Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts

The Lies Destroying America

Mar 9, 2024

The podcast discusses the prevalence of disinformation in America, focusing on how it affects democracy. They analyze the recent Supreme Court decision involving Trump and explore the challenges of misinformation in politics. Member-exclusive segment covers Biden's SCOTUS statement, Alabama's state supreme court, and liberal justices' concurrence in restoring Trump to the Colorado primary ballot.

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Episode guests

Barbara McQuade

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Quick takeaways

Misinformation threatens democracy by undermining trust in institutions and inciting violence.

Social media algorithm manipulation affects information dissemination and user engagement.

Combatting disinformation requires personal accountability, empathy, and constructive dialogue.

Deep dives

The influence of technology on modern media platforms

Social media platforms face challenges in navigating a balance between censorship accusations and community standards enforcement. Algorithms, used to manipulate user engagement, raise concerns about outrage generation and micro-targeting, affecting the dissemination of information.

Introduction

5min

The U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Donald Trump's Ballot Removal

12min

Exploring Therapy Benefits and AI in Supply Chain Management

3min

The Perils of Misinformation in Modern Politics

20min

Discussion on Church-State Separation and Christian Nationalism

3min

Navigating Legal Challenges in the Age of Misinformation

11min

Navigating Disinformation and Rebuilding Institutions

4min

It’s not just the justices on the Supreme Court who can’t seem to agree with each other anymore. As we slide into Trump v. Biden 2 (The Second One), it seems like voters can’t seem to come to a consensus on just about anything either, including the facts they are arguing over. Author and superstar litigator Barbara McQuade argues in her new book Attack From Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America the information we consume is crucial to the health of our democracy. She speaks with Dahlia Lithwick about America’s problems with dis- and mis-information, and how we can solve them.

In this week’s Amicus Plus members-only segment, Dahlia is joined by her co-pilot in the jurisprudence news cockpit, Mark Joseph Stern to talk about President Biden's SOTU SCOTUS FU, why Alabama's legislative quick fix for its theocratic state supreme court's IVF decision is unlikely to hold, and the meta story of the meta data in the liberal justices’ concurrence in Monday’s Supreme Court decision to restore former President Trump to the Colorado primary ballot.

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts

The Lies Destroying America

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

The influence of technology on modern media platforms

Courts and the rule of law under threat from misinformation

Public engagement and accountability in countering disinformation

Challenges in adapting legal frameworks to technological advancements

The role of the public in promoting democracy and truth-seeking

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