Leah Litman on Trump’s Supreme Courtroom

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The Washington Roundtable’s Jane Mayer interviews Leah Litman, who’s a legislation professor on the College of Michigan, a co-host of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast, and the creator of “Lawless: How the Supreme Courtroom Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Unhealthy Vibes.” Litman analyzes the wave of victories that the Courtroom has given President Trump’s second Administration—on each its common docket and its so-called shadow docket—and the way outdoors affect seeps into the Courtroom’s decision-making. Plus, find out how to parse the dissenting Justices’ language to know what is occurring behind closed doorways on the Courtroom.

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