Live at America's Town Hall

Renowned legal scholar Randy Barnett is joined by constitutional scholar Gillian Metzger to discuss Barnett's new book on the debate over how to define "We the People" and what it says about the meaning of the Constitution. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. (April 26, 2016) We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Please subscribe to Live at America's Town Hall on iTunes. While you’re there, leave us a review—it helps other people discover what we do. Please also subscribe to We the People, a weekly show in which the Center's Jeffrey Rosen calls up the best legal minds in the United States to debate the most hotly contested issues in constitutional law. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit—we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit 

In the final part of Freedom Day 2016, “patriotic philanthropist” David Rubenstein explains what America’s founding documents can teach us about freedom in a conversation with National Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen. (April 13, 2016) We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Please subscribe to Live at America's Town Hall on iTunes. While you’re there, leave us a review—it helps other people discover what we do. Please also subscribe to We the People, a weekly show in which the Center's Jeffrey Rosen calls up the best legal minds in the United States to debate the most hotly contested issues in constitutional law. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit—we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit 

In the third part of Freedom Day 2016, legal experts and commentators discuss free speech on college campuses and whether that speech has been restricted by protesters and school administrators. The participants are Greg Lukianoff of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education; Catherine Ross of George Washington University; and Brendan O'Neill of Spiked. Frederick Lawrence, Senior Research Scholar at Yale Law School, moderates. (April 13, 2016) We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Please subscribe to Live at America's Town Hall on iTunes. While you’re there, leave us a review—it helps other people discover what we do. Please also subscribe to We the People, a weekly show in which the Center's Jeffrey Rosen calls up the best legal minds in the United States to debate the most hotly contested issues in constitutional law. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit—we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit 

In the second part of Freedom Day 2016, Adam Liptak, Supreme Court correspondent for The New York Times, explores the future of free speech at the Court in a conversation with National Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen. (April 13, 2016) We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Please subscribe to Live at America's Town Hall on iTunes. While you’re there, leave us a review—it helps other people discover what we do. Please also subscribe to We the People, a weekly show in which the Center's Jeffrey Rosen calls up the best legal minds in the United States to debate the most hotly contested issues in constitutional law. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit—we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit 

In the first part of Freedom Day 2016, legal experts discuss free speech online and whether that speech can be restricted to combat terrorism. The participants are Geoffrey Stone of the University of Chicago; Monika Bickert of Facebook; and Eric Posner of the University of Chicago. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. (April 13, 2016) We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Please subscribe to Live at America's Town Hall on iTunes. While you’re there, leave us a review—it helps other people discover what we do. Please also subscribe to We the People, a weekly show in which the Center's Jeffrey Rosen calls up the best legal minds in the United States to debate the most hotly contested issues in constitutional law. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit—we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcas

In a special Town Hall in San Francisco, California, James Finberg of Altshuler Berzon and Joshua Lipshutz of Gibson Dunn—two attorneys involved in Vergara v. California, a landmark dispute over the legality of teacher retention policies—debate the merits and drawbacks of the controversial case making its way through the California courts. Jeffrey Rosen, National Constitution Center president and CEO, moderates. (March 16, 2016) We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Please subscribe to Live at America's Town Hall on iTunes. While you’re there, leave us a review—it helps other people discover what we do. Please also subscribe to We the People, a weekly show in which the Center's Jeffrey Rosen calls up the best legal minds in the United States to debate the most hotly contested issues in constitutional law. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit—we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan missi

Journalist and foreign policy expert James Traub unveils his essential biography on the life and complex political career of America’s sixth president—from his upbringing as the son of Founding Father John Adams to his death on the floor of the House of Representatives. Michael Gerhardt, professor of constitutional law at the University of North Carolina and scholar-in-residence at the National Constitution Center, moderates. (April 21, 2016) We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Please subscribe to Live at America's Town Hall on iTunes. While you’re there, leave us a review—it helps other people discover what we do. Please also subscribe to We the People, a weekly show in which the Center's Jeffrey Rosen calls up the best legal minds in the United States to debate the most hotly contested issues in constitutional law. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit—we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit 

Who makes our most fundamental laws? Many would answer the Supreme Court, but award-winning legal scholar David Cole disagrees. Cole sheds light on a vital, yet often overlooked, driver of constitutional change: ordinary citizens. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. (April 18, 2016) We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Please subscribe to Live at America's Town Hall on iTunes. While you’re there, leave us a review—it helps other people discover what we do. Please also subscribe to We the People, a weekly show in which the Center's Jeffrey Rosen calls up the best legal minds in the United States to debate the most hotly contested issues in constitutional law. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit—we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit 

