Ep 4 - Trump At SCOTUS: The Insurrectionist Gets His Day In Court (Feat. Eric Segall)

With Trump’s ballot disqualification on the docket, all eyes were on SCOTUS last week. Liz talks about the argument at the Supreme Court with guest Eric Segall, and lays out the various off-ramps the justices might take to keep a criminal insurrectionist on the ballot this November. “Originalism as Faith” by Eric Segall https://www.amazon.com/Originalism-as-Faith-Eric-Segall/dp/1316640469  “Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court Is Not a Court and Its Justices Are Not Judges” by Eric Segall https://www.amazon.com/Supreme-Myths-Court-Justices-Judges-ebook/dp/B0C775Z6CP?ref_=ast_author_mpb  Trump v. Anderson, SCOTUS Docket https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-719.html Trump v. Anderson, Argument Audio and Transcript https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2023/23-719 Foley/Ginsberg/Hasen Amicus Brief https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-719/297014/20240118112848137_23-719.Amicus.Foley.Ginsberg.Hasen.pdf “Fake GOP Electors Meet To Cast Fake Votes For President Real Loser” at Wonkette https://www.wonkette.com/p/fake-gop-electors-meet-to-cast-fake-votes-for-president-real-loser  Links: https://www.lawandchaospod.com/ BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod Threads: @LawAndChaosPod Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod Patreon: patreon.com/LawAndChaosPod  

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Ignorance of the law is no excuse! That’s true for a traffic stop, and it’s true if you want to participate in whatever’s left of American democracy. If the events since the 2016 election taught us anything, it’s that tuning out is not an option. Legal journalist Liz Dye breaks down the week’s most important courtroom stories, so you can keep on top of this crazy news cycle. Whether it’s Texas giving two middle fingers to the Supreme Court, or Donald Trump in all the courts at once, we’ve got you covered.