Supreme Myths

Professor Lori Ringhand stops by Supreme Myths to discuss the Supreme Court’s confirmation process. She is quite simply the leading national expert on the subject.

Professor Richard Albert stops by Supreme Myths to compare our Constitution and our Supreme Court to those in other countries and to talk about the constitutional amendment process here and abroad.

Professor Caren Morrison stops by Supreme Myths to discuss her new essay on Dobbs and anti-choice laws as modern day Coverture, when prior statements by murder victims are admissible, and legal writing.

Professor Alan Chen stops by Supreme Myths to talk about numerous free speech issues. legal realism, and whether public facing law professors should disclose their biases and preferences to their students.

Professor Jim Oleske stops by to discuss all of the ups and downs and twists and turns of the Court’s wild and wooly free exercise clause doctrine. 

Journalist and author Sarah Posner stops by Supreme Myths to discuss the history of White Christian Nationalism, how that movement influenced numerous GOP Presidents, and the threats the movement poses to our democracy.

CNN’s Joan Biskupic stops by Supreme Myths to talk about covering the Court, the Dobbs leak, her four biographies of Supreme Court Justices, and the ethics issues surrounding the Court.

Professor James Fleming stops by Supreme Myths to talk about his new book defending substantive due process, his views on constitutional interpretation, and how constitutional practices work on the ground.

Professor Jud Campbell stops by Supreme Myths for an in-depth discussion of the proper role of history in constitutional interpretation and how “rights” talk today in the hands of most Originalists bears little resemblance to “rights” at the founding.

Historian Saul Cornell stops by Supreme Myths to discuss the history of the Second Amendment, Originalism in general, and the Court’s creation of an anti-Constitution.