A roundup of constitutional news and debate New Episode of We the People Podcast The Next Big Second Amendment Case? A challenge to a New York City gun regulation could be the Supreme Court’s first major Second Amendment ruling in almost a decade. Adam Winkler of UCLA Law and Ilya Shapiro of the CATO Institute discuss the case with host Jeffrey Rosen. LISTEN TO WE THE PEOPLE Live at America's Town Hall podcast Listen to the live constitutional conversations held here at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia and across the country! This week's episode: Armed in America If you're enjoying our podcasts, please rate and review them on Apple Podcasts here: Live at America's Town Hall and We the People The Latest at Constitution Daily Blog Shays' Rebellion starts in Massachusetts On August 29, 1786, a popular uprising began in Massachusetts. Shays’ Rebellion was one of several critical events that led to the calling of a Constitutional Convention the following year in Philadelphia. Why is August 26 known as Women's Equality Day? The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote nationally on August 18, 1920, so why is Women’s Equality Day on August 26 each year? 10 fascinating facts about the "I Have A Dream" speech On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his famous “I Have A Dream” speech as part of the March on Washington. Constitution Daily explores the speech and the events that led up to it. READ THE BLOG The Big Debate: Are "faithless" electors unconstitutional? Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit ruled that members of the Electoral College are not bound to vote for the candidate who won their state—rather, electors have a constitutional right to vote for whomever they want. The plaintiff in the case, Michael Baca, a Democrat, is being called a "faithless" elector because, despite being required to vote for statewide winner Hillary Clinton, he cast his electoral vote for John Kasich. Baca was then replaced with a new elector, who voted for Clinton. Baca's case has sparked debate over whether the 1952 Supreme Court case Ray v. Blair actually resolved the "faithless" elector question. In that case, the Supreme Court held that where state law authorizes a party to choose its electors for a primary, the party can require electors to pledge to support the party's national nominee, under the 12th Amendment. Analysis from the Constitution Center Can states control how presidential electors vote? by Lyle Denniston Constitutional Clause of the Week Section 1 of the 12th Amendment "The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President..." 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