National Constitution Center president and CEOJeffrey Rosen recently interviewedFloyd Abrams, the legendary First Amendment attorney of firmCahill Gordon who argued Citizens United and the Pentagon Papers case, among many, many others.

In the interview, Abrams discusses his new book, The Soul of the First Amendment, which explores how and why America protects free speech more often, more intensely, and more controversially than anywhere else in the world.

The program was part of Americas Town Hall, the Constitution Centers ongoing series of constitutional conversations and debates held in Philadelphia and across the country. Visit constitutioncenter.org/debate to learn more.

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