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Should the Government Regulate Speech on Campus?
On March 2, President Trump announced his plans to sign an executive order “requiring colleges and universities to support free speech if they want f…
7 years, 3 months ago
The Future of Abortion Laws at the Supreme Court
Two leading voices from organizations on different sides of today's biggest debates over reproductive rights and abortion laws—Catherine Glenn Foster…
7 years, 4 months ago
Is the Presidency Too Powerful?
On this Presidents’ Day edition of We the People, political historian Julian Zelizer of Princeton and constitutional law professor Eric Posner of the…
7 years, 4 months ago
The Tennessee Wine Case and the 21st Amendment
For We the People listeners enjoying wine this Valentine’s Day – we’re exploring the still-pending Supreme Court case Tennessee Wine and Spirits Reta…
7 years, 4 months ago
Can the Equal Rights Amendment be Revived?
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) technically expired on June 30, 1982, the ratification deadline set by Congress, but a renewed push to resurrect and…
7 years, 4 months ago
Football, Faith, and the First Amendment
A dispute over the firing of a high school football coach who refused to stop praying on the field after games reached the Supreme Court this term; l…
7 years, 5 months ago
MLK's Constitutional Legacy
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, this episode celebrates King’s life and work, his hopeful vision for America, and his fight to pass landmark …
7 years, 5 months ago
Is the Second Amendment a “Second Class Right”?
The Supreme Court has not decided a major Second Amendment case since McDonald v. Chicago in 2010, but the Court may break this silence soon if it de…
7 years, 5 months ago
Can the President Declare a National Emergency to Build the Wall?
President Trump and congressional Democrats remain at an impasse over a White House proposal to fund the construction of a southern border wall. The …
7 years, 5 months ago
Best of 2018: ‘Madison, the Media, and the Mob’ Live at America’s Town Hall
Jeffrey Rosen hosts a live conversation at the National Constitution Center with leading journalists—Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlanti…
7 years, 6 months ago