Read an excerpt from Jeffrey Rosen’s forthcoming book, The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America, in The Atlantic, which comes out Tuesday, February 13.

The Constitution Drafting Project: A Discussion of Five New Amendments

Run time: 56 minutes

Caroline Fredrickson, Timothy Sandefur, and Ilan Wurman discuss the NCC’s landmark Constitution Drafting Project, their approaches to constitution drafting, the various amendments they agreed on, and the project’s importance in today’s constitutional environment. Listen now

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Tune Into One of the Most Important Arguments in Decades: Trump v. Anderson

by Marcia Coyle | Read time: 5 minutes

“More than 70 ‘friend-of-the-court’ briefs have been filed in the crucial constitutional battle over Donald Trump’s eligibility for the presidency, and some by the nation’s most respected historians and legal scholars offer compelling arguments on both sides. ...” Read more

Explaining Donald Trump’s 14th Amendment Case at the Supreme Court

by Scott Bomboy | Read time: 7 minutes

“On Feb. 8, 2024, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a potentially historic case that could affect former President Donald Trump’s efforts to run for election this year. ...” Read more

Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen Provides Expert Analysis on MSNBC, CNN

In anticipation of the Supreme Court’s Trump v. Anderson hearings Thursday, National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen and Judge J. Michael Luttig appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe and during CNN’s breaking news coverage to provide expert analysis and opinion on the much-watched case. 

Article V

“The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress...”

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