This week the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Trump v. United States, a case that asks whether the former president is immune from criminal prosecution for conduct that occurred during his tenure in office. In this episode, Professor John Yoo of Berkeley Law School and Smita Ghosh of the Constitutional Accountability Center join Jeffrey Rosen to preview the arguments in the case, review the founders’ views on executive immunity, and discuss how the Court might decide this crucial case.
Resources:
Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org.
Continue today’s conversation on social media @ConstitutionCtr and #WeThePeoplePodcast
Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate, at bit.ly/constitutionweekly.
You can find transcripts for each episode on the podcast pages in our Media Library.
The Indictment of Former President Trump
Israel’s Constitutional Crisis
Can Courts End Partisan Gerrymandering?
Domestic Violence Laws and Gun Rights
Women’s Rights in Early America
Presidential Power, Standing, and Student Loan Forgiveness
Google, Twitter, Section 230 and the Future of the Internet
The Slaughterhouse Cases at 150
Richard Stengel on Mandela: The Lost Tapes
The Public Debt Clause and the Debt Ceiling
Roe v. Wade at 50
The Constitutional and Moral Philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther King
The History of the Speaker of the House
Religious Liberty at the Founding
Cicero and the Constitution
FDR and the Transformation of the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Considers the Independent State Legislature Theory
Free Speech, Same-Sex Marriage, and Anti-Discrimination Laws
Justice William O. Douglas: Public Advocate and Conservation Champion
The Indian Child Welfare Act and the 14th Amendment
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Tiny Desk Concerts - Video
60 Minutes
Explain It to Me
Left, Right & Center
The Axe Files with David Axelrod