The most recent programs for the Constitution Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=433 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Sun, 19 May 2013 23:11:25 GMT Telephone lines were open for comments on the Obama administration's handling of civil liberties.  http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312754-101 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312754-101 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Sari Horwitz was interviewed by phone about Attorney General Eric Holder's previous day press conference to address the department's secret seizure of Associated Press phone records. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312754-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312754-3 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were open for comments on the Obama administration's handling of civil liberties. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312754-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312754-2 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Peter Sagal talked about the PBS month-long series he hosted, "Constitution USA," and he responded to viewer telephone calls and electronic communications. The program examined how the U.S. Constitution actually works, as opposed to "how everybody seems to think it should work." Topics included the themes of each of the series' four parts, and why he rode a motorcycle around the country to conduct research. Two clips of the program were shown. "Constitution USA" was to premiere on PBS on May 7, 2013. Mr. Sagal participated from New York City. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312547-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312547-5 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, President David Keene, and Chief Lobbyist Chris Cox gave keynote addresses at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting at the George Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. The main topic was gun owners' rights and congressional action on gun laws. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312522-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312522-1 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Danielle Douglas talked about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and its recently released semi-annual report. She also explained why Representative Jeb Hensarling R-TX) and other House Republicans argue that CFPB Director Richard Cordray's recess appointment was "constitutionally invalid" and blocked his testimony before the House Financial Services committee earlier in the week. She responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312414-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312414-5 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Military and policy experts testified on the the constitutional and statutory authority for targeted killings with aerial drones of American terrorist suspects overseas. In his opening remarks, Yemini youth activist Farea Al-Muslimi talked about the drone strike that hit his village in Yemen to kill a suspected terrorist, which also caused many civilian casualties. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312317-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312317-1 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT David Keene, president of the National Rifle Association, spoke at the annual Lincoln Day Dinner of the Franklin County Republican Party at Green Grove Gardens outside Greencastle, Pennsylvania. He criticized the Obama administration for using the December 2012 school shooting in Connecticut to try to take guns away from people. He noted political actions the administration had taken in the past. Mr. Keene also talked about the NRA commissioner report that recommends having trained armed guards at schools to protect the children. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311887-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311887-1 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Privacy specialists considered the growth of communications tools like e-mail and the use of global positioning systems (GPS), as well as the government's ability to monitor personal information. Panelists focused on efforts to reform the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), the law that regulated government access to electronic communications, to more clearly protect digital privacy rights. They responded to questions from the audience. "Is Privacy a Thing of the Past? How Technology has Outpaced the Law on Government Access to Electronic Communications" was a presentation by the Constitution Project at the Google office in Washington, D.C. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311886-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311886-1 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Michael Klarman talked about the constitutional issues related to the two same-sex marriage cases being argued before the United States Supreme Court on March 26 and 26. [Hollingsworth v. Perry] concerned California's Proposition 8 law, which amended the state constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to get married.*[United States v. Windsor] challenged the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Professor Klarman explained some of the Court's possible rulings in the cases, and some of the arguments of the various concerned parties, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Nancy Calo read news headlines from C-SPAN Radio at the end of the program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311748-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311748-4 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Jeh Johnson presented arguments for and against the need for a court to oversee the Obama administration's policy of targeted killings of American terrorist suspects abroad. "A 'Drone Court': The Pros and Cons" was the keynote speech at Center on National Security at Fordham Law School's all-day conference titled "21st Century Warfare: Law, the Enemy, and the Battlefield," held at McNally Amphitheater at Fordham Law School. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311581-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311581-1 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Marc Zwillinger, an attorney specializing in information security, talked about the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). The act was written in 1986 to provide more privacy for e-mails and other electronic communications. He discussed efforts in Congress to update the statute and the concerns of Congress, federal investigators and privacy advocates. Mr. Zwillinger argued that technology has made the law outdated. He pointed out that under the current law investigators can gain access to any e-mail older than 180 days without a search warrant. