A Dream Supreme Court Term for Conservatives
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4.5 • 6K Ratings
🗓️ 8 October 2019
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
The Supreme Court embarks on its new term with a solidly conservative majority and a sense of urgency when it comes to settling legal questions that keep cropping up. Will Chief Justice John Roberts continue to strike centrist compromises in the interest of preserving the court’s legitimacy? Or will the country feel the court’s rightward shift?
Guest: Mark Joseph Stern, legal reporter for Slate.
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| 0:00.0 | Mark Joseph Stern covers the Supreme Court for Slate. |
| 0:07.3 | So this is not how I expected him to describe his first day back. |
| 0:12.5 | Terrifying. |
| 0:13.4 | Oh, my God. |
| 0:14.3 | It's so terrifying. |
| 0:18.4 | I expected less dread in his voice. |
| 0:21.9 | I am just chilled to the bone, popping Xanax left and right, like doing my breathing exercises. |
| 0:28.7 | This is bad, folks. |
| 0:32.3 | Note to self, do not call Mark when you need someone to chill you out. |
| 0:36.4 | This is going to be a really bad term. |
| 0:40.1 | This term is going to be a blood bath for progressives. |
| 0:44.1 | It is going to usher in a conservative revolution and jurisprudence |
| 0:49.2 | that knocks down decades' worth of liberal precedents. |
| 0:52.3 | It is going to fundamentally alter the scope and nature of our federal laws and state laws. |
| 0:59.9 | It's going to be a wipeout. |
| 1:01.5 | And I'm terrified. |
| 1:02.5 | And I'm not ready for it. |
| 1:03.5 | And I kind of want to just crawl back into bed. |
| 1:05.6 | Do you need a hug, Mark? |
| 1:07.1 | I always do. |
| 1:11.6 | Why do you think this term is going to be a bloodbath? |
| 1:16.3 | That's a big word. |
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