A Blockbuster Non-Opinion and a Fascism Grab Bag
· 1 h 24 min
Episode A Blockbuster Non-Opinion and a Fascism Grab Bag
Melissa, Leah, and Kate kick the show off with a look at the Court’s 4-4 deadlock on Oklahoma’s religious charter school case. Then, it’s a romp through the shadow docket, Judge Jim Ho’s sweaty pleas for attention, Kristi Noem’s humiliating Senate hearing, and selections from Trump’s fascism grab bag. Leah also speaks with Professor Noah Rosenblum of NYU School of Law about the 6-3 decision from the Court allowing the president to fire federal commissioners without cause.
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Links in the notes 12
- https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/01/30/books/new-york-city-books.html
- https://bookshop.org/p/books/girl-on-girl-how-pop-culture-turned-a-generation-of-women-against-themselves-sophie-gilbert/21683668
- https://bookshop.org/p/books/cahokia-jazz-francis-spufford/20165424?ean=9781668025451&next=t
- https://www.lawdork.com/p/matt-kacsmaryk-should-not-be-a-judge
- https://bookshop.org/p/books/untitled9780063346246-anon9780063346246/21574501?ean=9780063346246&next=t
- https://bookshop.org/p/books/kissing-girls-on-shabbat-a-memoir-sara-glass/20713057?ean=9781668031216&next=t
- https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-duke-of-shadows-meredith-duran/20987219?ean=9781476751832&next=t
- https://bookshop.org/p/books/matriarch-a-memoir-tina-knowles/21683544?ean=9780593597408&next=t
- https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Lawless/Leah-Litman/9781668054628
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