SCOTUS’ Game of Chicken with Trump (with Dahlia Lithwick)

On this week’s Insider episode, Joyce Vance is joined by Slate senior editor and host of the Amicus podcast, Dahlia Lithwick, while Preet is out. 

On the Insider docket:

– The appeasement theory and how the Supreme Court is emboldening Trump in his continued fight for power;

– Some of the most important cases the Court will decide in its upcoming term, covering tariffs, transgender rights, voting rights, and campaign financing;

– How politics and culture wars are factoring into the Court’s decisions; and

– Dynamics between the nine justices.

Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.

Want to see Preet and Joyce live? They’ll be having an in-person conversation about Joyce’s upcoming book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable, hosted by the 92NY on October 21 at 7:30pm ET. Head to this link to purchase in-person or virtual tickets.

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Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Supervising Producer: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Audio Producer: Nat Weiner; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: David Tatasciore, Matthew Billy, and Liana Greenway.