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<p>Huge news for lawyers: You can now listen to Strict Scrutiny for CLE credits in California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, and Oregon! More info at <a href="http://crooked.com/strict_cle">crooked.com/strict_cle<br><br></a>Kate and Leah have good news and bad news. The good: The Paramount/Warner Brothers merger is on hold, the Tate brothers are facing extradition, and Todd Blanche’s nomination for AG has hit a roadblock. The bad: …Everything else. They also cover the ongoing prosecution of Jim Comey for seashell art, and speak with UCLA Law’s Rick Hasen about Trump’s effort to assert presidential control over federal elections. Then, Kate checks in with Farah Diaz-Tello, senior counsel and legal director for <a href="https://ifwhenhow.org/">If/When/How</a>, on what she and her colleagues are seeing when it comes to the use of the criminal law to target both abortion and people who experience pregnancy loss after Dobbs.</p><p>Favorite things:</p></div><ul>
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<strong>Leah:</strong><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4bR7pd6TVS53l24qFV4wI8"> Music, Fashion, Film</a>, Charli xcx;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/https://open.spotify.com/album/6unMpOoIJqsLxuoTEFqdfP"> Who's the Clown?</a>, Audrey Hobert;<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/this-is-the-plan-how-to-end-america-s-meltdown-and-save-democracy-ben-wikler/284c2d14677a8f6e"> This Is the Plan: How to End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy</a>, Ben Wikler;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/opinion/elon-musk-far-right-remigration.html"> Why Do We Tolerate Elon Musk's Racist Commentary?</a>, Jamelle Bouie (New York Times);<a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/713096/supreme-court-job-approval-slumps-record-low.aspx"> Supreme Court Job Approval Slumps to Record Low</a> (Gallup)</li>
<li><p><strong>Rick:</strong><a href="https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/jo-nesbo-detective-hole-release-date-cast-news"> Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole</a> (Netflix); <a href="https://tv.apple.com/us/show/lucky/umc.cmc.5qo7t3nngb2vj0m9dxkwebw1o">Lucky</a> (Apple);<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-elephants-in-the-room-how-trump-voters-seized-the-party-from-republican-leaders-seth-masket/61d88ae48476b650?ean=9781009601139&bkshp-astro=t"> The Elephants in the Room: How Trump Voters Seized the Party from Republican Leaders</a>, Seth Masket;<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/backlash-presidents-from-transformative-to-reactionary-leaders-in-american-history-julia-r-azari/5b16a53c9d38fb6e?ean=9780691246956&bkshp-astro=t"> Backlash Presidents: From Transformative to Reactionary Leaders in American History</a>, Julia R. Azari</p></li>
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<div><p>For the better part of two centuries of U.S. history, the American people understood that they—and not the Supreme Court—were the final arbiters of the Constitution. But in recent decades, nine unelected justices have claimed that mantle for themselves. Now, with the high court's claim of neutrality and legitimacy crumbling, an urgent question must be answered: Can "We the People" restore our power to interpret the Constitution—and if so, how?</p><br><p>In the first installment of the series <em>By the People, </em>Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern try to find out how and when this notion of judicial supremacy took over, with the help of Larry Kramer, legal scholar and author of <em>The People Themselves: Popular Constitutionalism and Judicial Review. </em>You can read the full package of articles accompanying this series at <a href="http://slate.com/bythepeople" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">slate.com/bythepeople</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>The justices publish their opinions a few dozen times a year. Dahlia and Mark share theirs every week. Slate Plus gets you all of it: Amicus ad-free with a weekly bonus segment, and no paywalls anywhere on Slate. Join now. Visit <a href="https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Amicus&utm_source=show_summary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">slate.com/amicusplus</a> to get access wherever you listen.</p><br><p>You can subscribe directly from the Amicus show page on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/amicus-with-dahlia-lithwick-law-justice-and-the-courts/id928790786" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7DpL32jgjwBTah8o9HQkBl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>. </p><br><p>Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate.com, check out our <a href="https://slate.com/podcastfaqs#plusbenefits" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FAQ</a> at slate.com/podcastfaqs for easy instructions. Members subscribed via Apple Podcasts get automatic access—no setup required.</p><hr><p style="color:grey; font-size:0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p></div>
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