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.
Watch now Panel 1, Panel 2 Climate Change poses a threat to democracy and constitutional order. But how might the structure of the U.S. Constitution help or hinder efforts to
We are delighted to partner with the National Constitution Center for a comparative look at abortion law in the U.S. and abroad. Hear from Teresa Stanton Collett of the University
The Center for Constitutional Design joins the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership for its annual Constitutional Day Lecture. This year features a discussion of the founding of
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
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
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
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
Are Americans "losing their appetite for candid and constructive dialogue?" Robert Post, Yale Law professor, argues that we have misdiagnosed America's social malady as a free speech problem, when the
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