The National Constitution Center is offering a series of America’s Town Hall programs about constitutional issues in the news. Join these programs for free from your home computer, laptop, or any mobile device by registering below.

JUNE 30 I 6:30 p.m. EDT

The National Constitution Center hosts a symposium bringing together contributors to The Atlantic and the Center's joint online project, The Battle for the Constitution. The program begins with a conversation featuring project contributor John Inazu, Tracey Meares of Yale Law School, and former Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey exploring the constitutional dimensions of policing, protests, and equal protection. The second panel, featuring Deborah Pearlstein of Cardozo Law and online project contributors Polly Price and Adam White, explores the key constitutional issues raised by the coronavirus crisis. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.

This program is presented in partnership with The Atlantic and in conjunction with The Battle for the Constitution website, exploring the top issues of today from a constitutional perspective. This program is also made possible through generous support from the John Templeton Foundation.

JULY 8 I 12 p.m. EDT

Join Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost for an online, bipartisan discussion about the role of state attorneys general in addressing policing reform, protests, and other constitutional challenges facing states today. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.

This program is presented in partnership with the Center for Excellence in Governance at the National Association of Attorneys General.

JULY 20 I 12 p.m. EDT

What did the original Constitution say about the right to vote? How did that change over time, and why? In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment and 150th anniversary of the 15th Amendment, join election law experts Alexander Keyssar of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Derek Muller of the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law, and Franita Tolson of the University of Southern California Gould School of Law for a conversation exploring the evolution of suffrage from the American Revolution to today. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. 

This program is presented as part of the Center’s yearlong initiative, Women and the Constitution, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.

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