In this less-than-cheerful episode, Sarah Isgur and David French discuss threats to the judiciary external and internal, exploring the Trump administration’s legal maneuvers against law firms and drawing parallels to historical events like the Alien and Sedition Acts.

The Agenda:

—SCOTUS Update: All B cases

—A judge’s gamesmanship on birthright citizenship

—Leave Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s sister alone

—Paul, Weiss and Trump’s threats to the rule of law

—Venezuelans are being deported

—Defying TROs

—Integralism rears its ugly head

Show Notes:

—Chief Justice John Roberts early tenure interview in The Atlantic

—Sarah’s op-ed for the New York Times

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