Is That Even Constitutional?
It's never been a better time to understand the U.S. Constitution: what it allows, what it prohibits, and what is in the grey area. Join host Sadena Thevarajah and constitutional scholar Ken Thomas in conversation as they scrutinize recent federal administration actions, to help us better see our country's founding document for the living document that it is.
Podcasting since 2025 • 21 episodes
Is That Even Constitutional?
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Project 2026: Stopping Dangerous Sales of Firearms
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 47,000 people died of gun-related injuries in the United States in 2023. Despite this litany of violence, gun control in the United States has become far more difficult. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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Project 2026: Let shareholders limit corporate speech
In Citizens United v. FEC, the Supreme Court took individual free speech rights and added an ahistorical addition - giving these rights to corporations. The idea that such a fundamental right should be extended to corporations is nonse...
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Episode 8
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Project 2026: The Right to Reproductive Decision-Making
In 1965, the Supreme Court held in Griswold v. Connecticut that the Constitution protected the right of families to use contraception. In 1973, the Court in Roe v. Wade extended this right to decisions to terminate a pregnancy...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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Project 2026: Statehood for the District of Columbia
There is a deep irony that the U.S., long a leader in the promotion of democracy, offers no national representation for residents of its own capital. No other country in the world deprives the citizens of their capital of the right to vote. Den...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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Project 2026: Term Limits for Justices
Supreme Court Justices are appointed for life, making the Supreme Court one of the least democratic institutions in the world. Even worse, the Court now plays a political role unforeseen by the Founding Fathers. No other country has this proble...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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