Conner and Alek are joined by Sam "The Unconventional Journalist" Oser (@samthemullet on Instagram) to discuss a recent Supreme Court decision to not hear McKesson v. Doe and the impact that can have on protesting in the Fifth Circuit (Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi). In this episode, Alek gives us a brief primer on how the different levels of courts relate to one another and Sam gives us some uplifting thoughts on ways to build spaces for the marginalized beyond protest actions.

Sources for the episode:

https://inthesetimes.com/article/war-protest-standing-rock-cop-city-repression-criminalize-dissent-political-rights-first-amendment

https://www.vox.com/scotus/24080080/supreme-court-mckesson-doe-first-amendment-protest-black-lives-matter

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/supreme-court-mckesson-protests-texas-louisiana-mississippi-1235004967/

https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/supreme-court-mass-protest-texas-louisiana-mississippi/

https://theintercept.com/2020/06/02/history-united-states-government-infiltration-protests/

https://www.icnl.org/usprotestlawtracker/

https://www.icnl.org/post/news/analysis-of-anti-protest-bills?location=&status=&issue=6&date=

https://www.aclu.org/files/assets/global_protest_suppression_report_inclo.pdf

https://open.oregonstate.education/defenddissent/chapter/social-movement-suppression/

Recorded on April 21, 2024