Are Religious Charter Schools Constitutional?

Run time: 1 hour

On April 30, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond, which examines the constitutionality of religious charter schools. In this episode, Michael McConnell and Steven Green join Jeffrey Rosen to recap the oral arguments, debate the meaning and history of the Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses, and survey the Court’s other religion cases from this term. Listen now

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The most underrated Founding Father: Oliver Ellsworth?

by NCC Staff | Read time: 3 minutes

“On the anniversary of Oliver Ellsworth’s birth, Constitution Daily looks back an important founder who helped forge a compromise that led to the Constitution and later played important roles in the early Senate and Supreme Court. …” Read more

10 facts about President James Monroe

by NCC Staff | Read time: 3 minutes

“James Monroe was the only president, aside from George Washington, to run unopposed for re-election. But that may not be the most surprising fact about the last Founding Father to occupy the White House.

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Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

In honor Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, watch this Constitution Day program with Simon Tam, a musician who fought for his First Amendment right of free speech in Matal v. Tam, as he reflects on the impact of his case and offers advice on how to make a difference. Watch now

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.”

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