Amarica's Constitution

Suppose there is a controversial issue of constitutional law.  Where does one go for authoritative exposition? We continue what is essentially a discussion of expertise and authority.  How do you know...

1 Sep 20211h 34min

What do Willie Mays and Laurence Tribe have in common?  Andy and Akhil start with an Amar citation from Clarence Thomas in a case last term and branch off into a discussion of scholars’ rankings, the ...

25 Aug 20211h 49min

We return to our look at all the sitting Supreme Court justices with the final two - Justices Kavanaugh and Gorsuch.  This necessarily involves revisiting the confirmation process, particularly in the...

18 Aug 20211h 36min

Neal Katyal, now at the peak of the Supreme Court bar, reviews many of the big issues the Supreme Court will face in the new term, as well as some just past.  Abortion, affirmative action, and cases i...

13 Aug 20211h 22min

After teasing it for months, Neal Katyal, perhaps our nation’s finest Supreme Court advocate, joins Amarica’s Constitution.  The dramatic rise of a truly great lawyer is a fascinating story, including...

3 Aug 20211h 35min

In these days of Zoom, Professor Amar’s testimony before The Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States looks a lot like the old TV show, the Hollywood Squares, and Akhil is in ...

28 Juli 20211h 25min

We continue to profile, recap, analyze, and learn from the nine Supreme Court Justices.  This week our focus turns to those justices appointed by Trump, and the seat that would be Garland’s instead we...

21 Juli 20211h 28min

We continue our Supreme Court series as the term has comes to a close.  Akhil profiles the “middle three” Justices:  Alito, Sotomayor, and Kagan.  Their backgrounds, their finest, and their not-so-fin...

14 Juli 20211h 52min