July 19, 2011

Stone, Kendall Continue Democracy Debate at Brookings Event

On July 18, the Brookings Institution hosted a debate between Doug Kendall, the founder and president of the Constitutional Accountability Center, and University of Chicago law professor Geoffrey Stone on how progressives should interpret the Constitution. The discussion, which was co-hosted by Democracy editorial committee chairman E.J. Dionne, built on their exchange featured in our newest issue.

Brookings Institution

July 7, 2011

Progressive Visions of Jurisprudence: A Debate

Conservatives have been winning the battle of ideas over judicial philosophy. How should progressive interpret the constitution, and what arguments should we make? Join the Brookings Institution and Democracy for a debate on liberal jurisprudence.

Democracy: A Journal of Ideas

June 16, 2011

As Seen in Democracy: ACS Debate on How to Interpret the Constitution

This week, the American Constitution Society celebrates its 10th anniversary with its national convention in Washington, D.C. Among the most anticipated events is a panel discussion on how progressives should interpret the Constitution, featuring esteemed legal thinkers Geoffrey Stone, Akhil Amar, and Pamela Karlan, among others—a debate among progressives that also happens to be the subject of the latest installment of our First Principles series.

American Constitution Society

Issue #21, Summer 2011