The Constitution in Year One of the Trump administration

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🗓️ 25 January 2018

⏱️ 42 minutes

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On January 20, 2017, President Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States. In the year since he took office, a variety of novel constitutional issues have arisen, from the interpretation of the Emoluments Clauses, to the constitutionality of Executive Orders on immigration, and even the meaning of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment. In this episode, we look at the past year of the Trump presidency and what it means for our Constitution. Joining us to discuss the past year of constitutional debates are two of America’s leading scholars of constitutional law. Josh Blackman is an Associate Professor of Law at the South Texas College of Law in Houston who specializes in constitutional law, the United States Supreme Court, and the intersection of law and technology. He filed an amicus brief in the CREW v. Trump and DC and Maryland v. Trump lawsuits on behalf of another legal scholar, Seth Barrett Tillman. Lisa Manheim is an associate professor of law at the University of Washington School of Law and co-author of a recently published book, intended for lawyers and non-lawyers alike, called The Limits of Presidential Power: A Citizen’s Guide to the Law. Questions or comments? We would love to hear from you. Contact the We the People team at podcast@constitutioncenter.org And don't forget to take our new podcast survey at constitutioncenter.org/survey The Constitution Center is offering CLE credits for select America’s Town Hall programs! Get more information at constitutioncenter.org/CLE.

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0:00.0	I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center and welcome to
0:09.7	We The People, a weekly show of constitutional debate.
0:13.4	The National Constitution Center is the only institution in America,
0:17.0	chartered by Congress to disseminate information
0:19.9	about the US Constitution on a nonpartisan basis
0:23.3	in order to increase awareness and understanding
0:25.9	of the Constitution among the American people.
0:29.4	A year ago, on January 20, 2017, President Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States.
0:37.0	His presidency has raised a host of constitutional questions, and in this one year episode we look back on the first
0:46.6	year of the Trump presidency and what it means for the U.S. Constitution.
0:51.6	Joining us to discuss this fascinating year of constitutional debate are two of America's
0:56.7	leading scholars of constitutional law.
0:59.4	Josh Blackman is Associate Professor of Law at the South Texas College of Law in Houston.
1:04.8	He filed an amicus brief in crew versus Trump and DC and Maryland versus Trump and
1:10.3	is a prolific and illuminating commentator on constitutional questions.
1:16.0	Lisa Mannheim is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Washington School of Law
1:20.0	and co-author of the recently published book which I have just kindled and you should
1:25.3	too it is called The Limits of Presidential Power, A Citizens Guide to the Law.
1:31.2	Josh, Lisa, thank you so much for joining. Thank you. Thank you so much for having
1:36.0	us at today's conversation. Wonderful. Let us jump right in to the first question which involves
1:42.4	the foreign and domestic emoluments clause.
1:46.0	Josh, you have filed a brief in the crew case and you have commented on it tell us what the latest status of the
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