Unlike other branches of government, the Supreme Court operates with almost no oversight. No cameras are allowed in the courtroom, no binding code of ethics, and records of their activities are incredibly hard to get. So how do reporters uncover the activities of the nine most powerful judges in the country?
Live from the Logan Symposium on Investigative Rep ... Show More
Jun 2023
The Political Thicket Reprise
<p>This week, we revisit one of the most important Supreme Court cases you’ve probably never heard of: <em>Baker v. Carr,</em> a redistricting case from the 1960s, which challenged the justices to consider what might happen if they stepped into the world of electoral politics. It ... Show More
45m 18s
Jun 2023
Part 1: The Viability Line
<p>When the justices heard oral arguments in <em>Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization</em>, the landmark abortion case, one word came up more than any other: viability. The viability line was at the core of <em>Roe v. Wade</em>, and it’s been entrenched in the abortion ri ... Show More
44m 37s
Jun 2023
Part 2: If Not Viability, Then What?
<p>Now that the “viability line” in pregnancy — as defined by <em>Roe v. Wade</em> — is no longer federal law, lawmakers and lawyers are coming up with new frameworks for abortion access at a dizzying rate. In this second part of our series, More Perfect asks: what if abortion la ... Show More
35m 24s
Nov 2021
Guns on the Subway and Vigilantes in Texas
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Elizabeth Wydra, President of the Constitutional Accountability Center, a think tank, law firm, and action center dedicated to the project of using the original text, purpose and history of the Constitution to achieve progressive outcomes. Together, t ... Show More
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