Judging the Judges (with Ruth Marcus)

Stay Tuned with Preet

Vox Media Podcast Network

Politics, Government, Society & Culture, News

4.8 • 32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2023

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Ruth Marcus, associate editor and columnist for The Washington Post, has been covering national politics, Washington, and the Supreme Court since she began her career in journalism in the ‘80s. Preet and Ruth discuss the quality of writing at the Supreme Court, the theory of originalism, and the fate of Kevin McCarthy. Plus, how can DOJ protect itself from meddling by the new GOP Congress? And what is the likelihood that those prosecuted for January 6th will be pardoned by the next Republican president? Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Preet and Ruth discuss Chief Justice John Roberts’s tenure and the interpersonal relationships between the Supreme Court justices. 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/judging-the-judges-with-ruth-marcus 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. 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	These are interesting academic arguments.
0:10.0	The practice of originalism in the courts and in the selection of justices and judges
0:17.0	is a completely different animal because it's not a kind of interesting academic
0:23.0	philosophical, jurisprudential conversation.
0:26.0	It is a desire to reach clear, predictable and conservative results.
0:38.0	That's Ruth Marcus.
0:39.0	She's an associate editor and columnist at the Washington Post, where she's worked since 1984.
0:44.0	She covers national politics and the Supreme Court.
0:47.0	Her most recent book is Supreme Ambition, Brett Kavanaugh and the Conservative Takeover.
0:53.0	Marcus joins me to discuss the state of the GOP after Kevin McCarthy's
0:57.0	speakership vote circus and the future of this Conservative Supreme Court.
1:02.0	That's coming up Stay Tuned.
1:05.0	Before I get to your questions, I am very pleased to announce that the Stay Tuned team won multiple honors at the signal awards,
1:25.0	would celebrate the best in audio and podcasting.
1:28.0	We won both the Gold and Listeners Choice Awards for Best News and Politics podcast.
1:33.0	It's a big honor and we were up against some other fantastic shows.
1:37.0	I wanted to thank all of you, our listeners, for your vote and your ongoing support.
1:42.0	So from all of us here at Cafe, thank you.
1:47.0	Now let's get to your questions.
1:51.0	So in the wake of the GOP taking over the house, I've gotten a number of questions about a particular thing
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