Ep. 149: SPECIAL GUEST - Judge Rakoff Talks COVID & The Courts

Published: May 8, 2020, 4 a.m.

b'Manhattan federal judge Jed Rakoff joins the show this week to discuss the many challenges facing the court system in the era of social distancing, ranging from urgent prisoner release requests to the often unwieldy process of holding hearings over the phone. Also this week: The notoriously silent Justice Clarence Thomas keeps chiming in during high court\\u2019s teleconference arguments; the U.S. Women\\u2019s soccer team\\u2019s equal pay lawsuit suffers a blow; and the gang plunges the depths of the Supreme Court\\u2019s toilet-flushing mystery.'