What the Constitution Means & How to Interpret It
 Introduction
Based on the chapter from ACS's publication, Keeping Faith with the Constitution by Pamela S. Karlan, Goodwin Liu and Christopher H. Schroeder, ACS has unveiled a curriculum on constitutional interpretation. Below are resources for each session. They include free links to each chapter, primers and information on the guest lecturer. Audio recordings are also available with the materials. The seminars last approximately 15 minutes each, with a subsequent 15-minute question-and-answer session with the guest lecturer. |
| Lesson 1: "The Constitution’s Vision and Values"
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Guest Lecturer:  Lesson 2: "Judicial Interpretation of the Constitution"
Guest Lecturer: William Marshall, William Rand Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law, University of North Carolina School of Law Course Materials: Chapter 2 Keeping Faith with the Constitution ACS Issue Brief: "The Framers' Constitution: Toward a Theory of Principled Constitutionalism" by Geoffrey Stone and William Marshall |
Lesson 3: "Equality"
Guest Lecturer: Theodore M. Shaw; Professor of Professional Practice in Law, Columbia Law School; Of Counsel, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP; former director-counsel and president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) Course Materials: |
 Lesson 4: "Promoting the General Welfare"
Guest Lecturer: William Forbath, Lloyd M. Bentsen Chair in Law, The University of Texas at Austin School of Law Course Materials: Chapter 4 Keeping Faith with the Constitution "Social and Economic Rights in the American Grain," from The Constitution in 2020 |
| Lesson 5: "Separation of Powers"
Guest Lecturer: Aziz Huq, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School Course Materials: |
| Lesson 6: "Democracy"
Guest Lecturer: Daniel Tokaji, Professor of Law; Senior Fellow, Election Law, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University Course Materials: |
| Lesson 7: "Criminal Justice"
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Guest Lecturer: | Lesson 8: "Liberty"
Guest Lecturer: Dawn Johnsen, Walter W. Foskett Professor of Law, Maurer School of Law, Indiana University Course Materials: Chapter 8 Keeping Faith with the Constitution "A Progressive Reproductive Rights Agenda for 2020," in The Constitution in 2020 |
| Lesson 9: "Progress and Possibilities"
Course Materials: Chapter 9 Keeping Faith with the Constitution ACS Issue Brief: "The Framers' Constitution: Toward a Theory of Principled Constitutionalism" by Geoffrey Stone and William Marshall |
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