On this episode of Unseen Impact, Rory doesn’t just talk about history—he dresses for it. Tricorn hat, “revolutionary” coat, and a dueling gun that’s actually his grandfather’s antique lighter set the scene for a deep dive into the Bill of Rights and why it still matters to regular people today.

Rory and Kerry rewind to 1789, when James Madison introduced the amendments that would become our Bill of Rights. Fresh out of a revolution, Americans had seen what happened when a distant government could silence speech, break up gatherings, search homes, or punish people without fair trials. The Bill of Rights was their safeguard: free speech, freedom of assembly, jury trials, protection from unreasonable searches, and due process.

Rory connects those promises directly to the work he does now as a personal injury attorney. Every time a jury of ordinary people decides a civil case, those old words come to life. When someone says, “That’s unfair—I didn’t get to tell my side,” they’re really asking for due process: notice and a chance to be heard.

From HBO’s John Adams to modern courtrooms, this episode shows how the Bill of Rights still protects Davids standing up to Goliaths—and how those protections might matter in your life, too.

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