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Journalists and academics participated in a discussion on free speech and due process on college and university campuses. Topics included reducing the number of bureaucrats on college…

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.

Bill of Rights Institute President David Bobb talked about the history and significance of the Bill of Rights Day, which is December 15.

Viewers responded to a question related to Bill of Rights Day 2022: “What is the most important right to you?” Bill of Rights Institute President David Bobb talked about the history and…

The Nation Magazine legal analyst Elie Mystal looked at the rights afforded to American citizens by the U.S. Constitution and offered his thoughts on how to prevent those rights from being…

Authors Jamal Greene (How Rights Went Wrong) and Wilfred Codrington (The People’s Constitution) discussed societal and individual rights throughout history. This program, moderated by the…

William Hyland talked about his book, George Mason: The Founding Father Who Gave Us the Bill of Rights.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered remarks at the National Archives to mark the 227th anniversary of the Bill of Rights. Before she spoke, the National Archives marked the…

Constitutional scholar Linda Monk explained the Bill of Rights, detailing each of the ten amendments and how they were ratified. She also described how these rights are used by citizens and…

Indiana University Law School professor Gerard Magliocca provided a history of the Bill of Rights.

Historians talked about American motivations for entering World War I, how the country mobilized for war, and government restrictions on free speech and the press in response to protests.

Three federal judges discussed the history of the Bill of Rights and its impact 225 years after ratification on a number of modern issues, including technology, same-sex marriage, free…

Christine Blackerby and Jennifer Johnson gave a tour of the National Archives “Amending America” exhibit that marks the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights on…

Linda Monk talked about the role of North Carolina in ratifying the U.S. Constitution and demanding a Bill of Rights.

Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton re-enactors debated the need for a Bill of Rights. December 2016 marked the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights, the first…

Professor Colleen Sheehan talked about James Madison’s role in the creation of the Bill of Rights. December 15, 2016, marked the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights.

Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, was interviewed by telephone about the history of the Bill of Rights on the anniversary of its ratification.

Historians and authors talked about the state of the new nation after the U.S. constitution’s ratification and the debate over adding a Bill of Rights. They also spoke about how Congress…

John Whitehead talked about his book, Battlefield America: The War on the American People, in which he argues the U.S. is on the verge of becoming what he calls a “police state.”

Carol Berkin, history professor at Baruch College, examines the motivations for the creation of the Bill of Rights, and the debates that it spurred, which are echoed today. She speaks with…