Have Progressives Lost the Courts for Good?

Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts

Slate Audio

News Commentary,, Government, News

4.6 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 February 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Dahlia Lithwick asks the new president of the American Constitution Society, Russ Feingold, if it’s too late for progressives to respond to the conservative steamroller that is the Federalist Society. Slate Plus members have access to a bonus segment in which Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern breaks down the headlines, cases, cert grants, and conundrums from the Supreme Court and federal appellate courts. To start your free two-week trial go to slate.com/amicusplus Podcast production by Sara Burningham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:35.3	Every American should realize that they will not be able to protect themselves
0:40.4	in court if the courts are biased
0:43.6	and are subject to this kind of political attack.
0:46.6	MUSIC
0:50.1	Hi and welcome back to Amicus.
0:52.4	This is Slates Podcast about the law and the rule of law
0:55.4	and the Supreme Court and the judiciary.
0:57.9	I'm Dahlia Lithuick and I cover these things for Slate Magazine.
1:02.5	There have been plenty of court-related headlines in the past few weeks
1:05.9	while we were focusing on our election meltdown series.
1:10.4	With the president's call for two justices,
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