This is honestly.

Like many of you, I was shocked last week by the Supreme Court leak indicating that the court is very likely going to overturn Roe v. Wade.

It was shocking because of the substance. If this were to go into

effect, it would drastically change America's abortion laws overnight and essentially

make abortion illegal in 13 states.

But it was also shocking because what it said about the state of the court.

The one institution that felt sacred now appears to be another casualty in our culture war.

And when I thought about who I wanted to talk to about all of this, who I felt would

offer the fairest assessment of the draft decision that would explain best its historical precedent and also its political implications.

I thought immediately of Akil Amar.

Aqil Amar is the Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, where he teaches constitutional law.

He is himself a graduate of Yale law and

after clerking for Judge Stephen Breyer he joined the faculty at the ripe old age of

26. Akeles the author of more than 100 law review articles and several award-winning books.

Perhaps most impressively, Ammar's work has been cited in more than 40 Supreme Court cases, which is more than anyone else in his generation.

In the draft opinion that's become the dominant news story in the country,

Amar's name is mentioned several times.

And what's weird about that is that Amar is a liberal.

He's a Democrat and he is pro-choice. So why is he

the one that Alito is citing? That and much more including what overturning Rome might meet for the country and the court,

after this. You're going to be. Akeil, thanks so much for being here today. There's a ton to cover today. Let's jump in by talking about the draft decision itself.

I presume you've read the, I think it's 98 pages cover to cover,

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