
An Interview with Merrick Garland, and Susan Orlean on Animals
The New Yorker Radio Hour
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Do You Think the D O Should Get in on the Abortion Case?
The justice department weighed in on the texas state law s b eight. It was clearly crafted with the intention of avoiding judicial review. They've deputized any person in the united states to bring a case when that texas law is violated or is tempted to be violated, and receive at least ten thousand dollars in bounty. This can easily be a model for any constitutional right, not just the right we're talking about. And it doesn't take long to think about what the consequences for american democracy are if states start deputising private bounty hunters toe prevent citizens from exercising their constitutional rights.
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