In this episode Dave Karpf and Peter Loge talk about the strategic communications around Judge Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation hearing, and Karpf both warns about the “shadow docket” and makes a play for a mattress sponsor.

Footnotes – Some of the sources we referenced in the discussion.

The Pew Research Center on public opinion of the Supreme Cour

Professor Rachel Shelden in the Washington Post – “The Supreme Court used to be openly political

Ilya Shapiro for the Cato Institute – “Just Accept It: The Supreme Court Has Always Been Political

Robert Dahl “The Concept of Power

Paul Waldman and Greg Sargent in the Washington Post – “The Supreme Court isn’t bothering to hide its designs on our democracy” (discusses the “shadow docket”

SCOTUS Blog forum on “the shadow docket

Remembering Stephen Wilhite, inventor of the GIF, and John Roach who brought the TRS-80 to market.

Predictions:

Dave and Peter: The US Senate will confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to the US Supreme Court.

Dave: The story over the next two weeks will be the economy.

Peter: The US men’s national team will qualify for the World Cup.