The Constitution on Edge, Then and Now

Professor Amar will discuss how the Constitution barely squeaked through the ratification process in 1787–88; how Americans picked their early presidents based on constitutional themes; and how constitutional issues once again loom front and center in this year’s elections. His talk will feature ideas from his most recent book, The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1760–1840 (2021), and his current book in progress, Born Equal: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1840–1920 (2025).

Saturday, May 25, 2024, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sterling Law Building, Levinson Auditorium, 127 Wall Street
Yale University
New Haven
New Haven CT 06520