Religious Liberty at the Founding

Run time: 1 hour, 5 minutes

Professors Vincent Phillip Muñoz and Michael McConnell discuss Muñoz's new book, Religious Liberty and the American Founding: Natural Rights and the Original Meanings of the First Amendment Religion Clauses, what freedom of religion meant at the founding, and what it means today. Listen now

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The Speaker of the House and the Constitution

by Scott Bomboy | Read time: 4 minutes

“The current controversy over the Speaker of the House of Representatives has highlighted that position’s role as one of the most important elected officials in Washington. But little was spelled out in the Constitution about the position and how the House selected the Speaker. ...” Read more

Is the Supreme Court Ready to Reshape the Social Media Landscape?

by Scott Bomboy | Read time: 6 minutes

“Free speech has been a major factor behind the internet’s dramatic growth in the past 25 years. But two cases at the Supreme Court—and two others likely on their way to the justices—could reshape social media as we know it. ...” Read more

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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