Live at the National Constitution Center

The Anti-Defamation League, or ADL, recently presented a Supreme Court term review panel hosted virtually at the National Constitution Center. Moderator and veteran Supreme Court journalist Dahlia Lithwick was joined by Dean Erwin Chemerinsky of Berkeley Law, former Solicitor General of the United States and current Supreme Court advocate Paul Clement, Georgetown Law professor Frederick Lawrence, and NYU Law professor Melissa Murray. This panel was streamed live on July 8th, 2021.

Learn more about the 2020-2021 Supreme Court term by checking out our companion podcast We the People. Recent episodes feature experts of all viewpoints detailing and explaining the importance of the key Supreme Court decisions from this past term. Search “We the People" on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, or visit our Media Library at constitutioncenter.org/constitution.

Described in The Federalist as “the celebrated Montesquieu,” Charles de Montesquieu was cited more often than any other author from 1760-1800. In what ways did his writings and ideas help shape the U.S. Constitution and the structure of American government? Join William B. Allen of Michigan State University, Thomas Pangle of the University of Texas at Austin, Dennis Rasmussen of Syracuse University, and Diana Schaub of the American Enterprise Institute, for a discussion on the political thought of Montesquieu and his influence on American democracy. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.

Additional Resources

• Dennis Rasmussen, Fears of a Setting Sun: The Disillusionment of America's Founders
• Diana Schaub, Erotic Liberalism: Women and Revolution in Montesquieu’s Persian Letters
• The Federalist Papers
• Dennis Rasmussen, The Pragmatic Enlightenment: Recovering the Liberalism of Hume, Smith, Montesquieu, and Voltaire
• Thomas Pangle, Montesquieu’s Philosophy of Liberalism: A Commentary on the Spirit of the Laws
• Thomas Pangle, The Theological Basis of Liberal Modernity in Montesquieu’s Spirit of the Laws
• Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws: A Critical Edition, ed. William B. Allen
• Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws (1748)
• Thomas Pangle, “Considerations on the Romans,” in The Cambridge Companion to Montesquieu
• Diana Schaub, “Montesquieu on the Liberty of Women," in The Cambridge Companion to Montesquieu
• Montesquieu, The Persian Letters (1721)

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Several cases before the Supreme Court raise important questions at the intersection of technology and law. Join legal experts Alex Abdo of the Knight First Amendment Institute, Clay Calvert of the American Enterprise Institute, and David Greene of the Electronic Frontier Foundation for a conversation exploring key tech cases, including whether Florida and Texas can regulate the platforms’ content moderation policies. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.

Additional Resources

Knight Institute's Amicus Brief (in support of neither party), Moody v. NetChoice & NetChoice v. Paxton

Clay Calvert, “Friends of the Court, Friends of the First Amendment: Exploring Amicus Brief Support for Platforms’ Editorial Independence,” AEI (Dec. 22, 2023)

Knight Institute Amicus Brief in Murthy v. Missouri (in support of neither party)

Clay Calvert, “Persuasion or Coercion? Understanding the Government’s Position in Murthy v. Missouri, Part I,” AEI (Jan. 8, 2024)

David Greene, “In Jawboning Cases, there’s no getting away from textual analysis,” Knight First Amendment Institute (Nov. 7, 2023)

David Greene, EFF Amicus Brief in O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed (in support of Lindke and Garnier)

Miami Herald Publishing Company v. Tornillo (1974)



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The Center for Constitutional Design at Arizona State University and the National Constitution Center present a discussion exploring how the institution of the modern presidency has evolved through the lens of studying the constitutional visions and approaches to executive power of some of America’s past presidents. Join presidency experts Sidney Milkis and Barbara Perry of the University of Virginia’s Miller Center and Stephen Knott of Ashland University for this conversation moderated by National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen.

This program is presented in partnership with the Center for Constitutional Design at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.

Additional Resources

• Stephen Knott, The Lost Soul of the American Presidency: The Decline into Demagoguery and the Prospects for Renewal
• Nicholas Jacobs and Sidney Milkis, What Happened to the Vital Center?: Presidentialism, Populist Revolt, and the Fracturing of America
• Michael Nelson and Barbara Perry, The Presidency: Facing Constitutional Crossroads (Miller Center Studies on the Presidency)
• Stephen Knott, Coming to Terms with John F. Kennedy
• Sidney Milkis, Theodore Roosevelt, the Progressive Party, and the Transformation of American Democracy

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A.J. Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution’s Original Meaning, in conversation with NCC President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen, author of the new book The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America. Listen to their discussion on what it means to live constitutionally today.

Resources:

• A.J. Jacobs, The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution’s Original Meaning (2024)
• "Colonial America" fashion, Brittanica
• Jonathan Gienapp, The Second Creation: Fixing the American Constitution in the Founding Era (2018)
• Jud Campbell, “What Did the First Amendment Originally Mean?,” University of Richmond (2018)
• Texas v. Johnson (1989)
• NCC's We the People podcast, "The Modern History of Originalism," (August 2023)
• NCC's We the People podcast, "What the Supreme Court's Opinion in NYSRPA v. Bruen Means for the Second Amendment," (August 2022)
• "How a college term paper led to a constitutional amendment," Constitution Daily blog, (May 7, 2024)
• NCC's Constitution Drafting Project
• Walter Isaacson, Benjamin Franklin: A Life, (2004)

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