James Madison Program

Tonight: Donald L. Drakeman (@NotreDame) delivers an Alpheus T. Mason Lecture on Constitutional Law and Political Thought.

"The Free Exercise of Religion in History, Tradition, and the Constitution"

Nov 12 | 5pm | Bowen Hall 222

Join us!

Every member of the United States armed forces swears an oath not to a party or a president, but to support and defend the Constitution of the United States.

Today, the James Madison Program honors each and every veteran who has taken that oath and served our great country.

🇺🇸 If you’re a veteran in the JMP community, tell us in the comments, or tag a veteran to thank them for their service!

Congratulations to Dr. Bradford P. Wilson, sworn in as the 12th Archivist of the United States last Thursday by Justice Amy Coney Barrett at the National Archives!

JMP's Executive Director for nearly two decades, he brings a lifetime of constitutional scholarship to the role.

Drop your congrats below!

Tomorrow: Martha Minow, 300th Anniversary University Professor at @Harvard_Law, delivers the Annual Walter F. Murphy Lecture in American Constitutionalism.

“The Constitution Is Not Enough: Crucial Ingredients for Democracy”

Nov 5 | 5:00–6:30 pm | Bowen Hall 222 | @Princeton

Our Undergraduate Fellows visited the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday! Their first trip of the year, as guests of Justice Neil Gorsuch.

On the docket: Maxwell v. Dinis, on habeas challenges to BOP earned-time-credit calculations under the First Step Act, and Younge v. Fulton Judicial Circuit DA’s Office, on raising an unpleaded affirmative defense at summary judgment.