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Amicus Opinionpalooza: The Supreme Court End-of-Term Breakfast Table

Jul 6, 2024

Legal experts Dahlia Lithwick, Mark Joseph Stern, Steve Vladeck, and Mary Anne Franks discuss the recent Supreme Court decisions, including Trump immunity, policy involvement, conservative justices' power plays and disregard for expertise, conspiracy theories, challenges to democracy, and the Court's impact on public perception. The discussion delves into Chief Justice John Roberts' evolving stance and the broader implications of the Court's rulings.

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The Supreme Court's decisions are reshaping power dynamics and weakening democratic institutions.

The court is actively involved in intricate policy issues, raising questions about judicial competencies and potential overreach.

Concerns regarding justices' approaches, selective empathy, disparagement of colleagues, and alignment with political narratives were highlighted in the podcast.

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The Supreme Court's Evolution and Decision Making Process

The podcast episode delves into the Supreme Court's decision-making process, highlighting the justices' attitude towards their role. It explores challenges faced by the court, such as redefining the rule of law and democracy. With a focus on the 2023 term, it discusses justices' perspectives on various cases and their impact on governance and democracy.

Intro

2min

Supreme Court Decision on Trump Immunity: Implications and Concerns

16min

Analyzing the Supreme Court's Broad Policy Involvement

4min

The Disregard for Expertise and Power Play of Conservative Justices

17min

Examining Conspiracy Theories, Justice Alito's Focus, and J. Edgar Hoover's Legacy

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Challenges to Democracy and Power Dynamics in the Supreme Court

15min

Wrapping Up the Opinionpalooza Series and Thanking the Listeners

2min

What just happened??? Despite going into June clear-eyed and well informed about the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority, the number of huge cases before it, and the alarming stakes in so many of those cases…we are, nonetheless, shocked. The October 2023 term came to a shuddering end on Monday July 1st and Dahlia Lithwick, Mark Joseph Stern, Steve Vladeck and Mary Anne Franks are here to help parse some monumental decisions, some smaller cases with big ramifications, and what we can understand about the Justices who made those decisions for the rest of us, and the Justices who dissented.

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. We kicked things off this year by explaining How Originalism Ate the Law. The best way to support our work is by joining Slate Plus. (If you are already a member, consider a donation or merch!)

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Amicus Opinionpalooza: The Supreme Court End-of-Term Breakfast Table

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

The Supreme Court's Evolution and Decision Making Process

Dismantling of Democracy and The Rule of Law

Implications of Judicial Empowerment and Policy Decision Making

Critique of Judicial Processes and Decision-Making Dynamics

Call for Change and Reflection on Judicial Ethics and Accountability

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