243: The Court & The Constitution with Justice Stephen Breyer

Published: April 4, 2024, 9 a.m.

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James and Al critique coastal elitism, explore how the Israel-Gaza war ends, and welcome Justice Breyer to discuss the role of the Supreme Court and its judges.\\xa0 They compare textualism and pragmatism using Justice Scalia as a foil, weigh the factors that go into reading the Constitution, debate politics\\u2019 place on the bench, review the ethics governing the court, and look at why public approval of the judicial branch is plummeting.\\xa0 In their conversation they also break down the language of the 2nd Amendment, explain how history is the ultimate arbiter of past decisions, and call on us to listen to one another to find compromise where we can.
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