discusses his new book

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The Scientist Turned Spy: André Michaux, Thomas Jefferson, and the Conspiracy of 1793

Patrick Spero of the American Philosophical Society discusses his forthcoming book

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Can the Attorney General Appoint a Special Counsel?

Debating Judge Cannon’s decision to dismiss the Trump classified documents case

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The State of the American Idea

Debating the core values of the Declaration and the Constitution

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The History of Illiberalism in America

Exploring challenges to liberal democracy from the Founding to today

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The Constitutional Legacy of Watergate

Historians Garrett Graff and Robert Doar discuss lessons from Watergate on the 50th anniversary of Nixon’s resignation

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President Biden’s Proposed Supreme Court Reforms

Constitutional historians evaluate President Biden’s reform package

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The Evolution of Originalism

Georgetown law professor Randy Barnett joins to discuss his new memoir, A Life for Liberty: The Making of an American Originalist

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Judge David Tatel on Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice

Judge David Tatel joins to discuss his new memoir, experiences on the bench, and overcoming blindness

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Presidential Immunity From the Founding to Today

Sai Prakash and Michael McConnell discuss the constitutional history of presidential power and immunity

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Trump v. United States and the National Security Constitution 

The Supreme Court on presidential immunity, executive power, and foreign affairs

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Recapping the Supreme Court’s 2023-24 Term

Diving into the decisions the Supreme Court has released on guns, Chevron deference, January 6, and more

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The Interbellum Constitution

Exploring the development of constitutional interpretation before the Civil War

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Can the Constitution Serve as a Document of National Unity?

Yuval Levin and Aziz Rana discuss their latest books

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The Trump Verdict and the Rule of Law

A look at presidential attacks on the judicial system throughout American history

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The Supreme Court Upholds South Carolina’s Voting Map

Breaking down the Court’s decision in Alexander v. NAACP, a racial gerrymandering case

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Lincoln’s Lessons: Then and Now

Historians Harold Holzer and Sidney Blumenthal discuss lessons from Abraham Lincoln’s legacy on immigration, voting rights, and more

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The Battle Over Free Speech on Campus

A deep dive into the constitutional principles surrounding speech and protest rights on college campuses

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Democracy Checkup: Preparing for the 2024 Election

Evaluating the state of American democracy ahead of the next presidential election

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The Meta Supreme Court

Two members of the Meta Oversight Board discuss free speech and election integrity

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Is President Trump Immune From Prosecution?

Previewing the Supreme Court oral arguments in the Trump v. United States case

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America’s Most Consequential Elections: From FDR to Reagan

A conversation with authors Michael Gerhardt and Andrew Busch comparing these pivotal presidencies

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Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment

A conversation with historian Allen Guelzo about Abraham Lincoln’s impact on American democracy

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Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics

Historians Carol Berkin and H.W. Brands discuss partisanship in early America

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Justice Stephen Breyer on Reading the Constitution

Why Justice Breyer chose pragmatism, not textualism

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Can the Government Pressure Private Companies to Stifle Speech?

The Supreme Court examines the limits of jawboning

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Democracy, Populism, and the Tyranny of the Minority

Political scientists explore the threats facing democracy in America and around the globe.

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The Supreme Court Says States Can’t Keep Trump Off the Ballot

Breaking down the Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling that individual states cannot bar insurrectionists from holding federal office under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment and the 5-4 ruling that only Congress can enforce Section 3.

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Can Texas and Florida Ban Viewpoint Discrimination on Social Media Platforms?

Recapping oral arguments in the NetChoice cases, which ask whether the First Amendment prevents states from banning viewpoint discrimination on social media platforms

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The Founders, the Pursuit of Happiness, and the Virtuous Life

A Conversation about Jeffrey Rosen’s new book, The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America

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The Constitution Drafting Project: A Discussion of Five New Amendments

Legal scholars reflect on the NCC’s Constitution Drafting Project

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David Hume and the Ideas That Shaped America

Sharing audio from a live America’s Town Hall program about the influence of Scottish philosopher David Hume on the founders and the Constitution

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Unpacking the Supreme Court’s Tech Term

Exploring key cases at the intersection of technology and the First Amendment

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Will The Supreme Court Overturn Chevron?

Recapping oral arguments about the future of the administrative state

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Should President Trump Be Allowed on the 2024 Ballot?

The Supreme Court reviews President Trump’s eligibility under the 14th Amendment

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From Spies to Leakers: The History of the Espionage Act

Sharing an episode from our companion podcast, Live at the National Constitution Center about this WWI-era law

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Loyalists vs. Patriots and the American Revolution

Sharing an episode from our companion podcast, Live at the National Constitution Center about political division during the Revolutionary War

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A Conversation with Robert Post on the Taft Court

Making Law for a Divided Nation, 1921-1930

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How Far Does Congress’ Taxing Power Go?

Recapping oral arguments in Moore v. United States, about the constitutionality of the “mandatory repatriation tax”

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The Future of the Securities & Exchange Commission

Recapping oral arguments in a wide-ranging case challenging the SEC on three separate constitutional grounds.

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Breaking Down the Supreme Court’s Code of Ethics

How will the new ethics rules be applied and enforced?

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Native Peoples and Redefining U.S. History

Sharing audio from a recent America’s Town Hall program about new takes on the history of Indigenous peoples in America

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The Constitutionality of Firearms Bans for Domestic Violence Abusers

Recapping arguments in the biggest Second Amendment case of the year

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Can a Public Official Block You on Social Media?

Recapping oral arguments in two cases about when and how the First Amendment applies when public officials use social media

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The Forgotten Years of the Civil Rights Movement

Sharing an episode from our companion podcast, Live at the National Constitution Center, about the long, untold history of civil rights in America from the Founding until the 1960s.

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The Founders, Demagogues, and the American Presidency

Sharing an episode from our companion podcast, Live at the National Constitution Center, about the dangers of demagogues and the presidency

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Will the Supreme Court Strike Down South Carolina’s Voting Map?

Recapping oral arguments in the Alexander v. South Carolina NAACP case involving claims of racial gerrymandering.

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Is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Unconstitutional?

Recapping oral arguments in a case challenging the funding structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Previewing the Supreme Court’s October 2023 Term

Adam Liptak and Sarah Isgur join host Jeffrey Rosen to preview the Supreme Court’s upcoming term.

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A Debate about Religious Liberty in America

On Constitution Day, 2023, leading scholars debate to what extent religious people have a constitutional right to exemption from obeying the law.

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The First Amendment on Campus and Online

Panel 3 of the National First Amendment Summit, which was held at the National Constitution Center on September 13, 2023

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The U.S. Supreme Court and Ethics Reform

Experts discuss various proposals to reform ethics rules for the Supreme Court

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Is President Trump Disqualified from Office Under the 14th Amendment?

Constitutional law experts discuss whether and how Section 3 of the 14th Amendment might apply to disqualify President Trump from office