On Wednesday, November 29, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy. The case involves three constitutional challenges to the agency, involving the right to a jury trial; the nondelegation doctrine; and the scope of…

Join Joyce Lee Malcolm, author of The Times That Try Men’s Souls: The Adams, the Quincys, and the Families Divided by the American Revolution—and How They Shaped a New Nation, and Eli Merritt, author of Disunion Among Ourselves: The Perilous…

Join Robert Post, Sterling Professor of Law at Yale Law School, as he delves into the highly anticipated volumes from the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise History of the Supreme Court, The Taft Court Making Law for a Divided Nation, 1921–1930.…

Last week the Supreme Court announced that it adopted a formal code of ethics, endorsed by all nine Justices. In this episode, Professor Daniel Epps of Washington University School of Law and Professor Stephen Vladeck of the University of Texas…

What is the Capitol? Younger learners are invited to join educators from the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center for an interactive program about the function, history, architecture, and art of the Capitol. This program is presented in partnership with the U.S.…

Commemorate Veterans Day live from the Center’s compelling exhibit, Civil War and Reconstruction: The Battle for Freedom and Equality, for an inside look at the experiences of the soldiers who served in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. Along the way, you’ll…

Jeffrey Rosen, the president of the National Constitution Center, profiles six of the most influential founders—Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton—to show what pursuing happiness meant in their lives.

What intellectual sources did the Founders use when drafting the Constitution? Join us as we examine the influence Indigenous peoples and tribal governments like the Iroquois Confederacy had on the founders and the ideas enshrined in the Constitution. Visit our…

Students can join us live from our main exhibit, The Story of We the People, for a virtual tour of voting rights. We’ll look at what the Constitution says about voting rights, how these rights have changed over time, concluding…

Join New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie and political scientist Melvin Rogers, author of The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought, for a conversation exploring the ways key African American intellectuals and artists—from…