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Audio 03.02.2017 49:03

Before the Court: When Does the Constitution Apply to Non-Citizens?

Dr. John C. Eastman is joined by Andrew McCarthy to discuss issues on Constitutional rights of non-citizens located outside the United States.

Dr. John C. Eastman is Founding Director of the Claremont Institute’s Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, and currently serves as the Henry Salvatori Professor of Law & Community Service at Chapman University’s Dale E. Fowler School of Law. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Claremont Institute.

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at the National Review Institute and a contributing editor at National Review.

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