Last week, the National Constitution Center hosted "Clerks at 100" — a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the start of Supreme Court clerkships. The celebration included a symposium featuring former Supreme Court clerks who discussed their special experiences working for the justices. This episode features National Constitution Center President Jeffrey Rosen’s conversation with Judge Diane Wood of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit who clerked for Justice Harry Blackmun and Judge Jeffrey Sutton of the Sixth Circuit who clerked for retired Justice Lewis Powell and Justice Antonin Scalia. The judges shared how their clerkship experiences shaped their approaches to interpreting the Constitution.

On Monday, the first day of the new Supreme Court term, the Court heard argument in Kahler v. Kansas, a case that could generate an entirely new line of constitutional jurisprudence. The case revolves around the “insanity defense,” an ancient doctrine under which people who committed crimes because of their severe mental illness would not be held legally culpable.

Each year, the Supreme Court starts its new term on the first Monday of the month of October, an annual event that goes back to 1917. Why is that day so special and when did the justices start their annual sessions before then?

When we think about trial by jury in criminal cases, we all probably envision a 12-member jury that must reach a unanimous verdict to convict. But under a pair of Supreme Court cases from half a century ago, that is not actually a constitutional requirement.

The Supreme Court heard argument on Tuesday in a trio of cases centering around Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination "because of... sex." Bostock v. Clayton County Georgia and Zarda v. Altitude Express, Inc. raise the question of whether Title VII prohibits employers from firing people because of their sexual orientation, and R.G. and G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asks whether Title VII prohibits firing based on gender identity. Read our blog post about the cases below and tune in to We the People next week for post-argument analysis.

Supreme Court hears two major cases today on Title VII and discrimination by Scott Bomboy

"The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish..."

Article III, Section One by Richard W. Garnett and David A. Strauss

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Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea Clinton, join the National Constitution Center as they unveil their new book, The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience. The Clintons share the stories of the women who have inspired them throughout history and around the globe. MSNBC's Joy Reid moderates, with introductory remarks by National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen.

As the Supreme Court's 2019 term gets started, explore the careers and judicial philosophies of Justices Neil Gorsuch and Antonin Scalia and Chief Justice William Howard Taft. These panels were moderated by National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen and Judge Douglas Ginsburg, and guests included Joan Biskupic, Ilya Shapiro, and Elizabeth Wydra.

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