CCD Events

The Center for Constitutional Design brings together the top minds in constitutional law and practice to explore the most pressing issues facing democracy at home and abroad. Join us for these important discussions.

Originalism and its Discontents

Location: Beus Center for Law and Society 111 E Taylor St, Phoenix, Arizona, United States

The Center for Constitutional Design is excited to host four constitutional law experts who will critique originalism as a theory of constitutional interpretation, and discuss the past present and future

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Conference on Elections and Federalism

Location: Beus Center for Law and Society 111 E Taylor St, Phoenix, Arizona, United States

In partnership with the University of Wisconsin’s State Democracy Research Initiative, the Center for Constitutional Design will host an interdisciplinary conference on electoral federalism.  Participants in the event will discuss

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Can Courts Save Democracy?

Location: Beus Center for Law and Society 111 E Taylor St, Phoenix, Arizona, United States

In partnership with the Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations, the Center for Constitutional Design will host a discussion on the ability of courts to halt democratic decay and support the

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Originalism and the Rights of Women

Proponents of originalism argue that judges must adhere faithfully to the meaning of constitutional texts as those texts would have been understood at the time of their adoption.  In the

Constitutional Change in Mexico

Beus Center for Law and Society 111 E Taylor St, Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Mexican democracy is at a crossroads. In the center stage of the current dynamic and challenging times lies the Mexican Constitution, one of the oldest and most amended in the

Mexico: Constitutional Democracy in Crisis?

Location: Beus Center for Law and Society 111 E Taylor St, Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Featuring Julio Rios-Figueroa, Andrea Pozas-Loyo and Manuel Gonzalez Join CCD visiting scholars from Mexico—Julio Antonio Rios Figueroa (Professor of Law, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México), Andrea Pozas-Loyo (Professor, Institute of

The Irrelevant First Amendment

Location: Beus Center for Law and Society 111 E Taylor St, Phoenix, Arizona, United States

A Presentation by Ashutosh Bhagwat with Commentary by James Weinstein Room 150, Beus Center for Law and Society The Center for Constitutional Design will host a conversation about whether the

Amendment Reform in America and Abroad  

ARIZONA TIME 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM EASTERN TIME 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM The National Constitution Center and the Center for Constitutional Design at Arizona State University present a

Can the Legislative Power Be Delegated to the Administrative State?

Beus Center for Law and Society 111 E Taylor St, Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Can the legislative power be delegated? Is the “major questions” doctrine” a suitable alternative to the non-delegation doctrine – the doctrine that states that a delegated power (and Congress’ powers

Five New Amendments: Next Steps for Constitutional Change

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Join the Center for Constitutional Design and the National Constitution Center for a discussion of the amendments to the Constitution proposed by the National Constitution Center’s Constitution Drafting Project. This pathbreaking initiative asked three teams of