The Evolution of the First Amendment

Run time: 59 minutes

Jeffrey Rosen is joined by Robert Post and Keith Whittington to discuss the origins and importance of the First Amendment, as well as important Supreme Court cases centering around free speech. Listen now

Rule of Law in America and Abroad: A Comparative View

Run time: 59 minutes

Garry Kasparov, Judge Claudia Escobar, Robert P. George, and Kim Lane Scheppele explore how the rule of law is protected in constitutional systems around the world. Watch now

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Understanding the Process to Replace Justice Breyer

by Scott Bomboy | Read time: 4 minutes

"With the official announcement of Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement from the Supreme Court after its current term, all attention will turn to the nomination of Breyer’s successor. ..." Read more

Looking Back at the Last Presidential Election Settled by the House

by Scott Bomboy | Read time: 5 minutes

"It was February 9, 1825, that a constitutional crisis was averted when the relatively new 12th Amendment to the Constitution settled the last presidential election decided in the House of Representatives. ..." Read more

MSNBC’s Ali Velshi and National Constitution Center’s Jeffrey Rosen discuss Justice Breyer’s tenure on the court, his constitutional legacy, and the impact his retirement could have on the court. Watch now

The 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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