Kermit Roosevelt and James Bopp, Jr. talked about the legal arguments and lawsuits surrounding the 14th Amendment and seeking to disqualify former President Trump from the 2024 presidential…
661 viewsMark Graber talked about lawsuits being filed in several states seeking to disqualify former President Trump from the presidency based on the 14th amendment’s insurrection clause.
566 viewsViewers commented on efforts in several states to disqualify former President Trump from appearing on ballots in the 2024 primaries and general election. Supporters of these efforts base their argument…
881 viewsThe Supreme Court heard oral argument on Harvard’s race-conscious admissions policy. The case was originally part of a consolidated case and included the University of North Carolina, but it was separated…
6,454 viewsThe Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case concerning the University of North Carolina’s race-conscious admissions policy, among the factors used in UNC’s holistic applicant review. UNC said it…
6,620 viewsJeffrey Rosen talked about the debate over President Biden invoking the 14th amendment as a way to solve the debt limit stalemate.
390 viewsViewers responded to the question “Should President Biden invoke the 14th Amendment to raise the debt limit?”
1,048 viewsThe 14th Amendment was the subject of law professors Randy Barnett and Evan Bernick’s book, The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment. Georgetown University Law Center constitutional…
1,200 viewsThe Supreme Court heard oral argument in Carson v. Makin, a case centering on whether public funds in the state of Maine can be used to subsidize a faith-based private school education. The…
3,597 viewsProfessors Randy Barnett and Evan Bernick talked about their book, The Original Meaning of the 14th Amendment. They argued that the 14th Amendment, which gave the federal judiciary and…
1,476 viewsProfessors 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. The…
14,989 viewsThe Supreme Court heard oral argument in United States v. Gary, a case on criminal law and the scope plain-error review for defendants who plead guilty to firearms possession and whether…
989 viewsChristopher Bonner spoke with the co-editors of the Journal of the Civil War Era about the his book Remaking the Republic: Black Politics and the Creation of American Citizenship. He…
195 viewsThe Supreme Court heard consolidated oral argument for Ford Motor Company v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court, a case concerning a product liability suit and whether the state court…
2,227 viewsClemson University history professor Orville Vernon Burton talked about the origins of the 14th Amendment, and why it was essential and necessary to ratify after the South’s defeat in the…
1,665 viewsClemson University history Professor Vernon Burton recalled his experiences as an expert witness for plaintiffs in voting rights cases in South Carolina and Texas. Professor Burton also…
425 viewsWilliam Blair talked about how the 14th Amendment was used after the Civil War to punish former rebels for secession. He described how the different sections of the amendment applied to…
1,142 viewsNeal Katyal and Randy Barnett talked about the Supreme Court’s 1978 decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke. The landmark case concerns a medical school applicant who claimed he was rejected…
21,238 viewsCarol Steiker and Kent Scheidegger talked about the Supreme Court’s 1976 decision in Gregg v. Georgia, the landmark case concerning Troy Leon Gregg, a convicted armed robber and murderer who challenged his…
37,835 viewsLaw Professors Ted Shaw and Michael Klarman talked about the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, which came about after Homer Plessy, an African American man, was arrested in New Orleans for taking a seat reserved…
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