It’s an Independence Day Miracle (if a few days delinquent). As another US Supreme Court term draws to a close, we tap in with our favorite SCOTUS obsessive, Damon Root (currently Freethink/Big Think, previous Reason, and author of books you really should buy).
We discuss. Presidential absolute immunity, Chevron deference, the pitiful state of SCOTUS journalism, and the obviously-super-serious effort in the US Congress to impeach/pack/scorn the highest court in the land on account of its *various crimes against democracy* (or something like that).
ALSO: Frederick Douglass's on Independence Day… and Juneteenth?!
“With flowing ROBES, grace, bald, striking.”
- (Caddyshack - 1980)
Show Notes:
Supreme Court and Presidential Powers
Chevron Deference, Executive Authority, and Legislative Inaction
Checks. Balances.
Judicial Perspectives on Recent Cases
Social Media and the First Amendment
Supreme Court's Conservative Majority
Frederick Douglass and American Ideals
Channeling Frederick Douglass (for Juneteenth)
Recorded: June 3rd 2024
Published: June 7th 2024
#462 - SCOTUS Interruptus (w/ Damon Root)