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Last Friday, the National Constitution Center hosted a national Town Hall program on policing, protests, and the Constitution. We shared the two-part event on both of our podcasts this week. Part one features National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen’s keynote conversation with Judge Theodore McKee of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Their wide-ranging discussion covered qualified immunity for police officers, the history of racial inequality, protests and the First Amendment, and more. In part two, a panel of leading scholars and commentators—Monica Bell, David French, Janai Nelson, and Theodore Shaw—further touched on these issues.
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Forgotten Founders: Gouverneur Morris by Nicholas Mosvick
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On This Day, a Committee Forms to Write the Declaration of Independence by NCC staff
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June 14 is Flag Day, the shared birthday of two American institutions—the American flag and the U.S. Army. Commemorate the U.S. Army’s 245th anniversary and the American flag’s 243rd birthday with the National Constitution Center’s educational resources on the First Amendment, the history of protests in the United States, and the role that the flag has played in freedom of speech. During the day, we’ll also share images, stories, flag etiquette tips, and fun facts, so be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @constitutionctr!
From the National Constitution Center
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The Preamble
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
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Read > the roundup of this week's articles on The Battle for the Constitution—a partnership with The Atlantic that explores constitutional debates in American life.
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