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Equal Time, Unequal Voices? The Debate over Fairness in Broadcasting
Listen to this episode to discuss the Equal Time Rule, a cornerstone of American broadcasting law that aims to ensure fairness in political coverage. Two experts debat...
The Modes of Constitutional Analysis: An Introduction [Part 1 of 9]
This is part 1 to eight common interpretive approaches, including textualism, original meaning, and historical practices. A subsequent report focuses specifically on t...
The Modes of Constitutional Analysis: Textualism [Part 2 of 9]
This is part 2 to eight common interpretive approaches, including textualism, original meaning, and historical practices. A subsequent report focuses specifically on t...
The Modes of Constitutional Analysis: Original Meaning [Part 3 of 9]
This is part 3 about eight common interpretive approaches, including textualism, original meaning, and historical practices. A subsequent report focuses specifically o...
The Modes of Constitutional Analysis: Judicial Precedent [Part 4 of 9]
This is part 4 about eight common interpretive approaches, including textualism, original meaning, and historical practices. A subsequent report focuses specifically o...
The Modes of Constitutional Analysis: Pragmatism [Part 5 of 9]
This is part 5 about eight common interpretive approaches, including textualism, original meaning, and historical practices. A subsequent report focuses specifically o...
The Modes of Constitutional Analysis: Moral Reasoning and the National Ethos [Part 6 of 9]
This is part 6 about eight common interpretive approaches, including textualism, original meaning, and historical practices. A subsequent report focuses specifically o...
The Modes of Constitutional Analysis: Historical Practices [Part 7 of 9]
This is part 7 about eight common interpretive approaches, including textualism, original meaning, and historical practices. A subsequent report focuses specifically o...
The Modes of Constitutional Analysis: Structuralism [Part 8 of 9]
This is part 8 about eight common interpretive approaches, including textualism, original meaning, and historical practices. A subsequent report focuses specifically o...
The Modes of Constitutional Analysis: Constitutional Avoidance Doctrine [Part 9 of 9]
This is part 9 about eight common interpretive approaches, including textualism, original meaning, and historical practices. A subsequent report focuses specifically o...
The Constitutional Avoidance Doctrine: Judicial Minimalism [Part 1 of 3]
We will be explaining the Constitutional Avoidance Doctrine, a set of Supreme Court rules minimizing conflict between the judiciary and the legislature. A key componen...
The Constitutional Avoidance Doctrine: The Last Resort Rule [Part 2 of 3]
We will be explainingg the Supreme Court's Constitutional Avoidance Doctrine, specifically focusing on the "Last Resort Rule." This rule dictates that courts should re...
The Constitutional Avoidance Doctrine: The Constitutional-Doubt Canon [Part 3 of 3]
We will be explaining the Constitutional-Doubt Canon, a Supreme Court doctrine that prioritizes interpreting statutes to avoid constitutional conflicts. The Canon enco...
The Biden Administration’s Revised Proclamation and Final Rule, “Securing the Border”
This episode examines the Biden administration's revised proclamation and final rule on border security, implemented in October 2024. The rule aims to address record-h...
The Declare War Clause, Part 1: Overview and Introduction
This is the first in an eight-part series examining the Declare War Clause of the U.S. Constitution. It explores the complex and evolving interpretation of this clause...
The Declare War Clause, Part 2: Historical Background, Drafting, and Ratification
This episode examines the historical evolution of the Declare War Clause in the U.S. Constitution. It traces the power to declare war from the British monarchy to the ...
The Declare War Clause, Part 3: Authorizations for Use of Military Force and Debate over Initiating Military Action
This episode report examines the constitutional debate surrounding the power to initiate military action. We focus on the "Declare War Clause," analyzing differing int...
The Declare War Clause, Part 4: Jurisprudence and Practice and Early American Conflicts
This episode examines the Supreme Court's jurisprudence on the Declare War Clause of the U.S. Constitution, focusing on early American conflicts. We explores key cases...
The Declare War Clause, Part 5: The Civil War
This episode examines the legal complexities surrounding the U.S. Constitution's Declare War Clause, specifically focusing on its application during the Civil War. We ...
The Declare War Clause, Part 6: The Spanish-American War and First and Second World Wars
This episode examines the evolution of the U.S. government's interpretation of the Declare War Clause in the Constitution, focusing on the Spanish-American War, World ...
The Declare War Clause, Part 7: The Cold War and Korean War
This episode examines the complex history of the U.S. "Declare War" Clause, focusing on the Cold War and Korean War eras. We analyzes how these conflicts challenged tr...
The Declare War Clause, Part 8: Vietnam War Through 21st-Century Conflicts
This episode examines the complex history of the U.S. "Declare War" Clause, focusing on presidential actions in Vietnam and subsequent conflicts. We analyzes the legal...
National Emergency Powers in the United States
This episode examines the history and legal framework of U.S. presidential emergency powers. IWe traces the evolution of these powers from implied constitutional autho...
Debating the Public Debt Clause
This episode analyzes the Public Debt Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, exploring its historical context surrounding Civil War debts and its subsequent Supreme Court...
The Impeachment Process in the Senate
This episode details the Senate's impeachment trial procedures. We explains the established rules, highlighting their origins and evolution, and examines the practical...
The Impeachment Process in the House of Representatives
This episode details the House of Representatives impeachment process, outlining its initiation through various avenues, including resolutions and outside investigatio...
The Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA)
This episode details the Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA), a 1980 law governing the handling of classified information in federal criminal trials. CIPA aim...