The Original Debates over Constitutional Interpretation
The Original Debates over Constitutional Interpretation
Today, debate rages over how to interpret the United States Constitution, especially what role history should play in that practice. When the generation that adopted the Constitution in the late eighteenth century first interpreted the document, what defined their debates? How do those debates compare to the ones structuring American constitutional law today?
Join us for a lecture exploring how to read the Constitution through lenses past and present and reflecting on what the creators can teach us about the Constitution today.
Book sales, signing and reception to follow.
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
FREE to the public
06:30 PM - 07:45 PM on Thu, 25 Jun 2026
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Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
(734)205-0569
terra.brock@nara.gov
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
1000 Beal Ave.
Ann Arbor,
Michigan
48109
(734) 205-0555
ford.library@nara.gov