NCC Debate - "Executive Authority"

Event Title: "Executive Authority: Presidential Power From America’s Founding to Today"

Date & Time: Tues., June 3, 2025, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. EDT

• PLEASE NOTE: This is a FREE event, but will be hosted online. Be sure to register in advance to receive the Zoom link: https://constitutioncenter.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__twKw35tTRiKAsTueqZFFQ#/registration
• Or you can watch it live on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQBs7bA2j5c

Cost: FREE

About the Event:
Legal scholars Gillian Metzger of Columbia Law School and Saikrishna Prakash of the University of Virginia School of Law examine the founders’ vision for the presidency, how presidential power has changed over time, and the key constitutional debates that have shaped the modern presidency. The discussion will also explore how the Trump presidency fits within this historical context and what it means for the future of presidential power. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.

About the Speakers & Host:

• Gillian Metzger is a professor of constitutional law at Columbia Law School where she helped launch the Center for Constitutional Governance (CCG)—where she now serves as faculty director—a nonpartisan legal and policy organization devoted to the study of constitutional structure and authority.
• Saikrishna Prakash is a professor of constitutional law at the University of Virginia School of Law. He's the author of the books "The Living Presidency: An Originalist Argument Against Its Ever-Expanding Powers" (2020) and "Imperial From the Beginning: The Constitution of the Original Executive" (2015).
• Jeffrey Rosen is a professor of law at George Washington University, the president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, and a contributing editor at The Atlantic.

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