Third Time’s A Charm
He's baaack. Former President Trump has been arraigned once again, this time on serious federal charges related to the very heart of democracy - the election itself. Special Counsel Jack Smith conti...
9 Aug 20231h 44min
The Legacy of the Harvard Case - Special Guest Jeffrey Brenzel
We return to the affirmative action case, and again former Yale Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, Jeffrey Brenzel, joins us with his peerless expertise. The fallout of the opinion is enormous ,and we...
2 Aug 20231h 43min
Amara Culpa, Amara Bene
What’s in a name? This week, it’s “Amar was wrong - Amar was right.” Two weeks ago it was “bigots” and many made much of that. So we take the feedback seriously and revisit it - you can judge the r...
26 Juli 20231h 22min
Scrutinizing Affirmative Action - Special Guest Jeffrey Brenzel
It’s time to discuss the Affirmative Action cases from Harvard and the University of North Carolina, and we have brought in an expert on college admissions - Jeff Brenzel, the former Dean of Undergrad...
20 Juli 20231h 41min
The Rights of Bigots
A Colorado website designer refuses to create sites for gay couples’ weddings, going afoul of Colorado’s public accommodations law. Can she be compelled to author such a site? The Court has ruled, a...
12 Juli 20231h 37min
No Moore ISL
The Supreme Court has ruled in the Independent State Legislature case, Moore v. Harper. As we have from the beginning, we look at the case from the point of view of the precedents, of the history, th...
5 Juli 20231h 47min
Four Clauses, Two Juries
It’s Supreme Court opinion season, and just before this week’s upload came the happy news of the Moore v. Harper decision. We’ll be back with details on that soon enough, of course. Prior to that, h...
28 Juni 20231h 23min
Whose Welfare?
The Supreme Court upheld various provisions of the controversial Indian Child Welfare Act last week. The facts of Haaland v. Brackeen, and some provisions of the Act, raise dramatic questions about q...
21 Juni 20231h 32min