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. A video clip was shown of a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on March 19, 2013. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311701-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311701-5 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Law enforcement, legal, and industry experts testified on the domestic use of unpiloted aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, by law enforcement and intelligence agencies. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311620-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311620-1 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Former Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) discussed his [National Interest] piece, "Congressional Abdication." In the article he detailed the constitutional authority of Congress in declaring war, and the deterioration of that power since the start of the Cold War. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. This program was part of a "Washington Journal" series highlighting recent magazine articles. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311558-7 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311558-7 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on a New York State Supreme Court's justice's block of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's size restriction on sugary drink sales. Jonathan Strong previewed House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan's (R-WI) budget plan. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311449-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311449-2 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT In a portion of his daily briefing to White House reporters Jay Carney responded to a question about Attorney General Eric Holder's letter to Senator Rand Paul regarding the use of drones against American citizens. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311365-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311365-3 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The closing remarks of Senator Rand Paul's (R-KY) nearly 13-hour filibuster in the Senate. He was filibustering the confirmation of John Brennan as director of the Central Intelligence Agency as he challenged the administration's authority to use drone strikes against drone strikes against American citizens on U.S. soil. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311354-7 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311354-7 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on the potential use of military drone strikes against American citizens on U.S. soil. Ed O'Keefe spoke by phone about the status of the Senate vote on John Brennan's nomination for CIA director. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311361-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311361-2 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) held a nearly 13-hour filibuster of the confirmation of John Brennan as director of the Central Intelligence Agency as he challenged the administration's authority to use drone strikes against people in the United States. Other senators periodically interrupted Senator Paul with questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311354-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311354-6 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) explained his reasons as he began his nearly 13-hour filibuster in the Senate of the confirmation of John Brennan as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He was challenging the administration's authority to use drone strikes against American citizens on U.S. soil. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311354-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311354-5 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified on a proposed assault weapons ban introduced by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) that would prohibit the sale, transfer, importation and manufacturing of "military-style assault weapons" and high-capacity ammunition magazines. She showed videos of guns as she gave details of the bill. There was tear-filled testimony from residents of Newtown, Connecticut, video, some heated exchanges over both the rights of gun owners and the effectiveness of gun bans, and audience applause. Senator Feinstein, who was chairing the hearing, called for civility. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311210-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311210-1 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Legal scholar testified on the constitutional issues involved in the targeted killing of American citizens overseas, such as by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone. They discussed how best to take the due process of law into account in a battlefield situation where the enemy may be a U.S. citizen and made recommendations for better oversight of the program either by Congress or the Justice Department. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311209-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311209-1 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Attorneys and victims of gun violence testified on proposals to reduce gun violence, such as universal background checks on gun buyers, banning assault weapons and limiting high capacity magazines. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310946-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310946-1 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Christopher Anders and John Bellinger talked about the CIA's "targeted killing" program, an Obama administration policy allowing for drone strikes in foreign countries against U.S. citizens identified as senior operational leader of a- Qaeda or one of its affiliates. Topics included the U.S. and international law and constitutional legal implications, and the Senate Select Intelligence nomination hearing for CIA director John Brennan, who was one of the chief architects of the policy. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310907-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310907-4 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on the proper balance between government secrecy and the public's right to know. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310901-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310901-2 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Panelists talked about the history of the federal income tax, which was enabled by the ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment one hundred years previously. They also discussed proposals for replacing and changing the income tax system. "Happy Anniversary? 100 Years of the Federal Income Tax" was a forum at the Urban Institute. