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The Political Scene | The New Yorker

From “Amicus”: The Environmental Legacy of William O. Douglas

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

The New Yorker

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4.33.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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The New Yorker presents a special conversation from Slate’s “Amicus” podcast, hosted by Dahlia Lithwick. Lithwick talks with Judge Margaret M. McKeown, of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, about McKeown’s new book, “Citizen Justice: The Environmental Legacy of William O. Douglas―Public Advocate and Conservation Champion.” The Washington Roundtable will return next week.

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Hi, it's Evan Osnos. Susan and Jane and I are taking a break this week. And in the meantime,

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we wanted to share an episode from the Slate podcast called Amicus with Dahlia Lithwick.

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We've talked a lot on the political scene lately about the current justices of the Supreme

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Court. We thought you might enjoy this conversation, which is about the legacy of William O. Douglas,

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Douglas was one of the most controversial Supreme Court justices of the 20th century,

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but he also happened to be far ahead of his time when it came to conservation and the environment.

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At the political scene, we're so grateful that you tune in, and we will be back with

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you next Friday. In the meantime, here's Amicus with Dahlia Lithwick.

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a genius. And that permitted him to do all of his court work and have this second life.

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