What Roman Mars Can Learn About Con Law
What Roman Mars Can Learn About Con Law
Roman Mars
Professor Elizabeth Joh teaches Intro to Constitutional Law and most of the time this is a pretty straight forward job. But when Trump came into office, everything changed. During the four years of the Trump presidency, Professor Joh would check Twitter five minutes before each class to find out what the 45th President had said and how it jibes with 200 years of the judicial branch interpreting and ruling on the Constitution. Acclaimed podcaster Roman Mars (99% Invisible) was so anxious about all the norms and laws being tested in the Trump era that he asked his neighbor, Elizabeth, to explain what was going on in the world from a Constitutional law perspective. Even after Trump left office, there is still so much for Roman to learn. What Roman Mars Can Learn About Con Law is a weekly, fun, casual Con Law 101 class that uses the tumultuous activities of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches to teach us all about the US Constitution. All music for the show comes from Doomtree, an independent hip-hop collective and record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
78- The Disqualification Clause
Does the 14th Amendment's Disqualification Clause apply to Trump?
Dec 17, 2023
33 min
77- Gag
Why do courts issue gag orders and when do they conflict with the First Amendment?
Nov 1, 2023
31 min
76- Margarine, Meadows, and Removal
What’s the connection between Trump, margarine, and Mark Meadows?
Sep 18, 2023
32 min
75- Comstock Zombies
19th century "zombie" laws are shambling into the abortion debate
May 31, 2023
30 min
74- On the Eve of Trump's Arraignment
The presumed criminal charges against former President Trump and role of the New York Grand Jury
Apr 4, 2023
26 min
73- Lies, George Santos, and the 1st Amendment
What does the Constitution say about lies, punishing lies, and punishing someone who lies to get elected?
Mar 17, 2023
24 min
72-Weddings, Websites, and Forced Speech
What if a business owner asserts that serving a gay customer violates their first amendment rights?
Feb 10, 2023
34 min
71- The War Between the States
How the Dormant Commerce Clause tries to stop states from passing laws that put an undue burden on interstate commerce. Plus, what's going on with student debt relief: who filed a lawsuit against it and why.
Nov 26, 2022
31 min
70- Trump's Bet on Cannon
When the FBI executed a search warrant on his home, Trump and his lawyers filed their complaints in a district where they thought they’d get sympathetic treatment from Judge Aileen Cannon, who Trump appointed. The assignment of a particular judge is not up to Trump, but in this case, he got lucky, and Cannon was assigned. How did Trump’s gamble on getting his case in front of Judge Cannon work out? Let’s find out.
Oct 21, 2022
33 min
69- The Mar-a-Lago Warrant
Elizabeth teaches Roman about which crimes the Justice Department is interested in as described in the Mar-a-Lago search warrant
Sep 9, 2022
36 min
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