The People's Document: Melissa Murray

About this episode

The episode discusses the hidden power of the U.S. Constitution and its role in fortifying American democracy, featuring insights from Melissa Murray.

We discuss the hidden power inside the U.S. Constitution, what it was designed to protect against, and how it can fortify American democracy today. Melissa's civic action toolkit recommendations are: 1) Commit to voting and follow through 2) Make your demands clear to your elected representatives Melissa Murray is the Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law at NYU School of Law, co-host of the Strict Scrutiny podcast, and a legal analyst for MSNBC. Her new book is The US Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader. Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ Discover new ways to #BetheSpark: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark Follow Mila on X: https://x.com/milaatmos Follow Melissa on IG: https://www.instagram.com/profmmurray/ Read The US Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader : https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight Sponsor: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful . Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight Credits: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Melissa Murray Executive Producer: Zack Travis…

People in this episode

Host: Mila Atmos

Guest: Melissa Murray

Topics covered

• U.S. Constitution
• American democracy
• civic action
• voting
• legal analysis

Keywords

• U.S. Constitution
• democracy
• civic action
• voting
• Melissa Murray
• legal analysis
• Mila Atmos

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NYU School of Law, MSNBC

Books & works: The US Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader

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