February 08, 2021
Senate Republicans say the text of the Constitution only allows sitting presidents to be tried after they are impeached, but Democrats argue there is a precedent that the Senate has tried former officials in the past. So who is right?
The National Constitution Center's Jeffrey Rosen joins MSNBCs Ali Velshi to look at both sides of the following argument: Is the Senate impeachment trial of a former president unconstitutional?
Examining the scope of the president’s authority to set tariffs.
Brian Kalt of Michigan State College of Law and Jeffrey Toobin, author of The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy, explore…
The Supreme Court will now consolidate three birthright citizenship cases and hear arguments on May 15, 2025 at 10 a.m. A…
In this session, students engage in a conversation on slavery in America from the Constitution to Reconstruction. This session…
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