Is SCOTUS Letting Trump Meddle in the Midterms?
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Kate and Leah break down last week’s atrocious shadow docket order on the President’s wildly illegal executive order concerning elections and absentee ballots, which furthers the administration’s effort to, as Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warns, “foment chaos ahead of the November elections.” Then, after touching on other legal news from the week, Leah speaks with former Governor of North Carolinaβand current Senate candidateβRoy Cooper about the Courtβs gutting of election law and what heβll do about it when heβs elected. Finally, we kick off Hot SCOTUS Reform September with a conversation about docket reform featuring One Firstβs Steve Vladeck. Look out for our bonus series on Supreme Court reform every Thursday in September!
Favorite things:
- Leah: Pumpkin spice latte season; Taylor Swiftβs Icon Session;Β Operation Metro Surge resistance takes center stage in State Fair art (MPR News); KBJβs dissent inΒ Trump v. California
- Kate: Paradiso 17, Hannah Lillith Assadi; Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times, Skye Perryman; The Political Supreme Court, Rachel A. Shelden; End Times Fascism, Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor; meeting Mikey Friedman and learning about Page Break; Dolly Parton tributes
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