Amarica's Constitution
Professor Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University and one of the nation’s leading authorities on the Constitution, offers weekly in-depth discussions on the most urgent and fascinating constitutional issues of our day. He is joined by host Andy Lipka and guests drawn from other top experts including Bob Woodward, Lawrence Lessig, Neal Katyal, Michael Gerhardt, and many more.
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Blast Off!
Amarica's Constitution
The Big Equal
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The 64 Percent Question
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The Land of The Land
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The Good of the Country
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We the Who? - Special Guest Jill Hasday
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Skrmetti Skirmish
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Geduldigging Your Grave at Oral Argument - Special Guest Vikram D. Amar
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Fallon's Doctrine - Special Guest Michael Dorf
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Firing Line, Then and Now - Special Guests US Rep. Jamie Raskin, and Author Sam...
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Speaking the Law
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Children, Indoctrination, and Ideas
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Imbalance of Power
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A Judicious Life, Part Two - Special Guests Justice Stephen Breyer, Professors N...
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Count to Ten
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Competence, Character - or Cannon
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Possibly Preparing Humphrey's Execution
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The Merits of The Merits
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A Judicious Life, Part One - Special Guests Dean Heather Gerken and Judge Kevin...
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No School For You - Special Guest Vikram D. Amar
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Equality, Emergencies, Exception, and Easter
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Project 2026
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Third Time, No Charm
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Wisdom From Breyer To Pryor - Special Guest Judge William Pryor
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The Shelter From The Storm - Special Guest Hampton Dellinger
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Marbury then, Mayhem now
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Sinking the Unitary Executive - Special Guest Steven G. Calabresi
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Across the Aisle - Special Guest Steven G. Calabresi
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Impounding Impoundment - Special Guest Josh Chafetz
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Where Are The Lines?
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Birthright Citizenship - Judges on Benches v Judges on Barstools
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Birthright and Birthwrong
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End of an ERA
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Looking Forward, Looking Back
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Unconventional
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Justice on the Spot - Special Guest Justice Stephen Breyer
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Changing Your Mind, or Changing The Rules
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Unpardonable
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Recess Games - Special Guests Josh Chafetz and Thomas Schmidt
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The Obsequious Instruments of His Pleasure
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Does Section Three Live?
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The Gaetz of Hell
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Preview of Peril - Special Live Podcast
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All This Fuss About the Presidential Election - Special Guests Gordon Wood, Stev...
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The Sound of Silence - Special Guest Ruth Marcus
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Constitution Things
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How to Fix - and How Not to Fix - the Immunity Opinion
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Ex-Presidents: The Ex-cellent and the Ex-ecrable
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The Return of the Enemies List
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The Blue Dot
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