Caitlin and Trent check in with attorney and legal scholar Madiba K. Dennie about the Supreme Court and the originalist reading of the US Constitution—and why the originalist reading is a trap.

Resources

https://ballsandstrikes.org

https://madibadennie.com/

The Originalism Trap https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735353/the-originalism-trap-by-madiba-k-dennie/

NJ Reparations Council report https://www.njreparationscouncil.org/report

Dobbs decision https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/supreme-court-case-library/dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health-organization

Gun rights decision https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/597/20-843/

Steve Vladeck on judicial power https://www.stevevladeck.com/p/91-the-broader-article-ii-implications

Trump v Casa, birthright citizenship https://www.nilc.org/articles/analyzing-scotus-trump-v-casa/

"undue burden" https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/undue_burden

"Kavanaugh Stops" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/kavanaugh-stops-american-citizens-ice-detention-rcna238194

ICE break car window with baby in car https://www.alamosanews.com/stories/ice-agents-draw-weapon-break-car-window-while-arresting-alamosa-man,103677

Kilmar Abrego Garcia https://apnews.com/article/kilmar-abrego-garcia-mistaken-deportation-smuggling-27c2822466b717f10318c3268127a518

Dreyfus Affair https://www.britannica.com/event/Dreyfus-affair