Current Challenges to the US Constitution
Human Rights Lawyer / Founder of Reprieve
44:42·2026·graduate level·Public Colloquium
A critical analysis of historical and contemporary challenges to the US Constitution, focusing on landmark Supreme Court decisions and their enduring impact on civil liberties and justice.
HistoryEngineeringControl & Dynamical SystemsMoral & Political PhilosophyModern History & GeopoliticsConstitutional Law
// Introduction — Trump versus the Constitution after 16 months
// The five worst Supreme Court decisions of all time
// Dred Scott 1857 — the case that helped start a civil war
// Plessy v Ferguson 1896 — separate but equal and Angola prison
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