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Partisanship at the Supreme Court

Partisanship at the Supreme Court

FromRadio Atlantic


Partisanship at the Supreme Court

FromRadio Atlantic

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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Jun 6, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In the coming days, the Supreme Court will announce its decisions on two cases that ask the same basic question: how far should partisan politics go?One will determine whether a citizenship question will appear on the 2020 census. The other asks whether partisan gerrymandering is constitutional.With these decisions imminent, that same question about partisanship in non-partisan institutions hangs over the court itself. Still wounded by Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation battle, the nation’s highest court has a “virus of illegitimacy.” And with Democratic candidates endorsing proposals to pack the court, that virus could remake the third branch of American government.On this week’s Radio Atlantic, Isaac Dovere discusses the court with lawyer and Slate writer Mark Joseph Stern.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Jun 6, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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Join Atlantic political correspondent Isaac Dovere on the road each week as he reports from around the country on the politics, policies, and personalities that are defining this crucial moment in American history. Each week brings you an intimate and surprising conversation with the names you know and names you may not know—but should.