For or Against Constitutional Originalism?: A Debate

Tuesday, October 8 | 1 p.m. ET

Stanford University professor Jonathan Gienapp, author of the new book, Against Constitutional Originalism: A Historical Critique, is joined by Stephen Sachs of Harvard Law School to discuss Gienapp’s challenge to originalists’ unspoken assumptions about the Constitution, the history of originalism as a constitutional methodology, and its role in constitutional interpretation today. Thomas Donnelly, chief content officer at the National Constitution Center, moderates. Learn more

John Lewis: A Life

Wednesday, October 16 | Noon ET

David Greenberg’s new biography, John Lewis: A Life, chronicles the remarkable story of the civil rights activist and congressman. Professor Kenneth Mack of Harvard University joins Greenberg for a discussion of Lewis’ life and impact on American history, whose heroism during the Civil Rights Movement helped inspire America’s new birth of freedom. Lana Ulrich, vice president of content and senior counsel at the National Constitution Center, moderates. Learn more

IN PERSON AND ONLINE

2024 National First Amendment Summit

Tuesday, October 22

4:30–5:30 p.m. | Welcome reception

5:30–7 p.m. | Program

Co-hosted by FIRE and NYU’s First Amendment Watch, the National Constitution Center’s 2024 National First Amendment Summit convenes America’s leading thinkers for a vigorous discussion of the state of free speech in America and around the globe. A keynote conversation about global free speech with Jason Rezaian of The Washington Post will be followed by discussions of free speech on campus and online. Panelists include FIRE Vice President of Campus Advocacy Alex Morey; Nadine Strossen, author of Free Speech: What Everyone Needs to Know; Jonathan Turley, author of the new book The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage; Mary Anne Franks, author of the new book Fearless Speech: Breaking Free from the First Amendment; Keith Whittington, author of You Can't Teach That!: The Battle over University Classrooms; and Kenji Yoshino of NYU School of Law.

A welcome reception with access to the National Constitution Center's new First Amendment gallery will take place from 4:30–5:30 p.m. The program will directly follow from 5:30–7 p.m. Learn more

This event is presented in partnership with FIRE and NYU’s First Amendment Watch.

Electing the President: The Popular Vote vs. The Electoral College

Tuesday, October 29 | Noon ET

On the eve of the 2024 presidential election, join Jesse Wegman, author of Let the People Pick the President: The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College, and professor Robert Hardaway, author of Saving the Electoral College: Why the National Popular Vote Would Undermine Democracy, for a program examining the history and current debate over the Electoral College. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. Learn more

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