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"Constance, the Constitution Cow" greets visitors to Philadelphia's Independence Visitors Center (Wally Gobetz/flickr)
In the wake of the Constitution being read aloud on the floor of the House, Brian Lehrer Show listeners have been weighing in on their favorite parts of the document and why. Two Constitutional scholars follow up with the political context for the listener selected passages. Plus: WNYC’s Bob Hennelly on the New Jersey Supreme Court, and author Sean Manning has a new memoir about taking care of his mother at the end of her life.
New Gun Control Proposal
Eric Adams, NY State Senator (20th district) and former NYPD captain, talks about legislation he's proposing to prevent those with mental illness from owning guns.
New Jersey Judiciary
WNYC reporter Bob Hennelly talks about the New Jersey Supreme Court and other current events.
Duvalier Returns to Haiti
Ricot Dupuy, director and station manager of Radio Soleil, and Javier Zuñiga, special advisor at Amnesty International, discuss the return of former Haitian President Jean-Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier to the country, and take calls from Haitian New Yorkers.
Your Favorite Constitutional Passage
Ilya Shapiro, senior fellow in constitutional studies at the Cato Institute and the editor-in-chief of Cato Supreme Court Review, and Nathaniel Persily, Charles Keller Beekman Professor of Law and Political Science at Columbia Law School, review listeners' favorite passages from the constitution.
The Things That Need Doing
Author and editor Sean Manning discusses his new memoir about caring for his mother in the last year of her life, The Things That Need Doing.
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