The Supreme Court Rejects the Independent State Legislature Theory

Run time: 59 minutes

Judge J. Michael Luttig and Professor Evan Bernick break down the Moore v. Harper decision, including why the Court decided to reject the independent state legislature theory and what this means for the future of judicial review of election laws. Listen now

The Modern History of Originalism

Run time: 1 hour

A panel of libertarian and conservative scholars—J. Joel Alicea, Anastasia Boden, and Sherif Girgis—conduct an in-depth comparative look at the different strands of originalism as a constitutional methodology. Watch now

We the People and Live at the National Constitution Center are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more 

Supreme Court Rules Against Universities in Affirmative Action Decision

by Scott Bomboy | Read time: 5 minutes

“A divided Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the use of affirmative action in admissions programs at two universities was unconstitutional. ...” Read more

Significant Supreme Court Cases in the 2022-2023 Term

by Scott Bomboy | Read time: 4 minutes

“Here is a list of the major decisions expected from the nine justices, including rulings on free speech, redistricting, the environment, student loans, immigration, and speech protections for internet content providers. ...” Read more

Live From the Aspen Ideas Festival: 2022-23 Supreme Court Review

This week, NCC President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen moderated a panel live from the Aspen Ideas Festival featuring three of America’s leading legal scholars: Neal Katyal, Pam Karlan, and Clark Neily. During the program, they discussed the major decisions from the Supreme Court’s most recent term, including Allen v. Milligan, Moore v Harper, Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, and more. Listen on We the People

Article I, Section 4

“The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.”

Read interpretations in the Interactive Constitution

Support the Center

Your generous support enables the National Constitution Center to thrive as America’s leading platform for nonpartisan constitutional education and civil dialogue.  

Connect with us

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.