Faces of Intratextualism
We continue our survey of the Roberts Court’s oeuvre of constitutional cases, with particular emphasis on the series of cases that concerned making rules for voting and for voting districts. These ca...
29 Juli 1h 23min
The Surprising Score
The SCOTUS term is behind us, and we take a look back - not just at this term, but at the entirety of the Roberts Court. What are the most important constitutional cases of its time? Where do the ju...
23 Juli 1h 22min
Dissenting from the Dissents
How could the vote in Trump v. Barbara have been as close as it was? Many have been bewildered by the vote in this case, given the strength of the arguments in Chief Justice Roberts' majority opinion...
16 Juli 1h 26min
Unitary Duality - Guests Steven Calabresi and Vikram Amar
he Supreme Court ruled in two cases framing Unitary Executive theory. So it’s entirely appropriate that we have two great experts on the topic joining us. Steve Calabresi literally wrote the book on...
8 Juli 1h 30min
Lincoln's Promise Kept
America gets a 250th birthday present from the Supreme Court as Chief Justice John Roberts authors an opinion for the ages in Trump v. Barbara. The Court went big and decided on the basis of the Cons...
2 Juli 1h 18min
No Coffee for You
In the wake of our recent discussion on private vs state action, a recent incident in New York regarding US Representative Dan Goldman’s banishment from a coffee shop because of his political stance b...
26 Juni 1h 29min
Reverence and Radicalism: Remembering Gordon Wood
The tributes to Gordon Wood have been pouring in, and as promised, we spend this episode with him and his peerless body of work. Professor Steven Calabresi, Gordon’s neighbor, friend, and colleague, ...
19 Juni 1h 22min
Bigotry vs Bureaucracy: State Action and Private Freedom
There’s some highly questionable behavior going on in an area of Missouri, where a fringe group seeks to establish a whites-only enclave. Objectionable? We think so. Unconstitutional? Therein lies...
10 Juni 1h 30min
