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Subject Why did Chief Justice Rehnquist wear a gold-striped robe?
Date January 25, 2020 1:00 PM
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That explanation and more in this week's roundup of constitutional news and debate. School Choice and Separation of Church and State The Supreme Court heard Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue this week. Michael Bindas of Institute for Justice and Alice O'Brien of the National Education Association join host Jeffrey Rosen to explain the case. Listen > Representative John Lewis on MLK and “Good Trouble” U.S. Representative John Lewis tells the inspiring story of his journey to become a civil rights icon and shares how Martin Luther King Jr. changed his life in this 2013 Constitution Day address. Listen > Watch the Video > How the 20th Amendment made lame-duck sessions less lame by NCC staff Read > Pettifogging: An obscure word gets its day in the Senate by Nicholas Mosvick Read > In this section, we'll highlight an interesting fact about a person, place, or thing related to the Constitution. Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist wore this gold-striped robe when he presided over the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton in 1999. Rehnquist had added the stripes years earlier after seeing the Gilbert and Sullivan opera Iolanthe in which the character Lord Chancellor wears a robe adorned in gold. The chief justice's robe is now on display at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. Jeffrey Rosen discusses the story behind the robe and his love for Gilbert and Sullivan in last week's We the People podcast episode. From the National Constitution Center The Chief, the Senate, and the Trial We the People podcast episode The Chief, the Senate, and the Trial Constitution Daily article recapping the podcast The 20th Amendment "The terms of the President and the Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin." Read Interpretations on the Interactive Constitution > Read > the roundup of this week's articles on The Battle for the Constitution — a partnership with The Atlantic that explores constitutional debates in American life. About the National Constitution Center The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia brings together people of all ages and perspectives, across America and around the world, to learn about, debate, and celebrate the greatest vision of human freedom in history, the U.S. Constitution. A private, nonprofit organization, the Center serves as America’s leading platform for constitutional education and debate, fulfilling our congressional charter “to disseminate information about the U.S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis.”  SUPPORT OUR WORK ‌ ‌ ‌ Questions or comments? Email us at [email protected]. National Constitution Center | Independence Mall, 525 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | About Constant Contact Sent by [email protected] in collaboration with Try email marketing for free today!
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