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“What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”
In 1852, the Ladies Anti-Slavery Society of Rochester, New York, invited Frederick Douglass to give a July Fourth speech. Douglass opted to speak on …
6 years ago
The Supreme Court’s DACA Decision
Last week, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) will remain in place, ruling that the Trump adm…
6 years ago
LGBTQ Employees’ Rights at the Supreme Court
This week, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia and two related cases, holding that an employer who discrimina…
6 years ago
Live at the NCC: Policing, Protests, and the Constitution Part 2
Last Friday, the National Constitution Center hosted a two-part national Town Hall program on policing, protests, and the Constitution. The wide-rang…
6 years ago
Live at the NCC: Policing, Protests, and the Constitution Part 1
Last Friday, the National Constitution Center hosted a two-part national Town Hall program on policing, protests, and the Constitution. This episode—…
6 years ago
What is Section 230?
Last week, Twitter added a fact-check message to President Trump's tweets about voter fraud and vote by mail, and a notice that one of his tweets abo…
6 years ago
Voting, Coronavirus, and the Constitution
Coronavirus has presented difficulties in holding presidential primaries this spring and will continue to pose challenges for the general election. S…
6 years, 1 month ago
“Faithless Electors” Supreme Court Argument Recap
Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments by teleconference, and the National Constitution Center recapped those arguments live on C-SPAN wit…
6 years, 1 month ago
Supreme Court Remote Argument Recaps Part 2
This week, the Supreme Court continued to hear oral arguments by teleconference, and the National Constitution Center recapped those arguments live o…
6 years, 1 month ago
The Supreme Court’s First Remote Argument – A Recap
This week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments by teleconference, allowing the public to listen in, in real time, for the first time in history. O…
6 years, 1 month ago