An Interview with Madiba Dennie

Friday, November 14
Noon PT / 1pm MT / 2pm CT / 3pm ET

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Madiba Dennie is the author of The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take it Back, a call for the right and duty of the public to define what the Constitution means today and in the future. Dennie rejects “originalism” – the legal theory that judges, including Supreme Court Justices, should interpret the Constitution exactly as conservatives say the Founders meant it. Dennie advocates a new legal framework – 'inclusive constitutionalism" – that deliberately considers the impact of constitutional law on marginalized people and communities. In doing so, public activism and people’s  movements for constitutional change become more legitimate and relevant. The interpretation and definition of the Constitution shouldn’t solely be left to the courts. 

Dennie will comment on the role of Move to Amend and the We the People Amendment is helping to shape the growing culture for public involvement is constitutional change and the Amendment itself as one constitutional change required to create a real equitable democracy -- for the very first time. 

Madiba K. Dennie is an attorney, columnist, and professor whose work focuses on fostering an equitable multiracial democracy. Her debut book, The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take It Back, is now available wherever books are sold. Dennie is the Deputy Editor and Senior Contributor at the critical legal commentary outlet Balls and Strikes. In her previous role as a counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice, she provided legal and policy analysis regarding a range of democracy issues including the census, the courts, and attempts to disempower communities of color. Her legal and political commentary has been featured in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and more. Dennie has been interviewed on-air about race, gender, and the law on outlets including the BBC and MSNBC. She has taught at Western Washington University and NYU School of Law. She earned her law degree from Columbia Law School and her undergraduate degree from Princeton University, where she concentrated in Politics and earned a certificate in African-American Studies.

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Santa Clara County Move To Amend Affiliate Monthly Meeting

Come join us in pursuing the goals of Move To Amend, the 28th Amendment. We are an active group with various projects and room for new volunteers.

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Move to Amend invites you to participate in a virtual discussion with Constitutional Law expert Professor Wilfred Codrington III regarding what we can learn from the history of amendments to the U.S. Constitution that applies to today’s constitutional crisis.

Thursday, December 4, 2025
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Professor Codrington teaches Constitutional Law at Cardozo Law School in New York City. In 2021 he co-authored the book The People’s Constitution: 200 Years, 27 Amendments, and the Promise of a More Perfect Union.   

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