Constitutional Law

Yale Law School

3.5 (98)
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This collection features Yale Law School professors and distinguished guests speaking about topics in Constitutional law.

02/08/2017

The Decline and Fall of the American Republic

Bruce Ackerman, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale Law School, discusses his new book, The Decline and Fall of the American Republic, with Stephen Skowronek, Acting Chair of the Political Science department, Yale University. This podcast was recorded on October 20, 2010.

4 sec
09/27/2010

Birthright Citizenship Faculty Debate

American Constitution Society sponsored debate with Peter Schuck and Akhil Amar discuss birthright citizenship.

2 sec
08/17/2010

Citizen's United and the Future of Campaign Finance Reform

NYU Professor Samuel Issacharoff discusses the future of campaign finance reform after the Supreme Court's groundbreaking decision in Citizen's United. Sponsored by the American Constitution Society at Yale Law School.

2 sec
08/17/2010

Federalism All the Way Down?

Professor Heather Gerken's inaugural lecture as the J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law. Professor Gerken specializes in election law, constitutional law and civil procedure. Also, an expert in the role of groups in the democratic process, and the relationship between diversity and democracy.

2 sec
08/17/2010

The First Amendment Online: The Future of Journalism

Huffington Post EIC Arianna Huffington discusses the future of jouralism and the first amendment online, including topics such as net neutrality and citizen journalism.

1 sec
04/30/2009

First Things First: The First Amendment, the Media Industry, and Democracy

Joel Hyatt, a 1976 graduate of Yale Law School, is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Current Media. In 2005, Hyatt and Al Gore launched Current TV, a news service for young adults with viewer-created content. In this talk, Hyatt discusses the First Amendment and how it played a huge role in his various careers—from his pioneering efforts to create new delivery systems for legal services, to his current goal to democratize the delivery of news via television and the Internet.

2 sec

6 Episodes

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98 Ratings

Extraordinary

05/11/2020

Gsupai

This is thought provoking and a wonderful analysis in the interpretation and exercise of law.
Not a Course

06/14/2021

bjohns383

This is a guest lecture series focused on constitutional law issues. Unlike the Yale Open Courses series, this is not a course. It’s fine for what it is but still kind of lame (Ariana Huffington?… just why?). Btw, there would be a huge audience for intro to constitutional law/supreme court as an open course
Great Job, Yale

02/06/2011

jewbacca318

Since I'm taking a Constitutional Law elective, I thought downloading this would be worth my while. Not only was it fascinating, but it also helped me get an A on my essay on the first amendment.
Too Slanted

03/28/2020

Yardyard

Agenda of podcast is a bit too transparent, wanted to enjoy but couldn’t