Season 2, Episode 51 (Show 103): Mr. Amar Goes to Washington – the Moore v. Harper Oral Argument

December 14, 2022

ISL comes to the Supreme Court at last. Akhil and Andy are present at the arguments; they report on all aspects of the case, with clips, legal analysis, and eyewitness accounts.

After a year of lead-up, Moore vs. Harper has landed at the Supreme Court for oral argument. Akhil and Andy travel to Washington and attend the three hours of argument in the Chamber. We play clips and analyze them – the words, the logic, the briefs, the lawyers, the justices, the clerks, the legal world, as America holds its collective breath while democracy itself hangs in the balance. This is the place for the most nuanced and informed analysis of the positions. This site is your “one stop shopping” whether you are a concerned citizen, a member of the media, or even a Supreme Court clerk or justice.

Show Notes:

Should We Trust Judges? - The Los Angeles Times

Professor Amar gives his take, writing in the Los Angeles Times in the immediate aftermath of the Bush v. Gore case.

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Dunwody Distinguished Lecture in Law, 2009, by Akhil Reed Amar

Nine years after the Bush v. Gore opinions, Professor Amar delivers the Dunwoody Lecture, in Florida: “Bush, Gore, Florida, And The Constitution,” expanding on his thoughts from the prior LA Times article. The text is published in the Florida Law Review and is reproduced here for your reference.

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