Join us this week to explore what the Fourth Amendment says and means   Online Learning Opportunities   The Fourth Amendment Live Class Wednesday, May 3 | Introductory Class at 12 p.m. ET and Advanced Class at 2 p.m. ET In this session, students will examine the historical context and the drafting of the Fourth Amendment and explore what it says and means. This lesson allows students to examine the Fourth Amendment text, history, and interpretation, describe key terms and ideas (like searches, seizures, and privacy), and define some of the key debates about where the Fourth Amendment is headed in an age of new technology. REGISTER: INTRODUCTORY CLASS REGISTER: ADVANCED CLASS The Fourth Amendment Featuring Clark Neily Friday, May 5 | 1 p.m. ET For this Friday session, Clark Neily, senior vice president for legal studies at the Cato Institute, joins Chief Learning Officer Kerry Sautner live at the National Constitution Center for a discussion on the Fourth Amendment. Neily will also discuss his career as an attorney and author, as well as answer questions from in-person and online audiences. REGISTER: ALL LEVELS MORE CIVIC LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Live at the Museum: The Fourth Amendment: Can They Search That? Wednesday, May 10 | 12 p.m. ET Can the government search your locker, open your backpack, and listen to your phone calls? The Constitution says that we are protected against unreasonable searches and seizures but can the government still look through your stuff? Join the Center’s education team in The Story of We the People exhibit to learn about what protections we have against search and seizure! REGISTER   For Educators   The Constitution as Amended: Article V and a Walking Tour of America's 27 Constitutional Amendments Wednesday, May 17 | 6:30 p.m. ET Join us for our final monthly professional learning workshop in the 2022-2023 school year! During this session, we will be joined by Bruce Murphy, the Fred Morgan Kirby Professor of Civil Rights at Lafayette College. Participants will explore the amendment process, as outlined in Article V of the U.S. Constitution. Starting with why the process was included in the Constitution in the first place, we will examine the 27 times the Constitution has been changed and determine the circumstances necessary to add a new amendment. REGISTER   More From the National Constitution Center   What are "True Threats" Under the First Amendment The Supreme Court recently heard a case about a Colorado man, Billy Ray Counterman, who was sentenced to over four years in prison for stalking due to threatening Facebook messages that he sent to a singer named C.W. Counterman argued that the charges violated his speech rights and that his messages were not “true threats,” which is a kind of speech not protected under the First Amendment. The issue in the case is whether or not his messages actually constituted under “true threats” (or if conduct like stalking should be distinguished); and if so, how should courts determine what a “true threat” is? In this episode, we dive into the facts and issues in the Counterman v. Colorado case, the history of “true threats” doctrine under the First Amendment, and recap the oral arguments, including whether the justices might decide that “true threats” should be determined by an objective test, such as if a reasonable person would regard the statement as a threat of violence; or whether they might find that it depends on the speaker’s specific intent. Genevieve Lakier of the University of Chicago and Gabe Walters of FIRE join host Jeffrey Rosen to discuss. LISTEN   Thank you for being part of our community of educators. If you have any questions, need assistance, or have feedback to share about the new website or any of these new educational offerings, we’d love to hear from you. Please email the education team at [email protected].     Connect with us Interactive Constitution | Professional Development | Events Calendar | Online Learning Opportunities The National Constitution Center's education team is here to help with any of our online resources. Email [email protected] with questions or comments on how we can help you and your students with your remote learning needs. Update your email preferences by clicking the Update Profile link below to subscribe to other National Constitution Center newsletters and manage how often you hear from us.   National Constitution Center | Independence Mall, 525 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Our Privacy Policy | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] in collaboration with Try email marketing for free today!