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Advisory Opinions

Class in Session: Jurisdiction Stripping

Advisory Opinions

The Dispatch

News, Government, Politics

4.7 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Eleventh Circuit Judge Kevin Newsom takes over the role as professor to teach Sarah and David the implications of jurisdiction stripping and the balance of power between the branches of government. We’ll sum the lesson up as … Congress, do your job. The Agenda: —Judges say they won’t hire from Columbia Law School —Explaining the exceptions clause —Constraints over jurisdiction stripping by Congress —Marbury powers —Congress taking a more active role in constitutional interpretations Show Notes: —David for the NYT: The Magic Constitutionalism of Donald Trump —Felker v. Turpin —Sheldon v. Sill —Judge Newsom's mention of Bruen in the AO episode from June 2022 —Judiciary Act of 1979 —Akhil Amar's two-tier theory of jurisdictions —Daniel Epps' article in Columbia Law Review —Monday’s AO podcast —Henry Hart’s dialogue with self in the Harvard Law Review Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I was born ready. Welcome to advisory opinions. I'm Sarah Isger, that's David French, and that's right, we're going back to law school today.

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It's jurisdiction stripping time.

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Jurisdiction stripping kids.

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Jurisdiction, not just stripping, with Judge Kevin Newsom of the 11th Circuit, Professor and Judge.

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Thank you for being here.

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Yeah, thanks for having me. I appreciate it.

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Before we start, so I did my reading last night and I will tell you that I know less than what I started, I think.

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And at first I thought it was pretty pedantic of you to include the questions that we should be asking you.

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And then after doing the reading I was like, thank God he included those questions.

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But before we get to that, there was a letter that's been making some news.

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13 judges signed a letter to the President of Columbia Law School, I'll read a little piece of it.

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Since the October 7th terrorist attack by Hamas, Columbia University has become

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