America’s Most Consequential Elections: From FDR to Reagan

Run time: 1 hour

Michael Gerhardt and Andrew Busch join Jeffrey Rosen to explore the pivotal elections of 1932 and 1980. They compare the transformative presidencies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan, and trace how founding-era debates between Hamilton and Jefferson over the scope of federal and executive power re-emerged during the New Deal and Reagan Revolution. Listen on We the People or watch the America’s Town Hall

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Will the Supreme Court Clip the Wings of Prosecutors in Their Jan. 6 Prosecutions?

by Marcia Coyle | Read time: 5 minutes

“Before the U.S. Supreme Court takes up former President Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from criminal prosecution in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, the justices will hear another Jan. 6 case that may affect not just Trump, but 300 others involved in that violent riot, and the future power of federal prosecutors in similar situations. ...” Read more

Is There a Constitutional Right for Homeless Encampments on Public Property?

by Scott Bomboy | Read time: 7 minutes

“On April 22, 2024, the Supreme Court will consider the constitutionality of local government ordinances regulating the use of public property by homeless people. Its decision could have a big impact on states with large homeless populations like California, Oregon, and Arizona. ...” Read more

April 16, 1963: King’s Indignant Message in ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’

“Martin Luther King’s faith in the power of exalted language to awaken the nation would seem obvious. On August 28, 1963, citing the ‘architects of our republic’ in his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech at the March on Washington, King invoked the “magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. ...” Read now

Eighth Amendment

“Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”

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