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310820-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310820-1 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT National Rifle Association (NRA) President David Keene talked about gun control legislation at a Christian Science Monitor Breakfast event at the St. Regis Hotel. He said his organization would withhold judgment on efforts to expand background checks for gun sales until there was actual legislation put forward by Congress. Mr. Keene said some restrictions on large-capacity magazines may pass legal muster in the Courts. He also said the AR-15 semi-automatic rifle should not be on any list of banned assault weapons. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310713-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310713-1 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Members of the House read the Constitution aloud.*This was the second time the document was read on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310341-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310341-3 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Adam Winkler talked about the 2nd Amendment and reviewed how the Supreme Court has ruled in gun cases. This program was part of a two-day "Summit on Reducing Gun Violence in America: Informing Policy with Evidence and Analysis," held at Johns Hopkins University in the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut, school shooting on December 14, 2012. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310400-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310400-2 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in [Missouri v. McNeely] to weigh the public's interest in driving and highway safety against the privacy rights of the individual in deciding if police officers can force suspected drunk drivers to give a blood sample without first obtaining a warrant. This case was on appeal from the Missouri Supreme Court, which sided with the motorist McNeely in agreeing that the taking of his blood without a search warrant was unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment's ban against unreasonable searches and seizures. Missouri prosecutors and the government were asking the Court to set aside the requirement for a search warrant arguing that since alcohol dissipates in the blood, a police officer should not take the time to get a warrant from a judge. Audio of the arguments was presented with visual still images of participants. Justice Thomas did not speak. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310306-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310306-1 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Members of the House read the Constitution aloud. This was the second time the document was read on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310341-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310341-1 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Professor Michael Austin talked about his book, [That's Not What They Meant!: Reclaiming the Founding Fathers from America's Right Wing], in which he analyzes dozens of speeches, books and articles by conservative commentators to expose what he called the "deep historical flaws in their use of America's founding history." He also examined the founders' quotes in context to present what he believed was a more accurate picture of their meaning. He discussed his findings with David Fontana. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309876-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309876-1 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT John Fund talked about possible gun control responses to the shooting at a Connecticut elementary school that claimed 26 victims, including 20 children aged six and seven. Topics included the complications and controversies surrounding gun control measures, such as assault weapons bans, gun-free zones, background checks, and loopholes for gun shows. He also discussed mental health treatment issues and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Nancy Calo read news headlines from C-SPAN Radio at the end of the program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309996-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309996-3 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were open for comments on the role of the federal government and states in mental health. The question was related to the Connecticut elementary school that claimed 26 victims, including 20 children aged six and seven. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309996-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309996-2 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT C-SPAN viewers made comments on the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. The shooting claimed 26 victims, including 20 children aged six and seven. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309995-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309995-1 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on the question, "Should gun laws change?" The question related to the latest assault weapon mass shooting, at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309974-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309974-2 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT On a segment of "FOX News Sunday" in the wake of a school shooting December 14, 2013, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Representative Louie Gohmert (R-TX) talked about gun control. He emphasized that almost all mass shooters choose places where guns are prohibited and speculated on what teachers could have done differently if they had had guns available. He also talked about the role of the Second Amendment. This is a portion of his appearance. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/81748-101 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/81748-101 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Professor Sarah Gordon talked about her book, [The Spirit of the Law: Religious Voices and the Constitution in Modern America], in which she presents religious cases in U.S. History that have transformed the laws of the country and illuminated protections afforded to religion in the U.S. Constitution. This interview, part of Book TV's College Series, was recorded at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309805-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309805-4 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Justice Stephen Breyer talked about China's judicial shortcomings, and U.S. history and the power of the Constitution. He responded to questions from members of the audience. "Constitutionalism and its Significance for China" was a session of the Brookings Institution event "Rule of Law in China: Prospects and Challenges" to launch Professor He Weifang's book [In the Name of Justice: Striving for the Rule of Law in China]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309651-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309651-3 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy spoke at the Heritage Foundation's Center for Legal and Judicial Studies as part of the foundation's lecture series "Preserve the Constitution." He said it's the duty of every American, not just public servants, to preserve, protect and defend the U.S. Constitution. Justice Kennedy also stressed the importance of educating children on how the Constitution was formed, and what is in it and why. He said that you can not preserve what you do not comprehend. President Ronald Reagan nominated Justice Kennedy to the high court in 1987. He took his seat in 1988. