A Word: Supreme Injustice

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4.6 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2021

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

The Supreme Court is back in session and its public support is in free fall. But the unpopular court seems poised to radically alter the lives of millions of Americans. On today’s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by political analyst Elie Mystal to discuss what’s on the docket, and why so many Americans are braced for the Court to shred their rights. Guest: Elie Mystal, MSNBC political analyst and the justice correspondent for The Nation Podcast production by Ahyiana Angel and Jasmine Ellis You can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for just $1 for your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:39.2	This is a word, a podcast from Slate.
0:41.2	I'm your host, Jason Johnson.
0:43.1	The Supreme Court is supposed to be a co-equal branch of the government,
0:46.2	but many of the court's critics say it's out of control,
0:48.8	doing the bidding of political conservatives,
0:50.6	and shredding the rights of vulnerable Americans.
0:53.6	So, its legitimacy is the only currency that it has,
0:59.3	and the conservatives are burning it.
1:02.1	Political analyst, Ellie Mistal, on what's ahead
1:04.6	this session of the Supreme Court?
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