Employment discrimination against gay and transgender people is at the center of three cases that were argued at the Supreme Court last week. Karen Loewy, senior counsel for LGBTQ legal advocacy organization Lambda Legal, and Professor David Upham of the University of Dallas explain the arguments on both sides of these cases in conversation with host Jeffrey Rosen.

On October 16, 1962, Justice Byron R. White joined the Supreme Court as one of two appointments made by President John F. Kennedy. In 2012, Constitution Daily contributor Lyle Denniston wrote a retrospective about White's Supreme Court career, which we have reprinted here.

October 13 marked the anniversary of an American icon: the White House. Here's a look back at its remarkable history.

In today’s popular culture, William Seward is best known for his association with Abraham Lincoln. But his name is also forever linked to a decision back in 1867 that brought Alaska into the fold as a United States territory, at a bargain price.

In the latest development in ongoing efforts by the Democratic-controlled House to gain access to the president's financial records, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled last week that the accounting firm Mazars USA, LLP must turn over certain business documents related to their client, President Trump. In the majority opinion, Judge David Tatel wrote that Congress may investigate any subject on which it might conceivably legislate. So, since Congress is considering revising the laws governing financial disclosures by presidents and presidential candidates, it should have access to the president's financial records. The White House will likely seek review of this ruling by the Supreme Court, but, if it stands, it may serve as a key precedent for other disputes between this president and this Congress.

D.C. Circuit Upholds Congressional Subpoena to Trump Accounting Firm by Robert Black

"All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives."

Article I, Section 1: General Principles by William N. Eskridge, Jr. and Neomi Rao

The Interactive Constitution is the leading digital resource about the Constitution’s history and its meaning today. A free online platform, the Interactive Constitution brings scholars from across the legal and philosophical spectrum to explore the meaning of each provision of our founding document.

Richard Stengel, journalist, former Under Secretary of State, and former head of the National Constitution Center, provides an insider account of his time at the highest levels of government in the fight against the global rise of disinformation as described in his book, Information Wars: How We Lost the Global Battle Against Disinformation and What We Can Do About It. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.

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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