Prize-winning author and historian Fergus Bordewich tells the dramatic story of the two remarkable years when Washington, Madison, and their dedicated colleagues struggled to successfully create our government, an achievement that has lasted to the present day. Tom Donnelly, former Message Director and Counsel at the Constitutional Accountability Center, moderates. (April 14, 2016) We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Please subscribe to Live at America's Town Hall on iTunes. While you’re there, leave us a review—it helps other people discover what we do. Please also subscribe to We the People, a weekly show in which the Center's Jeffrey Rosen calls up the best legal minds in the United States to debate the most hotly contested issues in constitutional law. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit—we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit 

In the final part of a three-part program on the rights of college athletes, top scholars and athletes discuss what's ahead for college athletics in the 21st century. Participants include Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch; Kain Colter of the College Athletes Players Association; Billy Hawkins of the University of Georgia; and Ramogi Huma of the National College Players Association & CAPA. The moderator is Kevin Blackistone of ESPN. This program was presented as part of Drexel University’s College Athletes’ Rights & Empowerment Conference. (March 24, 2016) We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Please subscribe to Live at America's Town Hall on iTunes. While you’re there, leave us a review—it helps other people discover what we do. Please also subscribe to We the People, a weekly show in which the Center's Jeffrey Rosen calls up the best legal minds in the United States to debate the most hotly contested issues in constitutional law. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit—we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a

In the second part of a three-part program on the rights of college athletes, Dr. Harry Edwards, professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, and consultant to the San Francisco 49ers, makes the case for treating athletes' rights as civil rights. This program was presented as part of Drexel University’s College Athletes’ Rights & Empowerment Conference. (March 24, 2016) We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Please subscribe to Live at America's Town Hall on iTunes. While you’re there, leave us a review—it helps other people discover what we do. Please also subscribe to We the People, a weekly show in which the Center's Jeffrey Rosen calls up the best legal minds in the United States to debate the most hotly contested issues in constitutional law. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit—we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit 

In the first part of a three-part program on the rights of college athletes, Joe Nocera, former columnist at The New York Times, delivers a keynote lecture on the history of the NCAA. This program was presented as part of Drexel University’s College Athletes’ Rights & Empowerment Conference. (March 24, 2016) We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Please subscribe to Live at America's Town Hall on iTunes. While you’re there, leave us a review—it helps other people discover what we do. Please also subscribe to We the People, a weekly show in which the Center's Jeffrey Rosen calls up the best legal minds in the United States to debate the most hotly contested issues in constitutional law. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit—we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit 

Top scholars and judges come together to discuss one of the most significant pieces of legislation concerning the federal criminal justice system, the Criminal Justice Act, establishing the right to counsel in federal court under the Constitution’s Sixth Amendment. Participants include Hon. Kathleen Cardone, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas; Dr. Robert E. Rucker, Assistant Circuit Executive for Court Policy and Research for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; and Katherian Roe, Federal Public Defender for the District of Minnesota. Leigh Skipper, Federal Public Defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, moderates. (April 11, 2016) We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Please subscribe to Live at America's Town Hall on iTunes. While you’re there, leave us a review—it helps other people discover what we do. Please also subscribe to We the People, a weekly show in which the Center's Jeffrey Rosen calls up the best legal minds in the United States to debate the most hotly contested issues in constitutional law. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit—we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of

Political journalist Jacob Weisberg provides a bracing portrait of America’s 40th president, offering a fresh psychological interpretation on the conservative icon who reshaped American politics and laid the groundwork for the end of the Cold War. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. (April 4, 2016) We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Please subscribe to Live at America's Town Hall on iTunes. While you’re there, leave us a review—it helps other people discover what we do. Please also subscribe to We the People, a weekly show in which the Center's Jeffrey Rosen calls up the best legal minds in the United States to debate the most hotly contested issues in constitutional law. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit—we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit 

As part of the Center’s ongoing effort to host constitutional conversations on policing in a free society, national experts Barry Friedman, Tracey Meares, and former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey come together for an important discussion about the future of policing. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. This program is presented in partnership with the American Law Institute's Commission on Policing and Technology. (March 31, 2016) We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at editor@constitutioncenter.org. Please subscribe to Live at America's Town Hall on iTunes. While you’re there, leave us a review—it helps other people discover what we do. Please also subscribe to We the People, a weekly show in which the Center's Jeffrey Rosen calls up the best legal minds in the United States to debate the most hotly contested issues in constitutional law. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit—we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit constitutioncenter.org to learn more.