The Constitution vs. Trumpism: Challenges to the Rule of Law in 2018
Brennan Center LIVE
English - May 14, 2018 16:15 - 1 hour - 78.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsNews Government politics campaignfinance democracy justice law massincarceration privacy voting Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The courts have proven a key battleground in the fights of the Trump era. On immigration, voting rights, freedom of religion and more, legal advocates are taking on federal policy – and, often, winning. What are these new legal strategies? Will they last? And how can issues of democracy, justice, and the rule of law become burning matters of public – not just legal – debate?
Alexander Heffner, Host, The Open Mind on PBS
Becca Heller, Director and Co-Founder, IRAP; Visiting Clinical Lecturer in law, Yale Law School
Jameel Jaffer, Executive Director, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University
Neal Katyal, Paul and Patricia Saunders Professor of National Security Law, Georgetown Law; former Acting Solicitor General of the United States
Faiza Patel, Co-Director, Liberty & National Security Program, Brennan Center for Justice
Elizabeth Wydra, President, Constitutional Accountability Center