Is There a Dobbs Deal?
***CLE Available*** We’ve spent the last few episodes examining the leaked draft opinion in Dobbs. But this isn’t yet the opinion of the Court. We look at past “stolen” decisions, and discuss how an...
25 Touko 20221h 38min
After Dobbs
Our recent podcasts, and their discussions of the constitutional landscape that will follow the release of the Dobbs opinion, have been heard, amplified, distorted, echoed, and - of course - tweeted i...
18 Touko 20221h 25min
The Memes of Dobbs’ Leak
As the Dobbs/Supreme Court leak, and its would-be draft opinion, percolate through the public and the media, certain alarms are sounded again and again. Are these worries realistic? What does the op...
11 Touko 20221h 26min
Woe is Roe
***CLE Available*** The bombshell news this week was the leak of a purported majority opinion of the Court in the Dobbs case - the Mississippi abortion 15 week law. Needless to say, the media were br...
4 Touko 20221h 28min
Citizenship and Citations
Professor Amar, it is frequently said (by him, among others), has been cited by the Supreme Court more than anyone else in his generation. This week, he is once again cited. We discuss the case, the...
27 Huhti 20221h 31min
Is Jackson Commissioned?
Justice Breyer’s unusually worded “resignation letter” raises a host of constitutional questions that perhaps he did not intend. Who is asking them? We are. A cascade of confusion - from resignatio...
20 Huhti 20221h 33min
Rights and ”Justice”
Judge Jackson - or is it Justice Jackson (we discuss) - is confirmed, but we aren’t done discussing it yet. Distilling the non-nonsensical questioning down, it really was an attempt to probe into the...
13 Huhti 20221h 56min
Graham Crock-er
The Senate Judiciary Committee hearings have concluded, as has the committee vote. We put the Senators, and the Judge, back on the stage. We listen to them and comment. What do we know now about th...
6 Huhti 20221h 8min
