Another Take: The US Supreme Court v the vote
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 2 November 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on October 20, 2020. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed.
From ballots and deadlines to envelopes and polling places, if it's part of the US election, there's probably a lawsuit about it. This is the most litigated election in US history, and decisions that could swing the result will come down to the nine unelected members of the Supreme Court. A newly appointed conservative justice has fueled fears about the court's power to decide whose votes count, and whose get thrown out.
What does that mean for people of color who have fought decades of voter suppression? And what will the election mean for the future of the Supreme Court?
In this episode:
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Franita Tolson (@ProfTolson), Vice Dean at The University of Southern California's Gould School of Law & Fellow with The Justice Collaborative Institute
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Ryan Doerfler (@rddoerfler), Professor at The University of Chicago Law School
Episode credits:
This episode was updated by Sarí el-Khalili. The original production team was Alexandra Locke, Negin Owliaei, Amy Walters, Dina Kesbeh, Ney Alvarez, Ony Nwaohuocha, Priyanka Tilve, and our host, Malika Bilal.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editor is Hisham Abu Salah. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:09.6 | Hi, I'm Sari al-Khalili, a senior producer with the take, |
| 0:14.0 | and this is another take, where we bring you episodes from the archive. |
| 0:19.7 | With the U.S. election just days away, |
| 0:21.6 | the right to vote is back in the headlines. |
| 0:25.6 | Republicans have filed 130 cases in 26 states alleging voter fraud. |
| 0:32.6 | And on Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court stepped in on Virginia's voter registration rules, |
| 0:40.3 | allowing the state to exclude suspected non-citizens from its roles. |
| 0:45.3 | To Republicans, it's a win. |
| 0:48.3 | In our 2020 election coverage, we talked to two legal experts about voter rights and the Supreme Court's power |
| 0:56.3 | to decide which votes count and which don't. |
| 1:00.8 | Here's that episode now, but remember, none of the dates or other references have changed |
| 1:06.2 | from October 30, 2020, when it originally aired. |
| 1:21.1 | I do solemnly swear. |
| 1:24.7 | I, Amy Tony Barrett, if solemnly swear that I will support and defend the constitutions of the United States. |
| 1:30.0 | That I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States. |
| 1:35.7 | The U.S. election is four days away, but there's already been a change in power in another branch of government. |
| 1:43.7 | Amy Coney-B Barrett was confirmed on |
| 1:45.4 | Monday to be the sixth Republican appointed justice on the Supreme Court. Filling the vacant seat |
| 1:51.6 | on the court was a major victory for Republicans. Here's Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, |
| 1:57.8 | explaining why. A lot of what we've done over the last four years will be undone sooner or later by the next election. |
| 2:04.1 | Won't be able to do much about this for a long time to come. |
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