Email from National Constitution Center Recap the oral arguments from Chiles v. Salazar What’s New This Week Do Bans on Conversion Therapy Violate the First Amendment? Run time: 1 hour Stephanie Barclay of the Georgetown University Law Center and Erwin Chemerinsky of the UC Berkeley School of Law join to recap the oral arguments from Chiles v. Salazar and discuss whether Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy violates the First Amendment. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. Listen now on We the People Thomas Jefferson’s Debts Run time: 39 minutes Thomas Jefferson was well-known for offering advice about industry and frugality to his family members and friends, and he was passionate about expanding public education in America. Unfortunately, he did not always live up to his own ideals. Jeffrey Rosen talks with Dr. Alan Shaw Taylor and Ken Burns on what we can learn from Jefferson’s commitment to education and struggles with debt. Listen now on Pursuit: The Founders’ Guide to Happiness We the People and Pursuit: The Founders’ Guide to Happiness are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more The Latest at Constitution Daily Blog Explaining the two historical acts in the National Guard controversy by Scott Bomboy | Read time: 4 minutes “As the battle over the Trump administration’s use of National Guard troops to protect immigration enforcement officials plays out in the legal system, some formerly obscure acts of Congress could play a key role in the appeals process. ... ” Read more A new Supreme Court term with high stakes for the nation and the Roberts Court by Marcia Coyle | Read time: 6 minutes “President Donald Trump’s legal battles will dominate the new term of the U.S. Supreme Court even as the justices once again wade into culture war issues such as gun regulations, LGBTQ rights, and money in elections. ... ” Read more More From the National Constitution Center The Insurrection Problem by Jeffrey Rosen | Read time: 12 minutes “Shay’s Rebellion filled Alexander Hamilton with dread. In 1786, armed men shut down courts in five counties across Massachusetts and, early the next year, marched on the federal armory in Springfield. The mobs included debtors trying to prevent the courts from foreclosing on their farms, and opponents of centralized government. The insurrectionists believed that the newly adopted Massachusetts Constitution, drafted in 1779 by John Adams, would shift power from the poor to the rich, from the many to the few, from the backcountry to Boston, from democracy to aristocracy. ... ” Read more on the Constitution Daily blog. The full article is available on The Atlantic and requires a free trial or subscription. Constitutional Text of the Week The Tenth Amendment “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” Read interpretations in the Interactive Constitution Support the Center Your generous support enables the National Constitution Center to thrive as America’s leading platform for nonpartisan constitutional education and civil dialogue. SUPPORT Connect With Us Update your email preferences by clicking the Update Profile link below to subscribe to other National Constitution Center newsletters and manage how often you hear from us. National Constitution Center | Independence Mall, 525 Arch St | Philadelphia, PA 19106 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Our Privacy Policy | Constant Contact Data Notice