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The National Constitution Center looked at how the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution evolved and its role in the American democratic system. This event was held at the Constitution Ce…

Floyd Abrams, a constitutional law attorney who has argued before the Supreme Court 13 times, joined free speech advocates and legal scholars for a discussion on First Amendment cases in the…

Jeffrey Rosen gave a tour of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia and spoke about the creation of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. He also showed several rare early drafts.

Abraham Lincoln scholars Michael Burlingame, Noah Feldman, and Diana Schaub talked about the 16th president’s speeches and what they revealed about his views on the Constitution. The Nationa…

Legal scholars discussed “originalism,” which aims to interpret the U.S. Constitution according to how it might have been understood or was intended to be understood at the time it was writt…

The National Constitution Center hosted a special program on the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution. The National Constitution Center is located in Philadelphia.

Scholars Wilfred Codrington III and Charles Kesler discussed two interpretations of the Constitution - the original intent of the Founders versus viewing the Constitution as a living documen…

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon Wood examined the political debates that surrounded the creation of the U.S. Constitution. He was joined in discussion by other panelists who explored…

Jeff Rosen and Paul Cassel talked about the 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona, in which the court ruled 5-4 that criminal suspects must be informed of their right against self-…

Constitutional scholar Akhil Amar and former solicitor general Paul Clement talked about the 1963 Supreme Court decision in Gideon v. Wainwright. The guests also responded to viewer phone ca…

A panel of scholars discussed the relationship between American literature and the Constitution. They argued that this intersection is where ideas on American democracy are expressed and dis…

A panel of scholars discussed the intellectual sources of the U.S. Constitution. From French philosopher Montesquieu to Sir William Blackstone, the founders looked to various writers and tex…

Floyd Abrams and Theodore Olon talked about the Supreme Court’s 1971 decision in New York Times v. United States. The case concerns the New York Times and Washington Post's successful challe…

Beverly Gage and Thomas Goldstein talked about the 1919 Supreme Court case Schenck v. United States, in which the court unanimously ruled that the Espionage Act of 1917 was constitutional, e…

Professors Mae Ngai and Josh Blackman talked about the 1886 Supreme Court decision in Yick Wo v. Hopkins, a case in which a Chinese laundry owner challenged a discriminatory city ordinance. …

Constitutional scholars Katie Fallow and Nadine Stossen talked about the 1969 landmark Supreme Court decision in Brandenburg v. Ohio. In the case the justices overturned the hate speech conv…

Supporters and opponents of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) took part in a National Constitution Center debate on whether the U.S. should ratify the constitutional amendment that would guar…

Panelists talked about the history and politics of Prohibition. The panel spoke about the reasons for the movement against alcohol abuse beginning in the 19th century and the problems with e…

The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia hosted a virtual “town hall” about George Washington’s influence in shaping the Constitution after the Revolutionary War -- and, as president…

Representatives Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) and Steve Cohen (D-TN), National Review Editor Rich Lowery, and PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel joined the National Constitution Center for a virtual d…