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The Bakari Sellers Podcast

Elie Mystal on the Search for Justice Stephen Breyer’s Replacement

The Bakari Sellers Podcast

The Ringer

Politics, News

4.8966 Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Bakari Sellers is joined by author and justice correspondent for The Nation Elie Mystal to reflect on the legacy of Justice Stephen Breyer (:59) and discuss why the upcoming nomination matters (3:51) before breaking down the short list of possible replacements (8:43). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Elie Mystal Producer: Donnie Beacham Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

And welcome to a special.

0:04.7

I won't tell you that it's gonna be okay.

0:12.1

And welcome to a special episode of the Bakari Sellers podcast. I had to bring back one of my good friends.

0:19.0

I missed the Misto himself.

0:21.0

How are you feeling today, brother? There's a lot going on. This is right in your bailiwick.

0:24.8

Yeah, man. Well, look, you're in the trenches fighting for real people who have real concerns.

0:30.2

I sit up here from the ivory tower and be like,

0:33.0

hmm, that seems wrong to me.

0:35.0

And I'm glad to have you, Elie,

0:39.0

because we got some questions and we got to sort through the Supreme Court

0:42.0

and no one knows the Supreme Court in my

0:45.2

opinion better than you in Jeffrey Toeban. So folks know you so we'll hop right into it before we talk about the three most likely

0:55.9

nominees for President Biden to replace Justice Breyer.

0:59.8

What do you think is Breyer's legacy on the court?

1:02.6

Let's look at big picture here.

1:04.0

Yeah, you know, it's almost a shame.

1:06.0

I'm saddened a little bit that it took so much public pressure

1:10.6

and outrage and

1:13.7

pressure that was had to be brought to bear because of the rules and the

1:17.6

politicization of the Supreme Court set up by Mitch McConnell.

1:22.0

It's too bad that it kind of had to of the Supreme Court set up by Mitch McConnell.

1:22.6

It's too bad that it kind of had to go out like this

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