In 1787 delegates gathered in Philadelphia to address a wide variety of crises facing the young United States of America and produced a charter for a new government.  In modern times, competing political and legal claims are frequently based on what those intended.  This program explores the cast of characters called “founders,” the problems they faced, the solutions they fashioned, and why these issues are important for you today.

Presented by Richard A. Hesse, J.D., Georgetown University, Professor Emeritus, Franklin Pierce Law Center; published widely on a variety of legal and ethical topics.  Professor Hesse served as a community lawyer in Philadelphia heading a police community relations project before moving to Boston to head a national project focused on the constitutional rights of consumers.  At FPLC he concentrated on state and federal constitutional law and international human rights.  Hesse has been an advocate for civil and human rights for more than 25 years and was twice awarded the Bill of Rights Award by the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union.

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