Air Date 7/12/2025
The idea of the founders was to separate and balance the powers of the federal government and that, as Madison wrote, that ambition would counteract ambition. The problem we face now is that the ambition of the Supreme Court is to give as much power as possible to the executive branch because, ironically, they seem to be nostalgic for a king.
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KEY POINTS
KP 2: The Shadow Docket and How the Supreme Court Uses It - Bloomberg Law - Air Date 11-3-21
KP 3: SCOTUS Clears the Way for Trump's Lawlessness - Strict Scrutiny - Air Date 6-30-25
KP 4: Hot Shadow Docket Summer with Leah Litman Part 1 - Justice By Design - Air Date 6-20-25
(00:50:22) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
On the One Million Rising activist trainings from Indivisible.org
DEEPER DIVES
(00:56:04) SECTION A: SHADOWY & FUTURE RULINGS
(01:25:26) SECTION B: THE IMPLICATIONS
(01:50:55) SECTION C: THE GOP'S JUDGES
(02:25:22) SECTION D: DICTATOR TRUMP
(02:46:07) SECTION E: SORT OF POSITIVE I GUESS
SHOW IMAGE CREDITS
Description: Composite image of the conservative justices on the Supreme Court in front of a giant, elaborate gold frame with a painting of an angry-looking Trump in king/general regalia and tie.
Credit: Composite design A. Hoffman. Elements: Portrait of Supreme Court Justices, Public Domain | Other elements from Pixabay. License
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson