Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts

SCOTUS Doesn’t Have To Be This Way


Listen Later

So President Biden finally signaled an openness to maybe possibly thinking about Supreme Court reform. Too little, too late, perhaps - but also, desperately needed, certainly. The US Supreme Court views itself as separate and apart from all other courts - including international counterparts. What could Americans learn from other courts? One of the world’s most respected jurists, retired Canadian Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella, joins Dahlia Lithwick on this week’s Amicus for a very special conversation about the role of constitutional courts in democracy, and where SCOTUS may be veering off track. 

Without Precedent: The Supreme Life of Rosie Abella

Want more Amicus? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately unlock exclusive SCOTUS analysis and weekly extended episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/amicusplus to get access wherever you listen.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courtsBy Slate Podcasts

  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6

4.6

3,183 ratings


More shows like Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts

View all
On the Media by WNYC Studios

On the Media

9,104 Listeners

Political Gabfest by Slate Podcasts

Political Gabfest

8,492 Listeners

The Political Scene | The New Yorker by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

3,914 Listeners

Slate Culture by Slate Podcasts

Slate Culture

1,878 Listeners

Hang Up and Listen by Slate Podcasts

Hang Up and Listen

992 Listeners

The Lawfare Podcast by The Lawfare Institute

The Lawfare Podcast

6,289 Listeners

Slate Debates by Slate Podcasts

Slate Debates

2,856 Listeners

Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show by Slate Podcasts

Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

1,016 Listeners

Death, Sex & Money by Slate Podcasts

Death, Sex & Money

7,712 Listeners

Slate Money by Slate Podcasts

Slate Money

1,013 Listeners

Whistlestop: Presidential History and Trivia by Slate Podcasts

Whistlestop: Presidential History and Trivia

1,380 Listeners

Slate News by Slate Podcasts

Slate News

5,656 Listeners

Pod Save America by Crooked Media

Pod Save America

86,081 Listeners

Slate Health by Slate Podcasts

Slate Health

53 Listeners

Stay Tuned with Preet by Preet Bharara

Stay Tuned with Preet

32,422 Listeners

Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia by Slate Podcasts

Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia

2,038 Listeners

What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future by Slate Podcasts

What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future

240 Listeners

Slow Burn by Slate Podcasts

Slow Burn

23,950 Listeners

UnJustified by MSW Media

UnJustified

7,541 Listeners

Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast by Chris Hayes, MSNBC & NBCNews THINK

Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

9,690 Listeners

Slate Presents: One Year by Slate Podcasts

Slate Presents: One Year

1,286 Listeners

The Bulwark Podcast by The Bulwark

The Bulwark Podcast

11,527 Listeners

Talking Feds by Harry Litman

Talking Feds

4,568 Listeners

The Al Franken Podcast by ASF Productions

The Al Franken Podcast

8,673 Listeners

One Year by Slate Podcasts

One Year

1,187 Listeners

Strict Scrutiny by Crooked Media

Strict Scrutiny

5,540 Listeners

Culture Gabfest by Slate Podcasts

Culture Gabfest

414 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

15,285 Listeners

#SistersInLaw by Politicon

#SistersInLaw

10,290 Listeners

Hear Me Out by Slate Podcasts

Hear Me Out

59 Listeners

Main Justice by MSNBC

Main Justice

7,114 Listeners

Well, Now by Slate Podcasts

Well, Now

46 Listeners

Navel Gazing by John Dickerson

Navel Gazing

94 Listeners

The Law According to Trump by Slate Podcasts

The Law According to Trump

5 Listeners

Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? by Slate Podcasts

Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge?

89 Listeners