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"This Is A Captured Institution" - An Interview with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Nov 09, 2021

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joins us to talk dark money, judicial nominations, and whether the Democrats have any hope of getting things done without filibuster reform.

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ERRATUM:

At 17:10 Senator Whitehouse refers to a study of 78 Roberts court era decisions. He incorrectly states that 72 of the cases advance Republican and/or corporate interests. The number is 73 cases, or 92 percent.

FURTHER READING:

"A Conservative Activist's Behind-the-Scenes Campaign to Remake the Nation's Courts" - Washington Post

"Inside the Koch-Backed Effort to Block the Largest Election-Reform Bill in Half a Century" - The New Yorker

"One unnamed donor gave $17 million to the Leo-affiliated Judicial Crisis Network to block the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland and to support Gorsuch; then a donor — perhaps the same one — gave another $17 million to prop up Kavanaugh."

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Hamdi v. Rumsfeld Nov 02, 2021

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A foreign "prisoner of war" can communicate with their family. An American "traitor" can argue their case in court. An American "enemy combatant" can do neither, according to the Supreme Court, creating a third category of prisoner with very few legal rights. America immediately post-9/11 was very chill and normal.

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Younger v. Harris Oct 26, 2021

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Oof, this is a tough one: Protect the Constitutional rights of actual people, or clutch the vague concept of "federalism" in my grubby little hands like Gollum with that ring. TBH probably gonna go with my precious.

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The Justices Are Getting Defensive [TEASER] Oct 19, 2021

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When a Supreme Court Justice tells you he's totally legitimate and not part of a secret cabal 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩.

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2021-2022 Supreme Court Term Preview Oct 12, 2021

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The 2022 Supreme Court term is shaping up to be pretty gnarly. We brought on The Nation's justice correspondent, Elie Mystal, to walk us through the cases he's watching.

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Nieves v. Bartlett Oct 05, 2021

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This case originates out of an incident at opposite Burning Man, a ski race in Alaska called Arctic Man. The ruling is about opposite free speech, wherein the justices vote to protect cops' First Amendment right to accidentally say the quiet part out loud when they're doing a retaliatory arrest.

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Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl Sep 21, 2021

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A treaty or law not honored by the United States? It's more likely than you think! In a rare child custody case, the Supreme Court rules on the Indian Child Welfare Act, and finds that when you squint your eyes and look at the law kinda sideways in the dark, Congress must not have meant for the law to actually keep Native families together. Land back.

Listen to This Land with Rebecca Nagle, so that Rachel can get that $50. And for more about Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, check out this episode of More Perfect.

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Eviction Moratorium: A Perfect Storm of Conservative Bullshit [TEASER] Sep 14, 2021

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Liberty and the pursuit of justice for landlords and landlords only. In this episode, the hosts talk about how the Supreme Court contorted its reading of the law to deny the Centers for Disease Control the ability to ban eviction during the pandemic.

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SB8: Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson Sep 03, 2021

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In this emergency episode, the hosts discuss Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson, the case where the Supreme Court declined to stay SB8.

SB8 is the monstrous Texas law that allows anyone to sue anyone who even intends to help someone get an abortion after 6 weeks of pregnancy. The effect is that while very early term abortions are still legal in Texas, private individuals have been deputized to bounty hunt abortion providers, activists, and even Uber drivers.

To help Texas women receive abortion care you can donate to this ActBlue fund, which splits the resources across several Texas-based abortion funds.
Go to needabortion.org to give funds or get access to care.
To find your local abortion fund, visit abortionfunds.org.
To join the Center for Reproductive Rights Lawyers' Network, contact lawyersnetworkinfo@reprorights.org.

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Welcome to Law School Aug 31, 2021

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What, like it's hard? This one goes out to all those incoming, current and former Elle Woodses. You're doing amazing sweetie!

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Read Duncan Kennedy's "Legal Education and the Reproduction of Hierarchy" here.

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