OA186: Anthony Kennedy & the Future of the Supreme Court (Patreon)
Downloads
Content
We break down everything about this news, including:
- What the Trump administration is likely to do next
- Who President Trump might nominate to fill Kennedy's spot
- How the Democrats should respond
- What the next Supreme Court might look like
- How all of this plays in with the 2018 midterms and 2020 Presidential election
- And much, much more!
We're also going to bring you a bonus episode to make sure you're fully informed as to all the other goings-on in the law this week!
After all that, we end with an all new Thomas Takes The Bar Exam #82 involving the legality of a search for heroin. If you'd like to play along, just retweet our episode on Twitter or share it on Facebook along with your guess and the #TTTBE hashtag. We'll release the answer on next Tuesday's episode along with our favorite entry!
Recent Appearances
None! If you'd like to have either of us as a guest on your show, drop us an email at openarguments@gmail.com.
Show Notes & Links
- We broke down the "nuclear option" in Episode 59. Mitch McConnell announced that the Senate would not recess for the summer on June 5.
- Here are the (generally reliable) Cook Political Report ratings of the 2018 Senate races.
- This is the Mother Jones article on Anthony Kennedy's 2017-2018 votes.
- This is the list of Trump's 25 potential Supreme Court nominees.
- These are the resources discussed in the future segment, including the When Every Vote Counts law review article, the Slate article on 5-4 splits, and the SCOTUSBlog data regarding the 2017-2018 term.
- Finally, if you're feeling nostalgic, you might want to reread Obergefell v. Hodges while it's still good law. An d if you're feeling super optimistic, you can even check out the "Above the Law" blog post arguing that it will survive Kennedy's departure (it won't).
Support us on Patreon at: patreon.com/law
Follow us on Twitter: @Openargs
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/openargs/
Don't forget the OA Facebook Community!
And email us at openarguments@gmail.com