Professor Elizabeth Joh teaches Intro to Constitutional Law and most of the time this is a pretty straight forward job. But when Trump came into office, everything changed. During the four years of the Trump presidency, Professor Joh would check Twitter five minutes before each class to find out what the 45th President had said and how it jibes with 200 years of the judicial branch interpreting and ruling on the Constitution. Acclaimed podcaster Roman Mars (99% Invisible) was so anxious about all the norms and laws being tested in the Trump era that he asked his neighbor, Elizabeth, to explain what was going on in the world from a Constitutional law perspective. Even after Trump left office, there is still so much for Roman to learn. What Roman Mars Can Learn About Con Law is a weekly, fun, casual Con Law 101 class that uses the tumultuous activities of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches to teach us all about the US Constitution. All music for the show comes from Doomtree, an independent hip-hop collective and record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 9 hours 12 minutes
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73- Lies, George Santos, and the 1st Amendment
What does the Constitution say about lies, punishing lies, and punishing someone who lies to get elected?
72-Weddings, Websites, and Forced Speech
What if a business owner asserts that serving a gay customer violates their first amendment rights?
71- The War Between the States
How the Dormant Commerce Clause tries to stop states from passing laws that put an undue burden on interstate commerce. Plus, what's going on with student debt relief: who filed a lawsuit against it and why.
70- Trump's Bet on Cannon
When the FBI executed a search warrant on his home, Trump and his lawyers filed their complaints in a district where they thought they’d get sympathetic treatment from Judge Aileen Cannon, who Trump appointed. The assignment of a particular judge is not up to Trump, but in this case, he got lucky, and Cannon was assigned. How did Trump’s gamble on getting his case in front of Judge Cannon work out? Let’s find out.
69- The Mar-a-Lago Warrant
Elizabeth teaches Roman about which crimes the Justice Department is interested in as described in the Mar-a-Lago search warrant
68- The Longest Week
We go through the other Supreme Court decisions that were released the same week Roe was overturned.
67- Jan 6 and the Evidence Against Trump
What have we learned from the January 6th Committee hearings and what does is mean for a potential Justice Department investigation of Trump?
66- After Dobbs
The Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision has overturned Roe v. Wade and revoked the right to abortion, a Constitutionally guaranteed right we have had for about 50 years. What happens now?
65- The Second Amendment
The recent mass shootings and a New York gun carrying permit case calls for an examination of the current interpretation of the Second Amendment.
64- Ethics and Masks
What happens when a case in front of the Supreme Court involves the spouse of one of the justices?