America Trends Podcast
EP 799 An Imperial Supreme Court Leaves Its Indelible Mark on American Society
It is somewhat dizzying to think about the radical effect this version of the Supreme Court, the Roberts Court, has had on American life. From the curtailing of voting rights to abortion, affirmative action, presidential immunity, regulatory oversight and gun safety measures, this Supreme Court has thought nothing of overturning precedent and, according to many legal scholars, just make stuff up. Sometimes it leans on the concept of originalism, but uses it as a convenience not a fundamental basis for its decisions. Rather than being a Court that simply calls balls and strikes, the majority of jurists are opining in ways that many consider from their political, rather than legal, perspective. Stanford Law Professor Mark Lemley joins us to discuss the far-reaching impacts of their decision-making and attempts to reform a court that has lost the confidence of a vast majority of the American people.