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Episode: Right-wing politics and the lie of 'activist judges'
Description: The US Supreme Court has become extraordinarily politicised. Judge appointments are watched like a spectator sport and decisions like the overturning of Roe v Wade blur the lines between the judicial and the political. There’s a growing concern that a movement against the High Court of Australia is borrowing tactics from the United States. Today, lawyer and author of Courting Power Isabelle Reinecke, on the threat of the anti-court movement on Australia’s justice system and why the High Court needs to be protected. Socials: Stay in touch wi...