The Constitution sets out a process for impeachment. Host Jeffrey Rosen is joined by former Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman, who served on the House Judiciary Committee during the Nixon impeachment, and Gene Healy of the Cato Institute to detail that process.

Last Tuesday, abortion became a major focus for the first time on the Democratic presidential primary debate stage, when Senator Kamala Harris highlighted her plan for cracking down on states that unconstitutionally restrict abortion.

On October 24, 1861, a group of delegates in 39 Virginia counties decided to start the process of forming their own state during the Civil War, beginning a constitutional debate that continues to this day.

Lawyers for President Donald J. Trump and a state prosecutor in New York have reached an agreement to put before the Supreme Court in its current term the historic constitutional dispute over disclosure of the President’s tax returns.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) — an independent executive agency created to ensure that banks, lenders, and other companies treat consumers fairly, based on the ideas of Senator Elizabeth Warren — now faces the possibility that its leadership structure will be deemed unconstitutional. Last week, the Supreme Court granted certiorari to a case that asks whether the president should be able to fire the head of the CFPB, and whether, if the CFPB's leadership structure is struck down, the Court must also invalidate the entire Dodd-Frank Act that created it. The case will likely be heard early next year.

Justices Reopen Major Dispute on Presidential Power by Lyle Denniston

"The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present. ..."

Article I, Section 3 by Steven G. Calabresi and Michael Gerhardt

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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.

This course bundle focuses on presidential emergency and war powers, addressing the questions: What was the framers' original vision of war and emergency powers? And how have presidents viewed those powers over time? Panelists include John Yoo, Deborah Pearlstein, Jonathan Turley, and Rich Lowry. National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen moderates.

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