Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Academic Blogs -> Jurisdynamics

Academic

: Jurisdynamics

Intent: Searching for Meaning in the Constitution

By Jim Chen

Herewith a description of the ETS Pictures documentary, Intent: Searching For Meaning In The Constitution (2006):

What does the United States Constitution tell us about the defining political issues of our day? And how do we interpret the document to find those answers? This one hour documentary examines the meaning of the Constitution through the lens of several interpretive perspectives, and it investigates how differing views of the document impact today's political debates. In order to illustrate the impact of Constitutional interpretation on the real world, "Intent" focuses on four case studies. From medical marijuana, to warrantless wiretapping, to gun control laws, to "eminent domain" land seizures, "Intent" examines Constitutional tensions between individual liberty, and government authority. Program interviews range across the political spectrum - from Elliot Mincberg of People For The American Way, to Roger Pilon of the CATO Institute, to the American Conservative Union's David Keene. Noted academics such as George Washington Law School's Mary Cheh also make appearances.

Yes, this is shameless self-promotion. I'm a member of the cast:

Full post as published by Jurisdynamics on November 16, 2007 (boomark / email).