2018: A Constitutional Year in Review

We the People

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🗓️ 20 December 2018

⏱️ 64 minutes

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This episode looks back at the biggest constitutional issues of 2018—from the recent ruling striking down Obamacare, to the Emoluments Clause lawsuits, the census case, the Mueller investigation, and more. Guests Emily Bazelon and Josh Blackman join host Jeffrey Rosen to give updates about where these constitutional questions stand and forecast where they’re headed next year. Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org.

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0:00.0	I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, and welcome to
0:10.7	We The People, a weekly show of constitutional debate.
0:14.0	The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit chartered by Congress
0:19.0	to increase awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.
0:24.0	It's been such an extraordinary year for constitutional learning and such a privilege to learn with all of you, dear
0:29.7	people, people, listeners.
0:31.6	And to round up the year, I'm so honored to be joined by two of America's
0:35.2	greatest constitutional commentators friends of the podcast who will discuss with me the
0:41.3	constitutional highlights of the year and help us
0:44.7	distill some of the learning that we've done together. Emily Baselon is a staff
0:49.8	writer at the New York Times magazine and Truman Capote Fellow for Creative
0:53.4	Writing and Law at Yale Law School. She is co-host of Slate's weekly
0:58.0	podcast Political Gapfest. Emily, thank you so much for joining.
1:02.2	My pleasure. much for joining.
1:03.0	My pleasure, thanks for having.
1:05.0	And Josh Blackman is professor of law at the South Texas College of Law in Houston
1:10.0	and an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute.
1:12.0	He is founder and president of the
1:14.2	Harlan Institute and blogs at Josh Blackman.com. Josh it is wonderful to have you
1:19.4	back. Good to you back, Jeff. Let us jump right in with the Affordable Care Act.
1:26.7	Recently, a federal judge in Texas
1:28.6	ruled that the entire Affordable Care Act
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