Episodios
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Will is joined by New York University law professor Maggie Blackhawk to discuss federal Indian law and cases including Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta and the upcoming case Brackeen v. Haaland. Will and Maggie discuss the legacy of colonialism and the Constitution, the separation of powers in Indian Country, and the government's broader constitutional duties. They then discuss the history of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and what we might see happen regarding ICWA this fall. Happy Constitution Day!
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In the season finale of Deep Dive into Critical Race Theory, Will and Khiara discuss power, privilege, white supremacy, the possibility of a racial utopia, and confront the fundamental question: can one be a critical race theorist and also an individualist?
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In episode 6 of Deep Dive into Critical Race Theory, Will and Khiara dig into healthcare disparities, discussing possible systemic causes from housing to hospital placements to environmental justice. The discussion circles back to many earlier themes, including implicit bias, structural racism, and more.
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In episode 5 of Deep Dive into Critical Race Theory, Will and Khiara discuss the implications of critical race theory interacts on education. They start with critical race theory and K-12 education, including some surprising arguments about Brown v. Board of Education. Then they graduate to affirmative action in college admissions. They also discuss what makes CRT "radical" and what true educational "utopia" would look like.
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In episode 4 of Deep Dive into Critical Race Theory, Will and Khiara discuss intersectionality, how we can focus on more than one injustice at time, and how the lens of intersectionality lets us examine the connections between different injustices.
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In episode 3 of Deep Dive into Critical Race Theory, Will and Khiara zero in on “implicit bias.” They discuss criticisms of anti-racism trainings, legal definitions of racism, the use of social science, and start to preview health disparities and environmental racism, which they will return to a few episodes later.
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In episode 2 of Deep Dive into Critical Race Theory, Will and Khiara discuss structural racism, capitalism and land use/zoning laws, individual responsibility in eradicating racism, and how critical race theory became the hot topic phrase in the media today.
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Will is joined by UC Berkeley Law professor Khiara M. Bridges to kick off Season 2 of Deep Dive into Critical Race Theory. In the first episode, Will and Khiara discuss: what IS critical race theory? What makes it “critical”? What distinguishes it from other work on race? What unites it as a theory? Will and Khiara further discuss how optimistic or pessimistic we should be about eradicating racism.
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In our final episode of Season 1, Will is joined by the newest UChicago Law professor, Curt Bradley, to discuss INS v. Chadha a transformative case that invalidated the "legislative" veto almost forty years ago. They discuss the formal and functional separation of powers, and the surprising possibility that it wasn't really so transformative after all. This episode also features a look at the scholarship of then-Senator Joseph Biden. Happy Constitution Day!
Case audio is from Oyez.org
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Will is joined by University of Wisconsin law professor Nina Varsava, where they discuss how to make sense of fractured Supreme Court opinions in light of Marks v. United States. They also discuss the applications of Marks's "narrowest grounds" test in the recent jury-trial decision of Ramos v. Louisiana, with plenty of Dworkin along the way. Later in the episode they dig into Nina's infamous paper on judicial rhetoric.
Case audio from Oyez.org
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Will is joined by University of Virginia law professor Caleb Nelson to discuss Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. Camp. They get deep into the weeds of the technicalities of standing and causes of action, and discuss how a misunderstanding of Justice Douglas’s opinion has transformed our understanding of administrative law. WARNING: this one is complicated!
Case audio is from Oyez.org
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Will is joined by University of Richmond law professor Kevin Walsh to discuss the doctrine of severability, applied by Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants, its formalist alternatives, and the deep dilemma judges face when Congress won't respond to constitutional problems.
Case audio is from Oyez.org
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In the final episode of Deep Dive, Will and Adam discuss the partisan politics of originalism. They discuss hot-button topics like: academic freedom, gun rights and the Second Amendment, marijuana regulation, same-sex marriage, and once again the Affordable Care Act.
Recorded February 22, 2021
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In Episode 6 of Deep Dive, Will and Adam discuss the oath judges and public officials take, whether or not it’s still relevant today, and what the oath has to do with originalism. They also argue about an analogy reminiscent of the SAT: Is it constitution:United States, or is it protect and defend:United States?
Recorded February 15, 2021
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In Episode 5 of Deep Dive, Will and Adam tease out positive law originalism further by discussing "original law originalism." They discuss the difference between original intent and original meaning, how scholars might use methods of change, and how originalism handles the Reconstruction Amendments.
Recorded February 8, 2021
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In Episode 4 of Deep Dive, Will and Adam review the positive turn and discuss how originalism applies to modern problems such as the administrative state, handgun laws, and the Affordable Care Act.
Recorded February 1, 2021
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In Episode 3 of Deep Dive, Will and Adam dissect the claim that originalism is "our law." They discuss how courts handle precedent and policy, and also ponder how judges can change their mind while still being an originalist.
Recorded January 25, 2021
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In Episode 2 of Deep Dive, Will and Adam discuss some counterarguments to originalism, both descriptive and normative. They also discuss federalism, judicial choice, and well... there is just too much to sum it all up.
Recorded January 14, 2021
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In Episode 1 of Deep Dive, Will and Adam discuss the rise of originalism up to about 2013, including the three main arguments for originalism: the linguistic argument, two consequentialist arguments, and they ponder: What's the difference between a fried chicken recipe and a Constitution? How important are state constitutions compared to the US Constitution, and how easy or difficult should it be to create constitutional amendments? What should the amendment process look like? Spoiler alert: the movie plot of Lincoln is discussed.
Recorded January 4, 2021
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Will is joined by UChicago Law Professor David Strauss to discuss Congress's power to enforce the Constitution, recognized by Katzenbach v. Morgan, and whether there's still any room today for the principles of the Warren Court.
Audio clips are from Oyez.org
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