The First Amendment and the freedom of expression

We the People

National Constitution Center

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🗓️ 13 October 2016

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Erwin Chemerinsky of the University of California, Irvine, and Bradley Smith of Capital University explore how Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump may protect or threaten the freedoms of speech and press. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter. We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Please subscribe to We the People and Live at America’s Town Hall on iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. We the People is a member of Slate’s Panoply network. Check out the full roster at Panoply.fm. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit; we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit constitutioncenter.org to learn more. This show was engineered by David Stotz and produced by Nicandro Iannacci. Research was provided by Lana Ulrich and Tom Donnelly. The host of We the People is Jeffrey Rosen.

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0:00.0	I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, and welcome to We
0:10.0	the People, a Show of Constitutional Debate.
0:13.3	The National Constitution Center is the only institution in America, chartered by Congress, to
0:18.2	disseminate information about the U.S. Constitution on a nonpartisan-partisan basis.
0:23.2	And today we consider our thrilling candidates and the Constitution series in which we're comparing
0:28.3	the statements and proposals of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to the text and history of the Constitution.
0:34.1	We now turn to the First Amendment to the Constitution, including its free speech, free press,
0:39.8	and religion clauses.
0:41.6	From debates over free speech on college campuses to the relationship between public officials
0:45.9	and the press and beyond, the First Amendment has featured prominently in the campaigns of
0:50.3	both major candidates.
0:52.2	Joining me to discuss the First Amendment
0:53.8	and the 2016 presidential campaign
0:56.2	are two of Americans leading First Amendment
0:58.8	experts and constitutional scholars
1:00.9	and good friends of the National Constitution Center.
1:03.0	Erwin Chemerinsky is the founding dean and distinguished professor of law
1:07.0	and Raymond Pryke professor of First Amendment law
1:10.0	at the University of California Irvine School of Law
1:12.0	with a joint appointment in political
1:13.8	science and Brad Smith is the Josiah H Blackmore the second surely M Nalt
1:19.4	professor of law at Capitol University Law School in Columbus, Ohio.
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