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Justice Stephen Breyer on the Importance of Civics Education
To conclude our week-long celebration of Constitution Day and to celebrate the launch of our Constitution 101 course, Supreme Court Justice Stephen B…
3 years, 8 months ago
Supreme Court 2022-23 Term Preview
After a few months of summer break, the Supreme Court will begin its next term on Monday, October 3. And it could be another historic term. Some of t…
3 years, 9 months ago
The NCC’s Constitutional Convention Reports: The Proposed Amendments
This summer, as a continuation of the National Constitution Center’s Constitution Drafting Project, teams of leading conservative, libertarian, and p…
3 years, 9 months ago
Originalism: A Matter of Interpretation
September 17 is Constitution Day in the United States, celebrating the day that members of the Constitutional Convention signed the document in Phila…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Intellectual Inspirations Behind the Constitution
We have just launched an exciting project on the NCC’s website: The Founders’ Library. In it, you can read primary texts that span American constitut…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Legality of the Biden Administration’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
On August 24th, the White House announced a plan to forgive $20,000 in student loan debt for borrowers who received Pell Grants, and $10,000 for othe…
3 years, 10 months ago
Is the First Amendment Enough Today?
Today on We the People, we’re sharing a conversation from a private event hosted by the National Constitution Center this May in Coral Gables, Florid…
3 years, 10 months ago
Constitutional Questions After the Raid on Mar-a-Lago
On August 8, the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago, former President Donald Trump’s home in Palm Beach, Florida. They seized 11 sets of documents, some of whic…
3 years, 10 months ago
A Constitutional Conversation at Crystal Bridges
The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, opened a new exhibit this summer called We the People: The Radical Notion of Dem…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Case for Reforming the Electoral Count Act – Part 2
The Electoral Count Act of 1887 is the law that dictates the congressional procedure for certifying Electoral College results in a presidential elect…
3 years, 10 months ago