The Importance of Judicial Method in Supreme Court Decisions

Sarah and David discuss the battle over the federal courts and how the upcoming presidential election might affect the circuits’ makeup.

The Agenda:

—Two visions of the federal courts

—The growing conservative legal movement

— A SCOTUS justice's Oxford thesis from 1983

—Mapp v. Ohio

—Utah v. Strieff

—Are petitions to recall public officials unconstitutional?

Show Notes:

—George W. Bush's first inaugural address

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