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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Exploring the Constitution & the News: Foundations to
  Front Pages: What the Constitution Says—and How It’s Being Interprete
 d Today
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LOCATION:Wheaton League of Women Voters, P.O. Box 1158, Wheaton, IL 60187,
  United States
ROOM: VIRTUAL: Exploring the Constitution & the News: Foundations to F
 ront Pages: What the Constitution Says—and How It’s Being Interpreted 
 Today
DESCRIPTION:VIRTUAL: Exploring the Constitution & the News: Foundation
 s to Front Pages: What the Constitution Says—and How It’s Being Interp
 reted TodayAs our country celebrates its 250th birthday this year, please 
 join the League of Women Voters for a virtual series that explores the U.S
 . Constitution through both its historical foundations and its ongoing rel
 evance in today’s headlines every 3rd Thursday evening of the month at 7
 :00PM . Each session will take a deeper look at how the framers’ debates
 , amendments, and landmark interpretations continue to shape the issues we
  see in the news—from voting rights and separation of powers to free spe
 ech, federalism, and more.Designed for adults seeking a clearer understand
 ing of how our government works, this series blends accessible history wit
 h thoughtful discussion of current events. Participants will gain practica
 l civic knowledge, learn how constitutional principles apply to modern cha
 llenges, and leave better equipped to evaluate news and public policy.Whet
 her you're a longtime civic learner or just beginning to dig into con
 stitutional questions, The programs will offer an engaging, nonpartisan sp
 ace to explore how America’s founding document continues to guide— and
  sometimes complicate—our democracy today. The programs will be differ
 ent each month through October, 2026. Each session will be introducing a d
 ifferent topic and conveying them through the lens of the U.S. Constitutio
 n. It is not necessary to attend each session as they all "stand alon
 e".The programs will be presented by Steven D. Schwinn who teaches co
 nstitutional law, comparative constitutional law, at UIC Law School. Steve
  is founding editor-in-chief of the American Constitution Society Supreme 
 Court Review and founding co-editor of the Constitutional Law Prof Blog. H
 e is a longtime member of the American Constitution Society Chicago Lawyer
 s Chapter Board of Advisers.The series is sponsored by the Wheaton League 
 of Women Voters – a non partisan political organization dedicated foster
 ing informed and active participation in government.  For more informatio
 n about the Wheaton League visit https://my.lwv.org/illinois/wheatonPlease
  contact our reference desk or please register using this linkThis program
  is brought to you in partnership with the League of Women Voters.  
URL:https://bloomingdale.librarycalendar.com/event/virtual-exploring-const
 itution-news-foundations-front-pages-what-constitution-says-and-how-0
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