Constitution Drafting Project

The Constitution Drafting Project brings together three teams of leading constitutional scholars—team libertarian, team progressive, and team conservative—to draft and present their ideal constitutions. Team libertarian was led by Ilya Shapiro, then of the Cato Institute, and included Timothy Sandefur of the Goldwater Institute and Christina Mulligan of Brooklyn Law School. Team progressive was led by Caroline Fredrickson of Georgetown Law School and included Jamal Greene of Columbia Law School and Melissa Murray of New York University School of Law. Team conservative was led by Ilan Wurman of Arizona State University College of Law and included Robert P. George of Princeton University, Michael McConnell of Stanford Law School, and Colleen A. Sheehan of Arizona State University.

This project was made possible with support from Jeff Yass.

The Libertarian Constitution

By Ilya Shapiro of the Cato Institute, Timothy Sandefur of the Goldwater Institute, and Christina Mulligan of Brooklyn Law School

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The Progressive Constitution

By Caroline Fredrickson of Georgetown Law School, Jamal Greene of Columbia Law School, and Melissa Murray of New York University School of Law

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The Conservative Constitution

By Robert P. George of Princeton University, Michael McConnell of Stanford Law School, Colleen A. Sheehan of Arizona State University, and Ilan Wurman of Arizona State University College of Law

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NCC Constitutional Convention

As a continuation of the Drafting Project, the National Constitution Center reconvened the conservative, progressive, and libertarian teams for a virtual constitutional convention to draft and propose a series of amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The result was five new amendments adopted by representatives from all three teams.

Proposed Amendments with Introduction
Proposed Amendments with Introduction

By Caroline Fredrickson of Georgetown Law, Ilya Shapiro of the Manhattan Institute, and Ilan Wurman of Arizona State University College of Law

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Proposed Amendments Only
Proposed Amendments Only

By Caroline Fredrickson, Robert P. George, Jamal Greene, Michael McConnell, Christina Mulligan, Melissa Murray, Timothy Sandefur, Ilya Shapiro, Colleen A. Sheehan, and Ilan Wurman

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