New Amendments and the Future of Constitutional Reform

Run time: 42 minutes

Akhil Reed Amar, Caroline Fredrickson, David French, and Ramesh Ponnuru discuss the Center's Constitution Drafting Project, the amendment process, Article V, and the future of constitutional reform. Listen now

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Two Unusual Murder Cases and the Death Penalty’s Constitutionality

by Marcia Coyle | Read time: 7 minutes

“Eight years ago, a divided U.S. Supreme Court rejected death row inmate Richard Glossip’s claim that a drug used in Oklahoma executions violated the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. In a remarkable turn of events, Glossip is back before the justices with new legal issues...” Read more

May 30, 1860: A Future American President’s Deadly Duel

by NCC Staff | Read time: 4 minutes

“On May 30, 1806, future President Andrew Jackson nearly died in a duel when he killed his opponent, a fellow plantation owner. While the deadly duel two years earlier between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton is the most famous in American history, Jackson was a frequent dueler among the prominent politicians of the dueling age, which lasted up until the Civil War era. ...” Read more

The History of LGBTQ Rights in America

Celebrate Pride Month by revisiting this episode of We the People that looks back on LGBTQ rights and advocacy throughout American history—from key stories and figures to key court cases interpreting the scope of LGBTQ rights under the Constitution. James Kirchick, author of Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington, and Dale Carpenter, Judge William Hawley Atwell Chair of Constitutional Law at SMU and author of Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence v Texas, join Jeffrey Rosen for the conversation. Listen now on We the People

Article V

“The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution...”

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