Circuit Breaker
The Eighth Circuit is at it again, believe it or not. Despite what appeared to be a clear directive from the Supreme Court to use the 2022 map in the upcoming federal election in Missouri, a panel of...
24 Sep 46min
The Constitution Goes to Princeton
It’s Constitution Day, or rather Constitution Eve as we record. Akhil is the invited speaker at Princeton University’s gala event, and ahead of the speech, we invited Princeton undergraduates to come...
18 Sep 1h 23min
More Statesmanship, and State Constitutions - Special Guests Steven B. Smith and Vikram D. Amar
The big issue in the news today is the Missouri legislature’s attempt to avoid the state constitution’s referendum provisions in order to impose a legislative map that would advantage Republicans to t...
9 Sep 1h 44min
The Statesman's Constitution - Special Guest Steven B. Smith
Originalists venerate the Founders, who were by most reckonings a group of remarkable statesmen. Today, many Americans look seemingly in vain for a statesman worthy of the moment and its challenges. ...
2 Sep 1h 34min
An Amendment Like Some Others - Special Guest Vikram D. Amar
Voting rights are in the news. The state and federal governments have sought to weigh in and intervene on election laws, as we have seen in previous cycles. This time, a number of states have passed...
26 Aug 1h 21min
Preclearing the President
What happens when the president loses in court, even at the Supreme Court, but repeatedly attempts to fight the battle again? New tariffs are offered after the old ones are thrown out. Birthright ci...
19 Aug 1h 14min
There You Go Again
The President did not file for reconsideration of the Court’s decision in Trump v. Barbara, but the President nevertheless doesn’t let the Constitution rest, issuing two new executive orders that purp...
12 Aug 1h 8min
Dobbs and Bruen Plus Time
As we make our way through the 20 most constitutionally significant cases of the Roberts court, this episode takes us through two cases that have continued to have resonance with the American people a...
5 Aug 1h 19min
