Freedom 101
Freedom 101.2; Ep. 8: Free Speech
Free speech: one of the signature individual rights. In this episode, Professor Lindsay Robertson explores the many types of speech - some of them deeply offensive - which are constitutionally protected. He considers ...
Freedom 101.2; Ep. 7: The Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation are mostly famous as a failure which created a weak and ineffectual government, soon replaced by the Constitution. In this lecture, Professor Paul Gilje tells a different story, and ...
Freedom 101.2; Ep. 6: The Alien & Sedition Acts
In the aftermath of the French Revolution, the Adams Administration passed four notorious bills known as the Alien and Sedition acts in the name of protecting the United States. In this lecture, Professor Lindsay Rob...
Freedom 101.2; Ep. 5: Judicial Independence & the Impeachment of Samuel Chase
An independent judiciary has become a cornerstone of American liberty. In this lecture, Professor Rick Tepker explores the history behind the emergence of an independent judiciary in the US through the story of the im...
Freedom 101.2; Ep. 4: The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase added a vast amount of territory to the U.S.. What has been called the “biggest real estate deal in world history,” turned out to be rife with constitutional questions. Robertson explores the co...
Freedom 101.2; Ep. 3: Nullification
Nullification, a legal theory that has never been upheld by the Supreme Court, is the idea that the states can declare null and void any federal law that they deem unconstitutional. Professor Lindsay Robertson discuss...
Freedom 101.2, Ep. 2: Judicial Review and Slavery
The institution of slavery hung over constitutional development in the early American republic, driving sectional division and leading ultimately to Civil War. In this lecture, Professor Rick Tepker explores two case...
Freedom 101.2, Ep. 1: Sovereign Immunity
Sovereign Immunity: the legal concept that the state cannot be sued. In this lecture, Professor Lindsay Robertson explores the fascinating story of how this concept, derived from the British crown, was adapted to th...
Freedom 101, Ep. 24: Federalism in the 20th Century
Federalism - the division of powers between national and lower-level governments - has been a defining quality of American constitutionalism from its inception. In many ways, the story of federalism, and its transform...
Freedom 101, Ep. 23: Establishment Clause
The Establishment Clause, originally intended to prevent the national government from establishing an official religion, has much broader implications for the relations between church and state. Professor Wert explor...
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