Can These Courts Be Reformed?

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08/28/23 • 74 min

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Melissa, Leah, and Kate invite two guests to zoom out and analyze how the current Supreme Court got to be the way that it is... and what progressives are doing to push back. Michael Waldman, author of The Supermajority: How the Supreme Court Divided America, provides historical context for other times the Supreme Court has challenged the country. And Brian Fallon, co-founder of Demand Justice, reflects on his tenure as Executive Director as the group challenged Democrats to get on board with judicial reform.

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Order The Supermajority by Michael Waldman at Bookshop.org. Code STRICT10 gets you 10% off!
Read about Demand Justice's current campaigns for reform
Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.

Get tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE – The Bad Decisions Tour 2025!

5/31 – Washington DC
6/12 – NYC
10/4 – Chicago

Learn more: http://crooked.com/events

Pre-order your copy of Leah's forthcoming book, Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes (out May 13th)

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Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.

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5/31 – Washington DC
6/12 – NYC
10/4 – Chicago

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Pre-order your copy of Leah's forthcoming book, Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes (out May 13th)

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