The Michigan Constitution Podcast

Recent Episodes

Podcast 16: Right to Bear Arms (Part 1)

Posted August 1, 2020 • 00:36:43

This time around we will discuss Article 1, Section 6 in the Michigan Constitution. That provision of the MI Constitution reads as follows:“Every...

Podcast 15: Freedom of Speech (Part 4)

Posted July 15, 2020 • 00:49:00

Defamation traditionally occurs when a newspaper writes a story which harms the reputation of the individual. How do we protect the media yet balance...

Episode 14: Freedom of Speech (Part 3)

Posted July 1, 2020 • 00:47:04

Freedom of speech protects obscenity laws, political contributions, commercial speech and political speech.

Episode 13: Freedom of Speech (Part 2)

Posted June 15, 2020 • 00:51:11

We continue the conversation about Michigan’s Constitution; Article 1, Section 5; and the Freedom of Speech. This time, we focus in on how the Michigan...

Episode 12: Freedom of Speech (Part 1)

Posted June 1, 2020 • 00:33:20

Although the United States Constitution wraps all our free speech rights into the First Amendment, our Michigan Constitution does not. It breaks it...