A roundup of constitutional news and debate New Episode of We the People Podcast Can the Trump Administration End DACA? The Trump administration’s decision to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is being challenged at the Supreme Court, and argument was held earlier this week. Brianne Gorod and Josh Blackman join host Jeffrey Rosen to explore those challenges. LISTEN TO WE THE PEOPLE Live at America's Town Hall podcast This week's episode: Jeffrey Rosen on Conversations with RBG If you're enjoying our podcasts, please rate and review them on Apple Podcasts here: Live at America's Town Hall and We the People The Latest at Constitution Daily Blog The National Constitution Center's Guide to the Impeachment Debate As public hearings start in the House’s impeachment proceedings about President Donald Trump, the National Constitution Center presents a comprehensive look at the process and diverse opinions from leading scholars about impeachment. Trump Asks Justices for Sweeping Legal Immunity In a Supreme Court plea that almost surely is unique in American history, President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to rule that he has “absolute immunity” to being prosecuted or even investigated for any crime while in office—at least if he is pursued by any state or local prosecutor in America. Cross-border Shooting Case Returns to the Supreme Court A case involving the fatal shooting of a Mexican national by a United States Border Patrol agent is back at the Supreme Court a second time as the justices heard arguments this week in Hernandez v. Mesa. READ THE BLOG The Big Debate: Public Impeachment Hearings Begin The House Intelligence Committee held the first public hearings in its impeachment investigation of President Trump on Tuesday. You can read the testimony of Bill Taylor, the acting ambassador to Ukraine, and George Kent, the top State Department official overseeing Ukraine policy here, as well as the testimony of Marie Yovanovitch, the former ambassador to Ukraine here. Curious about why Congress is holding these hearings, and how the rest of the impeachment process will work? Listen to the We the People episode linked below for an explainer on each step of impeachment—from House investigation to Senate trial and beyond. Analysis from the Constitution Center What does the Constitution Say About Impeachment? We the People podcast Constitutional Clause of the Week Article II, Section 4 "The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors." Article II, Section 4 by Neil J. Kinkopf and Keith E. Whittington EXPLORE THE INTERACTIVE CONSTITUTION Latest Program from the National Constitution Center The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner joins America’s Town Hall for a timely discussion about the history of the battle to inscribe equality into the Constitution. The Declaration of Independence declared the truth of equality to be self-evident, but it took the Civil War and the adoption of three constitutional amendments to establish that ideal as part of our fundamental law. Foner traces the arc of the Reconstruction amendments from their dramatic pre-Civil War origins to today. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. Continuing Legal Education Credit Preet Bharara: Doing Justice 1.0 Substantive CLE Credit  Preet Bharara, former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and host of the podcast Stay Tuned with Preet, joined National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen for a wide-ranging conversation featuring anecdotes from Bharara’s time as a federal prosecutor, his thoughts on the justice system and constitutional governance today, and more, as described in his new book, Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law. The National Constitution Center's CLE programs, which can be attended in-person or on-demand online, are accredited in various states. Please check your state rules for specific forms and procedures. For more information, visit constitutioncenter.org/CLE. 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