Rule of Law
The Constitution vs. Trumpism: Challenges to the Rule of Law in 2018
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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?
Participants
- 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
- Elizabeth Wydra, President, Constitutional Accountability Center
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