The NCC broke ground to construct an exhibition hall and research complex several blocks long in September 2000. The goal is that it will open next Fall and progress on the site, on the north side of Market Street, across from the Liberty Bell, is steady.

“The law school and the NCC are vital centers of constitutional learning, debate and scholarship,” Gordon observes. “The Constitution Center will bring scholars to Philadelphia for sustained interaction with the law school, as well as for important lectures and debates. The Law School, which is already one of the top schools in the country in constitutional law, is the natural place for scholars visiting the center to find an intellectual community. Scholars will have offices in the Law School, and will participate in workshops, symposia and teaching at the school. The overall goal of our collaboration is to expand scholarly opportunities for meaningful constitutional research and writing, as well as the establishment of Philadelphia as the center for innovative work on the Constitution.”