Can the ATF Regulate Ghost Guns?

Run time: 58 minutes

Clark Neily and Dru Stevenson join Jeffrey Rosen to recap the oral arguments in Garland v. VanDerStok and debate whether ghost guns—which are untraceable weapons without serial numbers, assembled from components or kits that can be bought online—may be regulated as firearms. Listen now

For or Against Constitutional Originalism?: A Debate

Run time: 1 hour

Jonathan Gienapp and Stephen Sachs discuss Gienapp’s new book, Against Constitutional Originalism: A Historical Critique, as well as his challenge to originalists’ unspoken assumptions about the Constitution, the history of originalism as a constitutional methodology, and its role in constitutional interpretation today. Watch now

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A New Supreme Court Term Begins in the Shadow of a Presidential Election

by Marcia Coyle | Read time: 6 minutes

“The U.S. Supreme Court opens a new term on the eve of an intense, historic election in which the justices may be called on to play a key role in the results. ...” Read more

10 Fascinating Facts on the White House’s Anniversary

by NCC Staff | Read time: 3 minutes

“October 13 marks the anniversary of an American icon: The White House. Here’s a look back at its remarkable history. ...” Read more

Indigenous Peoples and the First Amendment

Monday, October 14, is Indigenous Peoples’ Day. This 1840 petition from the Cherokee Nation requests Congress pay for land lost during the forced relocation of Indigenous tribes. You can view it in the First Amendment gallery. Learn more

Credit: Frank Amari, Jr. 

The Second Amendment

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” 

Read interpretations in the Interactive Constitution

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