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America's Early Justices and How They Shaped the Supreme Court
Tuesday, April 19 | 7 p.m. ET
Historians and biographers provide a historical look at some of America’s earliest justices—from John Jay, the first chief justice, to George Washington’s nephew Bushrod Washington and Pennsylvania Founding Father James Wilson. Join Gerard Magliocca, author of Washington’s Heir: The Life of Justice Bushrod Washington, Supreme Court historian Maeva Marcus of George Washington University Law School, and Walter Stahr, author of John Jay: Founding Father and Salmon P. Chase: Lincoln’s Vital Rival, as they discuss the impact of these early justices on American history. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.
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Why the First Amendment Matters Today
Monday, May 2 | 5:30 – 7 p.m. ET
In celebration of the unveiling of the First Amendment tablet at the National Constitution Center, free speech defenders Randall Kennedy of Harvard Law School, Nadine Strossen of New York Law School, and Greg Lukianoff of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education join for a discussion of why the First Amendment matters today. A dedication ceremony with remarks from the Honorable J. Michael Luttig, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (former); Jan Neuharth, chair and CEO of the Freedom Forum; and Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, follows.
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This program is presented in celebration of the newly installed First Amendment tablet at the National Constitution Center donated by the Freedom Forum, which works to foster First Amendment freedoms for all. The design and installation of the tablet was made possible by the Honorable J. Michael Luttig and Elizabeth A. Luttig. Members of the National Constitution Center are invited to join the program and dedication ceremony in person. For more information, contact [email protected]. | |
Rights, Regulation, and the Modern Administrative State
Tuesday, May 10 | 12 p.m. ET
From lawsuits over the federal government’s vaccine mandates or the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation of carbon emissions, the Supreme Court is debating the constitutional scope of the administrative state more vigorously than at any time since the New Deal. Join Lisa Heinzerling of Georgetown University Law Center, Ilan Wurman of Arizona State University College of Law, and William J. Novak, author of New Democracy: The Creation of the Modern American State, for a conversation exploring the rise of the administrative state, current cases about the scope of its power, and its future. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution, moderates.
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The United Kingdom and the United States: A Constitutional Dialogue
Tuesday, May 24 | 12 p.m. ET
Join Nicholas Cole of the University of Oxford, Alison Lacroix of the University of Chicago Law School, and others for a conversation comparing the legal systems of the United States and the United Kingdom, including the ways both countries have influenced each other’s constitutional and political structures over time, from the COVID-19 pandemic to rising threats to democracy around the world. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.
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The program is presented in partnership with the University of Oxford. | |
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