Air Date: 6-14-2024
We're in the middle of Supreme Court opinion season, which is not going well for non-extreme conservatives in the country, at the same time as scandal, corruption, and justices Thomas and Alito's refusal to recuse in the face of clear bias are reaching a modern peak.
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KEY POINTS
KP 1: Opinionpalooza A Bad June Rising At SCOTUS Part 1 - Amicus With Dhalia Lithwick - Air Date 5-25-24
KP 2: How The Mifepristone Case Reached SCOTUS - Amicus with Dhalia Lithcwick - Air Date 3-23-24
KP 4: Fact-Checking the Supreme Court - 99% Invisible - Air Date 6-4-24
KP 5: Opinionpalooza A Bad June Rising At SCOTUS Part 2 - Amicus With Dhalia Lithwick - Air Date 5-25-24
KP 6: The IVF Decision We Should Have Seen Coming - Amicus With Dahlia Litchwick - Air Date 3-2-24
KP 7: SCOTUS Flag Neighbor Exposes Alito’s BS Story- The Majority Report - Air Date 6-7-24
KP 8: Delegitimize The Court - Contempt of Court with Elie Mystal - Air Date 8-22-23
(1:03:35) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
On some of Alito's finer absurdity
Articles:
Alito says the Supreme Court’s fake ethics code allows him to be unethical
The Republican Party's man inside the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court's new voting rights decision is a love letter to gerrymandering
DEEPER DIVES
(1:14:19) SECTION A: DO FACTS MATTER?
A1: Who Gets to Lie Online - Amicus with Dhalia Lithwick - Air Date 3-16-24
A2: Fact-Checking the Supreme Court Part 2 - 99% Invisible - Air Date 6-4-24
A3: Who Gets to Lie Online Part 2 - Amicus with Dhalia Lithwick - Air Date 3-16-24
A4: Fact-Checking the Supreme Court Part 3 - 99% Invisible - Air Date 6-4-24
(1:45:47) SECTION B: POLICING MEDICAL CARE
B1: Will SCOTUS Slam the Door Shut on Pregnant ER Patients - BOOM! Lawyered - Air Date 4-24-24
B2: Elie Mystal on Why You Don't Need to Like SCOTUS Anymore Part 2 - Boom! Lawyered - Air Date 4-12-24
B3: The IVF Decision We Should Have Seen Coming Part 2 - Amicus With Dahlia Litchwick - Air Date 3-2-24
B4: Will SCOTUS Slam the Door Shut on Pregnant ER Patients Part 2 - BOOM! Lawyered - Air Date 4-24-24
(2:15:48) SECTION C: THE REPUBLICAN COURT WE’VE ALL WAITED FOR
C2: Elie Mystal on Why You Don't Need to Like SCOTUS Anymore Part 3 - Boom! Lawyered - Air Date 4-12-24
C4: Will These SCOTUS Justices End American Democracy - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 5-31-24
(2:42:24) SECTION D: SCOTUS IS A FLAWED SYSTEM
D1: Delegitimize The Court Part 2 - Contempt of Court with Elie Mystal - Air Date 8-22-23
D3: Delegitimize The Court Part 3 - Contempt of Court with Elie Mystal - Air Date 8-22-23
MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions)
SHOW IMAGE:
Description: Photo of the U.S. Supreme Court building with an ominous red filter. An image of golden, uneven scales of justice sits on top.
Credit: Composite design by A. Hoffman. / Photo: “The Supreme Court” by Glenn Beltz, Flickr | License: CC BY 2.0 | Changes: Overlaid with red and imagery as part of composite. / Illustration: “Uneven scales of justice” via TheDigitalArtist, Pixabay.
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