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Podcast: Advisory Opinions
Episode: Packing the Federal Courts
Description: 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 addressAdvisory Opinions is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, con...