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309029-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309029-1 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT New York University Law School Professor Burt Neuborne spoke about the "original intentions" and the evolving interpretations of the U.S. Constitution by the Supreme Court. Some argue that the Supreme Court should confine its role to discovering and announcing the "original intentions" of the founders. Others argue that the Constitution's often ambiguous text should be read as part of a "living constitution," whose meaning evolves over time as society changes. He answered questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308402-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308402-1 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Supreme Court heard oral argument in [Florida v. Harris]. The case addressed the circumstances under which an alert from a narcotics-sniffing dog was sufficient to establish probable cause for a subsequent search. [Florida v. Harris] was one of two Supreme Court cases during the 2012-13 term that focused on privacy rights and the reliability of drug-sniffing dogs and working animals in law enforcement efforts to obtain search warrants. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309366-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309366-1 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Court heard oral argument in [Florida v. Jardines], which addressed the use of drug-sniffing dogs on the exterior of a home. The case was one of two cases during the 2012-13 term focused on privacy rights and the reliability of drug-sniffing dogs and working animals in law enforcement efforts to obtain search warrants. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309284-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309284-1 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Julian Sanchez talked about the complexities of email privacy laws, in particular for federal investigations, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Email privacy had been in the news due to the FBI's investigation of emails between former director of the CIA David Petraeus' and his biographer Paula Broadwell. Topics included the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, which gave the FBI and other agencies a great deal of authority in gaining access to emails. Mr Sanchez explained some of the many assumptions that had changed during the 16 years since the law was enacted in 1986, and discussed the possibility of updating electronic privacy laws. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309509-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309509-3 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Barry Cadden invoked his Fifth Amendment rights and would not testify at a hearing on the meningitis outbreak earlier in 2012 that was linked to 32 deaths in 19 states, and sickened 440 others. The outbreak was traced to his Massachusetts-based pharmacy that manufactured the contaminated injections. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309397-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309397-2 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Criminal, privacy, and constitutional law scholars discussed the upcoming [Florida v. Jardines] and [Florida v. Harris] Supreme Court cases. Both cases focused on privacy rights and the reliability of drug-sniffing dogs and working animals in law enforcement efforts to obtain search warrants. Trainer Andy Falco gave a search demonstration with one of his dogs. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308986-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308986-1 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens talked about his dissent in [District of Columbia v. Heller], a case that held the Second Amendment protected an individual's right to possess a firearm for traditionally lawful purposes. Following his speech he answered questions from the moderator on [Citizens United v. FEC], the use of history in constitutional decision making, the value of oral arguments, and other topics. The program opened with a three-minute video montage of news accounts of shootings that happened around the country. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308809-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308809-1 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Panelists discussed the issue of religious liberty and First Amendment conflicts. Topics included religion in schools, same-sex marriage, the problems of religious minorities, and the Obama Administration's contraception rule as part of the health care law. They responded to questions from members of the audience. Ms. Boorstein moderated. The panel "Whose First Amendment?" was part of the 2012 annual conference of the Religion Newswriters Association, held at the DoubleTree Hotel in Bethesda, Maryland. Due to technical difficulties, seven minutes are missing from the program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308642-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308642-1 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT In celebration of the 225th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution, Justice Clarence Thomas and Yale Law School Professor Akhil Amar discussed the Constitution's past, present, and future. The program titled, "The Constitution Turns 225," was held in the William G. McGowan Theater in the National Archives Building. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308115-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308115-1 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Sanford Levinson compares the U.S. Constitution to the constitutions of the 50 states and argues that in many ways the state constitutions are better. Professor Levinson responded to questions from members of the audience at BookPeople in Austin, Texas. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308051-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308051-1 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT