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 the only institution in America, chartered by Congress,

to increase awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.

That's an abbreviated version of our inspiring congressional motto and that goal of increasing awareness and understanding of the Constitution is just what the We The People

Podcast is about.

A few weeks ago, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a landmark decision in Zarda

versus Altitude Express, Inc. which held that sexual orientation constitutes a form of discrimination

when it is the basis for discrimination because of sex in violation of Title VII.

Some have predicted that the case will make its way to the Supreme Court where a decision could

have wide-ranging national significance for gay rights, civil rights jurisprudence, and employment

law.

Joining us to discuss this important case

are two of America's leading constitutional scholars

and legal commentators.

Suzanne Goldberg is Herbert and Doris Wechler Clinical Professor of Law at Columbia Law School,

where she also directs the Law School Center for Gender and Sexuality Law and its Sexuality

and Gender Law Clinic. She's one of the country's foremost experts on gender and sexuality law

and a leading advocate for LGBTQ rights. John Eastman is Henry Salvatore Professor of

Law and Community Service and former Dean at Chapman University Law School.

He is also Director of the University's Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence and is affiliated with

the Claremont Institute as a Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence.

...