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The Story of the 26th Amendment
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of the 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18. This week’s episode tells the fascinat…
4 years, 10 months ago
The Revolutionary Life of Mercy Otis Warren
This week’s episode profiles Mercy Otis Warren—a trailblazing woman who was one of the leading thinkers of America’s Revolutionary and Founding perio…
4 years, 10 months ago
The “Eviction Moratorium” and the Constitution
On August 3, the Biden Administration issued an order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention creating a second “eviction moratorium” tha…
4 years, 10 months ago
Are Vaccine Mandates Constitutional?
As students return to school, hundreds of colleges and universities are requiring those returning to campus to get coronavirus vaccines. Recently, a …
4 years, 10 months ago
Will President Biden Transform Antitrust?
President Biden recently issued the Executive Order on Competition which aims to break up corporate power across the economy—proposing antitrust init…
4 years, 11 months ago
Should the Supreme Court Reconsider NYT v. Sullivan?
The landmark 1964 Supreme Court decision New York Times Company v. Sullivan shaped libel and defamation law and established constitutional principles…
4 years, 11 months ago
Benjamin Franklin and the Constitution
Benjamin Franklin is well known as a Founding Father and an innovative inventor, scientist, and diplomat. But did you know he had a major and often u…
4 years, 11 months ago
Brnovich v. DNC, The Supreme Court, and Voting Rights
Last week, the Supreme Court released its opinion in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee—upholding two Arizona voting rules by deciding that th…
4 years, 11 months ago
A Constitutional Commemoration of Independence Day
As Americans look forward to celebrating Independence Day this holiday weekend, this week’s episode dives into the Declaration of Independence. We tr…
5 years ago
The Latest Big Decisions from the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently released decisions from some of the most highly-anticipated cases of this term. Jess Bravin, who covers the Supreme Court …
5 years ago