Season 6, Episode 12 (Show 273): New World, Same Constitution

April 8, 2026

Professor Amar and Andy attend the oral argument. Hear their reactions in the moment outside the courthouse, and then a lengthy analysis of the argument itself, with the Justices’ and advocates own voices.

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Trump v. Barbara – the birthright citizenship case – reaches the Supreme Court, and we are there.  Akhil and Andy are at the oral argument, and immediately afterwards we stand outside the courthouse and you hear (and see, from the linked video) the emotions that affected not only your hosts, but no doubt the justices themselves as the case unfolded. Then it’s off to the audiotape, as we play the clips of the Justices and the advocates, and Akhil does his Howard Cosell imitation, analyzing the arguments as you hear them.  Given the Professor’s status as the author of an amicus brief in the case, a brief the Solicitor General chose to take on in his own reply brief, the perspective this episode offers our audience – you – is unique.  So with the arguments of the advocates; the questions of the justices; and the knowledge of the amicus, you will know as much as anyone and be in the best position to assess the case as a whole – after listening to this special episode and those to follow.

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