Political Podcast NJ | David S. Schwartz on The Spirit of the Constitution |

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Professor David S. Schwartz teaches and writes in the areas of Constitutional Law, Evidence and Civil Procedure. His scholarship includes articles published in the Georgetown, Notre Dame, and University of Pennsylvania law reviews, and he has co-authored two casebooks. His most recent book, The Spirit of The Constitution: John Marshall and the 200-Year Odyssey of McCulloch v. Maryland was published by Oxford University Press in September 2019. He speaks with Wendy Sheridan about how the centuries-old McCulloch v. Maryland case has reverberated through the decades with the continual tension between where U.S. federal powers end and states rights begin. Much is currently at stake as a new wave of conservative justices attempt to interpret the case ruling narrowly to roll back federal regulations designed to help alleviate economic inequality.

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