EP 664 Over Three Days in June 2022, the Supreme Court Changed America: What’s Next?

We have addressed the issue of the overreach of our current make-up of the US Supreme Court, but not in a way as comprehensive as the deep dive we take in this podcast.  We look at the history of overreach on the Court(hint: this isn’t the first time)and we explore the far-reaching implications of what this Court did last session, overturning Roe v.Wade, making new gun laws in states more difficult to pass Constitutional muster and hobbling the EPA from addressing climate change.  And they have just started, according to our guest, Michael Waldman, the president and CEO of the highly respected Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, a nonpartisan law and policy institute and the author of the new book, “Supermajority: How the Supreme Court Divided America.”  He reminds us that this court session will deal with race, given two cases on affirmative action and voting rights, which are sure to bring further attention to the legitimacy of the Court as to whether its rulings are steeped in law or political preferences.  And we even touch on reforms that may be possible to restore confidence in the Court.

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