Recapping oral arguments in the NetChoice cases, which ask whether the First Amendment prevents states from banning viewpoint discrimination on social media platforms What’s New This Week Can Texas and Florida Ban Viewpoint Discrimination on Social Media Platforms? Run time: 1 hour Alex Abdo and Larry Lessig discuss the oral arguments in NetChoice v. Paxton and Moody v. NetChoice, which involved challenges to attempts by Texas and Florida to prevent social media sites from banning viewpoint discrimination. Listen 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 The Latest at Constitution Daily Blog Is a Bump Stock a “Machinegun?” The U.S. Supreme Court Takes up the Question by Marcia Coyle | Read time: 6 minutes “After the 2017 mass shooting on the Las Vegas strip—the worst in American history—many Americans learned the phrase ‘bump stock’ for the first time. This week, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a challenge to a federal rule defining bump stocks as machine guns prohibited by federal law. ...” Read more A Brief History of Presidential Primaries by Scott Bomboy | Read time: 5 minutes “On Tuesday, March 5, voters in 15 states will play a major role in selecting the two major party candidates in this year’s presidential election. The Super Tuesday primaries represent an evolution from a system that once relied on congressional caucuses and nomination conventions to choose candidates. ...” Read more More From the National Constitution Center Black Women, Representation, and the Constitution With the passage of the 15th and 19th Amendments more than 100 years ago, African American women’s suffrage became part of the Constitution. Yet the history of the struggle for Black women’s voting rights is still developing today. As we transition from Black History Month to Women’s History Month, watch this America’s Town Hall program from November 2021 to hear scholars Nadia Brown, Bettye Collier-Thomas, and Martha Jones discuss the history of Black women in America’s representative democracy. Watch now Constitutional Text of the Week First Amendment “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” 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. SUPPORT 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. National Constitution Center | Independence Mall, 525 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Unsubscribe
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