Sarah and David discuss the battle over the federal courts and how the upcoming presidential election might affect the circuits’ makeup.

The Agenda:

—Two visions of the federal courts

—The growing conservative legal movement

— A SCOTUS justice's Oxford thesis from 1983

—Mapp v. Ohio

—Utah v. Strieff

—Are petitions to recall public officials unconstitutional?

Show Notes:

—George W. Bush's first inaugural address

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