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Talking Feds

Supreme Court: Leaving Us No Choice

Talking Feds

Harry Litman

Government, News, Politics

4.84.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

The Supreme Court argument in the Mississippi abortion case, already shaping up as the biggest of the Term, transformed during oral argument this week into the most important case of a generation, as it became clear that the new conservative majority was poised either to sharply restrict, or flatly overrule, the Court’s landmark abortion jurisprudence. Harry and a panel of top Supreme Court experts analyze the argument and gauge the immense impact on American women and the court’s own standing. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:03.6

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0:08.7

Now, the sponsors of this bill, the House Bill in Mississippi,

0:13.6

said we're doing it because we have new justices.

0:16.6

Will this institution survive the stench that this creates

0:22.0

in the public perception that the Constitution and its reading are just political acts?

0:29.9

Welcome to Talking Feds, a round table that brings together prominent figures from government

0:42.2

law and journalism for a dynamic discussion of the most important topics of the day.

0:48.0

I'm Harry Littman.

0:49.6

Should we be surprised?

0:51.7

Roe vs Wade has been under siege at scenes from the day it issued nearly 50 years ago.

0:57.5

Legal and political conservatives have reserved a special measure of ranker for a case they

1:02.8

see as the epitome of judicial activism and political leaders nearly all.

1:08.6

Men have never ceased to make hay from railing against the case.

1:13.4

And the prevalence of abortion in the United States figures suggest about one in every

1:18.6

four American women have abortions in their lifetimes is a continuing source of outrage

1:25.4

for pro-life forces.

1:27.5

If thus was a smart political move for Donald Trump, himself a late convert to the pro-life

1:33.4

position.

1:34.8

To promise the appointment of justices of the Supreme Court who would overturn Roe vs. Wade,

1:41.3

and it appears to have succeeded.

1:44.0

The Supreme Court heard argument in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization this

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