High Drama at the High Court (with Joan Biskupic)

Stay Tuned with Preet

Vox Media Podcast Network

Politics, Government, News, Society & Culture

4.8 • 32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Joan Biskupic, CNN’s Senior Supreme Court Analyst, has been covering the Court for over three decades. She joins Preet to discuss the recent controversy over Justice Thomas’ financial nondisclosures, the fast-moving Mifepristone case, and her new book, Nine Black Robes: Inside the Supreme Court's Drive to the Right and Its Historic Consequences. Plus, what is a superseding indictment and how does it work? Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Biskupic talks about the craft of reporting on the Supreme Court, and how she thinks about journalistic impartiality. To listen, try the membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/high-drama-at-the-high-court-with-joan-biskupic/ Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #AskPreet, email us your questions and comments at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Listen to the new season of Up Against The Mob with Elie Honig. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, welcome to Stay Tuned.
0:06.0	I'm Pete Barara.
0:08.0	This court is so consistent in what it's doing, consistent in its rollback of regulatory
0:14.5	authority, consistent in its evisceration of reproductive rights, consistent in its lowering
0:19.7	of the wall of separation between church and state.
0:23.2	So that's what's different here.
0:25.5	That's Joan Biscupic.
0:27.1	She's the Senior Supreme Court Analyst at CNN.
0:29.8	For decades, Biscupic has been one of the most widely respected and well-sourced Supreme
0:34.6	Court reporters.
0:35.9	She's out with a new book called Nine Black Roads, Inside the Supreme Court's Drive to the
0:40.5	Right and its Historic Consequences.
0:43.7	The book is quite revealing about the justice's personalities, disagreements, and previously
0:48.8	unreported backroom deals.
0:51.1	I spoke with Joan about the latest issues facing the court.
0:54.3	The revelations about Clarence Thomas' financial relationship with the GOP donor and the
0:58.5	Miffa Pristone case.
1:00.4	That's coming up.
1:01.8	Stay tuned.
1:09.3	Stay tuned is brought to you by Into the Mix, a Ben and Jerry's podcast about joy and justice
1:14.6	produced with Vox Creative.
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