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We the People

Supreme Court 2020 Term Preview

We the People

National Constitution Center

News, News Commentary, History

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

The new U.S. Supreme Court term is set to begin Monday, October 5, the first day of remote oral arguments. To preview what’s ahead, Adam Liptak, Supreme Court reporter for the New York Times, and Marcia Coyle, Supreme Court correspondent for the Center’s blog Constitution Daily and Chief Washington correspondent for The National Law Journal, joined host Jeffrey Rosen. They explored how the election and the forthcoming confirmation battle over Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination might affect the Court, how the Court might shift with the addition of a new ninth justice, and the key cases to be heard this term including: California v. Texas (the most recent challenge to the Affordable Care Act) Fulton v. Philadelphia (a case asking whether religious organizations must allow same-sex couples to become foster parents, and whether the Court should revisit its decision in Employment Division v. Smith) Torres v. Madrid (a police violence case asking when physical force constitutes a seizure under the Fourth Amendment) Tanzin v. Tanvir (a lawsuit related to the “no-fly list” and whether the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 allows lawsuits for money damages against federal agents) Carney v. Adams (a case about the First Amendment and state judges’ partisan affiliations) Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, and welcome to

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We The People, the weekly show of constitutional debate.

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The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit chartered by Congress

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to increase awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.

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The new Supreme Court term is about to begin

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with the first day of arguments slated for Monday, October 5th.

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To preview what's ahead, I'm joined by two of America's

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leading Supreme Court correspondence and two great friends of

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We The People and the National Constitution Center.

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Adam Liptack covers the Supreme Court and writes sidebar, a column on legal developments for the New York Times.

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He practiced law for 14 years before joining the Times,

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and has taught courses on the Supreme Court

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at several law schools, including Yale

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and the University of Chicago.

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Adam, it is wonderful to have you back on the show.

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It's nice to be here, Jeff.

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And Marsha Koyle is Supreme Court correspondent

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for the National Constitution Center's blog,

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Constitution Daily.

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We are so honored to have her as part of the National Constitution Center family.

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She's also Chief Washington correspondent for the National Law Journal.

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She's covered the Supreme Court for 25 years

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