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Day four of the Supreme Court recap. It has been an extraordinary experiment in public education, to convene scholars on all sides of the cases that the Supreme Court is broadcasting live for the first time in its history. And at the beginning of the , we have hearde two formidable cases and i am thrilled to join you to understand the spirit of both sides. Im jeffrey rosen, president of the National Constitution center in philadelphia. We begin all of our National Constitution Center Programs by reciting the inspiring Constitutional Center creed, which prepares us for the learning ahead. The National Constitution center is the only institution in america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis in order to increase awareness and understanding of the constitution among the american people. That is what we are going to try to do today. Thank you for joining to increase your own understanding of the constitution. That ist case is
Welcome cspan friends for a day four of the Supreme Court recap. It has been an extraordinary experiment in public education, to convene scholars on all sides of the cases that the Supreme Court is broadcasting live for the first time in its history. And at the beginning of the , we have hearde two formidable cases and i am thrilled to join you to understand the spirit of both sides. Im jeffrey rosen, president of the National Constitution center in philadelphia. We begin all of our National Constitution Center Programs by reciting the inspiring Constitutional Center creed, which prepares us for the learning ahead. The National Constitution center is the only institution in america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis in order to increase awareness and understanding of the constitution among the american people. That is what we are going to try to do today. Thank you for joining to increase your own understanding of the co
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