Divided Argument Small Victories
Jun 20, 2024
The podcast discusses Supreme Court decisions on bump stocks, abortion laws, and bankruptcy fees. They explore recusal standards, ethical implications of gifts to officials, and statutory interpretation in firearms regulation. The hosts analyze public statements by justices and debate constitutional remedies in bankruptcy cases.
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Partisan Politics
- Will Bode finds the term "partisan" confusing due to the complex nature of political parties.
- He interprets it as aligning with an ideology.
Recusal Statute Focus
- Alex Eronson, former staffer for Sheldon Whitehouse, critiques the hosts' discussion of Supreme Court ethics.
- He suggests focusing on the federal judicial recusal statute.
Recusal Standard
- Dan Epps believes Justice Alito's recusal standard should exclude political or ideological considerations.
- He suggests focusing on a hypothetical reasonable person indifferent to Alito's politics.