Season 2, Episode 27 (Show 79): Special Episode – Prediction and Prescription

July 4, 2022

The end of the SCOTUS term is here; we bring you an additional, special episode – extra, and early! –  this week to begin to analyze the “earthquake” that these several decisions represent.

The Supreme Court term came to a roaring end, and we couldn’t wait a week – so here we are with an extra episode for you.  At least three huge decisions came down, and we begin to assess them.  The newspapers are ablaze with outrage and shock – but are our listeners equally shocked?  We look at the opinions through the lens of our body of work – particularly appropriate now since this marks the 1 and a half year mark of Amarica’s Constitution.  In addition to the now-final Dobbs opinion, we look at the role of Justice Kavanaugh, and how it compared with expectations and predictions.  Lots more for you in this special additional episode.

Show Notes:

A Liberal's Case for Brett Kavanaugh - The New York Times

Once again, the op-ed written by Professor Amar, printed only minutes after Trump nominates Brett Kavanaugh as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.

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Testimony of Akhil Amar before Senate Judiciary Committee

Transcript of testimony from September 7, 2018, “Testimony Before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on the Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court.”  Exhibits included, which contains the op-ed written in a Maine newspaper by Professor Amar, intended for Susan Collins.

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The Hill - September, 2018 - column by Akhil Amar

September 14, 2018 column in The Hill, “Kavanaugh understands a good judge is an umpire – not a diva.”

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Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health (2022)

The final opinion in Dobbs, State Health Officer Of The Mississippi Department Of Health, Et Al. V. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Et Al.

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