Show Notes
Kate and guest co-host Ian Bassin of Protect Democracy kick off the show by covering the latest legal news, including developments at the Pentagon and Department of Justice, as well as Trump’s ominous threat to judges. Then, they recap the week’s opinions and oral arguments, focusing on Watson v. RNC, a case that could totally upend mail-in voting. Finally, Elora Mukherjee, director of the Immigrants’ Rights Clinic at Columbia Law School, returns to the show to discuss the asylum case argued before the Court last week, the birthright citizenship case now on deck, and her work with detainees at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas.
Favorite things:
- Kate: ThisIs Why Flying Is So Awful, Ganesh Sitaraman (NYT); WhyFlying Is Miserable and How to Fix It, Ganesh Sitaraman; TheMixed Marriage Project: A Memoir of Love, Race, and Family, Dorothy Roberts; Lawon Trial: An Unlikely Insider Reckons with Our Legal System, Shaun Ossei-Owusu
- Ian: TheWorld of Yesterday, Stefan Zweig; TheLost Founder: James Wilson and the Forgotten Fight for a People's Constitution, Jesse Wegman; the band Idles, and their song Danny Nedelko
Elora: Habeas Corpus for Immigrant Detainees: A Practical Guide to Filing Habeas Petitions (Vecina)
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