Is That Even Constitutional?

About 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.

Publisher

Sadena Thevarajah and Ken Thomas

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Apr 2025

Latest episode

2 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

22 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Mar 2026

   The Right of Private College to Admit Diverse Students

   Higher education has become a necessity for social and economic mobility in our society. This is particularly important for minority groups seeking to access the mainstream of American society. In 2023, however, the Supreme Court held in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard that student admission policies at public universities that benefit minorities violate the Equal Protection Clause and cannot include affirmative action to increase the diversity of a school’s student body. The same rea...

2. 

   7 Jan 2026

   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. In 2008, the Supreme Court drastically reinterpreted the Second Amendment in District of Columbia v. Heller. Since then, the Court has enthusiastically expanded this newly discovered doctrine to strike down gun regulations. Congress, however, still has ...

3. 

   29 Dec 2025

   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 nonsensical. Speech is not a property right and there is no reasonable argument that corporate speech is a reflection of the speech of its shareholder. Congress, however, can pass a law prohibiting corporations from funding political speech without the permission of ...

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