I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center and welcome to We

the People, a weekly show of constitutional debate.

The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit

chartered by Congress to increase awareness and understanding of the Constitution

among the American people.

We recently hosted a great conversation about

Justice William O Douglas. He's the subject of a new book by the Honorable Margaret

McEwen. She's senior judge on the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and she's

written a new biography called Citizen Justice, the environmental legacy of William

Douglas, Public Advocate and Conservation Champion.

Joining Judge McEwen to discuss Justice Douglas' legacy

is the Honorable Jeffrey Sutton.

He's Chief Judge of the U.S. Court ofans for the Sixth Circuit.

Both judges are great friends of the National Constitution

Center, and it was an honor to convene them both

for this great conversation.

Enjoy the show.

Judge McEwen, it is an honor to welcome you, to congratulations on your new book, Citizen Justice.

And let's begin with the obvious question.

What was William O' Douglas's environmental legacy and why did you

choose to write about it? Thank you. It's a real pleasure to be here with you, Jeff Rosen, but

also with Judge Sutton, a good friend and co-member of the ALI council, among other things.

...