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So to Speak podcast: U.S. Constitution masterclass with Judge Douglas Ginsburg
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On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we are joined by Senior Circuit Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg for a masterclass on the history of the U.S. Constitution.
Judge Ginsburg was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in 1986 and served as that court’s Chief Judge from 2001-2008. He is also a Professor of Law at George Mason University and the host of the new PBS television series about the U.S. Constitution, “A More or Less Perfect Union, A Personal Exploration by Judge Douglas Ginsburg.”
Show notes:
- Transcript
- “A More or Less Perfect Union” is available via Amazon (Prime), the Free to Choose Network, and PBS.
- Judge Ginsburg recommended book: From Parchment to Power: How James Madison Used the Bill of Rights to Save the Constitution
- Judge Ginsburg in conversation with America’s founding fathers (video)
- New FIRE documentary, “Mighty Ira: A Civil Liberties Story,” now streaming via Amazon (Prime), iTunes, Google Play, and YouTube Movies.
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