Constitution’s biggest flaw? Protecting slavery

Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky said the Constitution's "biggest flaw” is its protection of the institution of slavery. (Image courtesy Library of Congress) For many, Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky wrote the book on Constitutional Law. Or, more accurately, the books. Published last year, We the People: A Progressive Reading of the Constitution for the Twenty-First Century is one of several he has penned about America's founding document, including a seminal casebook and treatise now in their fifth and sixth editions. He frequently argues constitutional issues in appellate cases, including in the U.S. Supreme Court, and his nuanced Constitutional Law bar review lectures-given for hours at a time, with no notes-is the stuff of legend. Named the most influential person in legal education in 2017 by National Jurist magazine, Chemerinsky agreed to share some insights about the Constitution's tenets, history, and challenges. What are the core values of the U.S. Constitution?.
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