VIRTUAL EVENT — Wednesday, April 30


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Presidential Power in the First 100 Days

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Wednesday, April 30, 3–4 p.m. ET

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April 30 marks 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term. Over the past three months, the president has issued more than 100 executive orders that aim to bypass Congress and reshape policy through unilateral action. His administration imposed sweeping tariffs on every country in the world, withdrew the United States from the World Health Organization, and declared a national emergency at the southern border. It purported to rewrite election rules and end birthright citizenship. It is attacking major law firms. And much more.

But has this flurry of orders effected fundamental change? There are already 46 challenges to executive orders pending in court, and the administration has had no outright victory in any of them. Judges appointed by presidents of both parties have put the brakes on Trump’s plans. Will the courts continue to thwart his lawless agenda?

Join the Brennan Center virtually for a discussion with experts about what these three months have made clear about the Trump administration’s priorities and what might lie ahead.

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HYBRID EVENT — Constitutional Meaning in the Shadow of the Articles of Confederation

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Monday, May 12, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

National Constitution Center

525 Arch Street

Philadelphia

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The Roberts Court has increasingly relied on history to resolve some of the most important constitutional questions of our time. Embracing a form of interpretation called “originalism,” the Court’s conservative majority argues that the original public understanding of the Constitution is what really counts. But discerning the goals and assumptions of those who ratified the Constitution requires an understanding of the document they were replacing: the Articles of Confederation.

Today, the Articles are ignored as a false start. That’s a mistake. The Constitution was an explicit attempt to form a union “more perfect” than that of the Articles of Confederation, and they provide vital context for the framers’ choices.

Join us virtually or in person to watch historians, journalists, law professors, and political scientists explore how the nation’s first experiment in self-governance paved the way for the Constitution we have today. Panelists will examine the legacy of the Articles of Confederation, the founding debates over federal power, and the lasting influence of these debates on modern-day constitutional interpretation.

Presented in partnership with the National Constitution Center

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