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We The People

A weekly show of constitutional debate hosted by National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen where listeners can hear the best arguments on all sides of the constitutional issues at the center of American life.

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    The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen

    This week we dive into the fascinating history of global constitutionalism and declarations of independence. Linda Colley of Princeton University, author of the new book The Gun, The Ship, and the Pen: Warfare, Constitutions, and the Making of the Modern World, and David Armitage of Harvard University author of The Declaration of Independence: A Global History, join host Jeffrey Rosen.   More

    April 8, 2021, 8:34 PM

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    Should College Athletes Be Paid?

    In the midst of March Madness, the Supreme Court recently heard oral argument in NCAA v. Alston. The case is an antitrust challenge to the NCAA’s rules on compensation for athletes, brought by college basketball and football players including Shawne Alston, a former West Virginia University running back who argues that college athletes are being exploited.   More

    April 1, 2021, 6:31 PM

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    Labor Rights and Property Rights at SCOTUS

    On March 23, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid. Broadly, the case pits the rights of unions to communicate with workers versus the rights of business owners to keep other organizers off of their property, and whether owners must be compensated as a result of any “taking” of that property that occurs.   More

    March 25, 2021, 8:58 PM

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    Women Constitutional Visionaries

    In honor of Women’s History Month, this week we highlight constitutional visionaries from landmark eras in American women’s history—sharing women’s legendary contributions to the Founding; the fight for abolition, the right to vote, and the 19th Amendment; the civil rights and equal rights movements; and more.    More

    March 18, 2021, 2:14 PM

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    One Year of COVID-19 and the Constitution

    As the world reflects on one year of #COVID19 lockdowns this week, this episode recaps the variety of constitutional issues sparked by the pandemic. Joshua Matz—a lawyer and partner at Kaplan Hecker and Fink LLP who successfully defended a Kentucky coronavirus-related public health order before the U.S.   More

    March 11, 2021, 5:00 PM

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    When Can Police Enter Suspects' Homes?

    The Supreme Court recently heard oral argument in Lange v. California. The case asks whether a police officer violated the Fourth Amendment when he entered the garage of a person suspected of a misdemeanor crime without a warrant while in “hot pursuit” of him.   More

    March 4, 2021, 7:34 PM

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    Arizona Election Rules at SCOTUS

    On March 2, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee. The case centers on two of Arizona’s election rules: 1. Arizona does not count provisional ballots cast in person on Election Day outside of the voter’s designated precinct and 2.   More

    February 25, 2021, 3:50 PM

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    African American Constitutional Visionaries

    In commemoration of Black History Month, this week we’re sharing the courageous stories and legendary lives of African American constitutional visionaries throughout history—including well-known figures like Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Ida B.   More

    February 18, 2021, 8:12 PM

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    Impeachment, Incitement, and the First Amendment

    Did President Trump’s January 6 speech prior to the attack on the Capitol constitute the crime of incitement? Is it necessary to demonstrate that it did in order for the Senate to find him guilty of incitement as a high crime and misdemeanor under the Impeachment Clause and convict him?   More

    February 11, 2021, 7:39 PM

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    President Biden’s Executive Orders

    What are executive orders, and how has the Biden administration used them thus far? Presidential power experts Cristina Rodriguez, author of The President and Immigration Law, and Michael McConnell, author of The President Who Would Not Be King, join host Jeffrey Rosen to answer those questions and more.   More

    February 5, 2021, 1:08 AM

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    Mobs in America's Past and Present

    A mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, leading to a ricochet of effects including the impeachment of President Trump. On this episode, experts Larry Kramer, president of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Colleen Sheehan, Director of Graduate Studies at the Arizona State School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership, explore the history of mobs past and present, online and in-person.   More

    January 28, 2021, 9:28 PM

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    Can a Former President Be Tried for Impeachment?

    Judge J. Michael Luttig, formerly of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and Professor Keith Whittington of Princeton join host Jeffrey Rosen to consider the constitutional text and historical precedent surrounding the question of whether the senate can hold President Trump’s impeachment trial now that he’s left office.   More

    January 21, 2021, 11:08 PM

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    The Second Impeachment of President Trump

    The House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump for a second time this week, with a vote of 232 in favor, 197 against, and 4 not voting. Prior to the vote, host Jeffrey Rosen sat down with two experts on the Constitution and presidential power—Cristina Rodriguez of Yale Law School and Michael McConnell of Stanford Law School.   More

    January 14, 2021, 8:35 PM

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    The Mob, the Capitol, and the Constitution

    In the early morning on January 7, 2021, Congress certified President-elect Biden’s Electoral College victory after a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol. This episode reflects on the historic and constitutional significance of the events of “a date which will live in constitutional history.”   More

    January 8, 2021, 1:00 AM

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    Live at the NCC: The Founders and the Greeks and Romans

    A panel of experts dives into what early American founding figures—including Thomas Jefferson, John and Abigail Adams, George Washington, Mercy Otis Warren, and Phyllis Wheatley—learned from the Greeks and Romans, from their early education through adulthood, and how that knowledge came to influence founding documents such as the Constitution and Declaration of Independence and the scope and shape of the American republic.   More

    December 31, 2020, 8:42 PM

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    2020: A Constitutional Year in Review

    2020 was a tumultuous and eventful year—starting with the impeachment trial, and then the COVID-19 pandemic, crucial conversations about racial inequality, the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and addition of Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, as well as the 2020 presidential election and ensuing court battles over it.   More

    December 24, 2020, 1:27 PM

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    Can the President Pardon Himself?

    Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution says the president “shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.” This episode explores presidential pardons past and present—from Thomas Jefferson’s pardons of people convicted under the Sedition Act, through President Carter pardoning Richard Nixon and George H.W.   More

    December 17, 2020, 1:32 PM

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    Religion, the Constitution, and COVID-19 Restrictions

    In Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo (2020), the Supreme Court recently granted a preliminary injunction against (i.e. temporarily blocked) New York’s COVID-19 restrictions on attendance at houses of worship (pending further litigation), siding with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and two orthodox Jewish synagogues, who argued that the restrictions violated the free exercise of religion guaranteed by the First Amendment.   More

    December 10, 2020, 11:42 PM

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    The Census: Back at the Supreme Court

    Can non-citizens be excluded from the census count, which serves as a basis of apportionment and allocate seats in the House of Representatives? Janai Nelson of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and John Eastman of Chapman University debate this question, which is at the heart of Trump v.   More

    December 3, 2020, 11:21 PM

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    The Constitution Drafting Project

    The National Constitution Center’s Constitution Drafting Project brought together three teams of leading constitutional scholars—team libertarian, team progressive, and team conservative—to draft and present their ideal constitutions. The leaders of each team—Caroline Frederickson of team progressive, Ilya Shapiro of team libertarian, and Ilan Wurman of team conservative—joined host Jeffrey Rosen to share the process behind their approach to drafting their constitutions and agreeing on what to include and not to include; the overall structure of their constitutions as well as the specific constitutional ideas they added to and subtracted from the U.S.   More

    November 26, 2020, 7:21 PM

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