Student Aid, Religious Education, and the First Amendment

Run time: 59 minutes

Host Jeffrey Rosen is joined by Erwin Chemerinsky, of UC Berkeley School of Law, and Michael McConnell, of Stanford Law School, to discuss the history of religious schooling and public funding in America under the First Amendment and how the Court might rule in the Carson v. Makin case. Listen now

Lincoln’s Speeches and the Refounding of America

Run time: 54 minutes

Michael Burlingame, Noah Feldman, and Diana Schaub—all authors on new books about Lincoln—take a deep dive into the timeless speeches of Abraham Lincoln to reveal his constitutional vision and how it changed the course of the Constitution and American history. Jeffrey Rosen moderates. Listen now

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The Previous Question: The Filibuster’s Early Murky History

by Scott Bomboy | Read time: 7 minutes

In this three-part series, Constitution Daily looks back at the filibuster’s early history, examines its traditional use in the Senate, and reviews the current state of the filibuster. … Read more

Five Interesting Facts About Prohibition’s End in 1933

by NCC Staff | Read time: 2 minutes

On December 5, 1933, three states voted to repeal Prohibition, putting the ratification of the 21st Amendment into place. But did Prohibition really end on that fateful day? … Read more

On Wednesday, December 15, join us on-site or online to honor the anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. On-site programming includes a Bill of Rights tour of Signers' Hall and Constituting Liberty, Bill of Rights trivia, and crafts and activities. Learn more

Celebrate online by joining America's Town Hall for a program on the meaning of equality in America at 12 p.m. ET with scholars William Allen, Erika Bachiochi, Ellen Carol DuBois, and Jack Rakove. Where did the idea that “all men are created equal” come from, and what did those words mean when Thomas Jefferson wrote them in the Declaration of Independence? What has equality meant in America over time—and what does it mean today? Register to watch live

First Amendment

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

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