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The Supreme Court’s History and Origin Story (Part 3)


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Today’s episode is about a guy who, while in elementary school, uttered the words: “I’m going to change the government!”  He meant it, and did just that.

Kasey and Martin discuss Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, who served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1972 to 2005, first as an Associate Justice and then as the Chief Justice.  With Rehnquist at the helm, the Court reached a milestone decision in the realm of Free Speech, while also issuing some very business-friendly (aka, not person-friendly) precedent.  The hosts will share how the Rehnquist Court laid the groundwork for the pro-corporate interest, scaled back civil rights Court that we are familiar with today.


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