These nine unaccountable super legislators, elite fancy lawyers, who are this out of

step with the public that is a crisis irrespective of disagreement about substance.

The fact that they can debate arcane cases in a way that's intellectually interesting

doesn't mean that when a big abortion case comes, they aren't all going to revert to their

personal and political preferences.

Hi, and welcome to Amicus, a podcast about the courts and the law and the rule of law,

and most of all, the highest court in the land.

I am Dylithwick, and I cover those things for slate.

I'm also the author of Lady Justice, which is my book about women and the law and the ways

the law fails us, but also saves us.

Lady Justice debuted this week on the New York Times bestseller list, which is thrilling

although do note I am way behind Jared Kushner on that list.

Lady Justice is available in both print and audiobook formats.

Stick around because I will be sharing information on how to access a discount deal on the book

at the next break.

As the sun rises on a new term at the Supreme Court, a historic investor.

Associate Supreme Court Justice Katanshi Brown Jackson was joined at the High Court by President

Biden and Vice President Kamla Harris this past Friday for her final ceremonial swearing

in.

During the ceremony, Jackson sat in a chair that was once used by Chief Justice John Marshall

in the 19th century, a chair that's been used for Supreme Court investors since 1972.

Chief Justice Marshall was a slaveholder.

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