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Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation Hearings Recap |
This week’s episode recaps the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, discussing what they revealed about her career, her judicial philosophy, and how, if confirmed, she might rule on legal questions including the recent challenge to the Affordable Care Act, reproductive rights, and more. Kate Shaw, professor at Cardozo Law School and co-host of the Supreme Court podcast Strict Scrutiny, and Michael Moreland, University Professor of Law and Religion at Villanova Law, join host Jeffrey Rosen.
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The Hayes-Tilden Election of 1876
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This week, we partnered with the podcast Free and Fair with Franita and Foley hosted by election experts Edward Foley and Franita Tolson. They joined fellow elections scholar Michael Morley and Jeffrey Rosen for a live recording of their podcast—a discussion of one of the most contentious presidential elections in American history, the 1876 Hayes-Tilden election, and a history lesson about what it can teach us today.
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Justice Byron White: A Retrospective
by Lyle Denniston
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10 Fascinating Facts on the White House’s Anniversary by NCC Staff
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After the Senate Judiciary Committee's final day of Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, it passed a motion setting its vote on the nomination for October 22. If the committee approves the nomination that day, the full Senate could vote on it as soon as October 26. For more on Judge Barrett's nomination, read analysis by Constitution Daily's Supreme Court correspondent Marcia Coyle at the link below and listen to this week's episode of We the People linked above.
From the National Constitution Center:
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The "Advice and Consent" Clause
"...[The president] shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law..."
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Read > A roundup of this week's articles from The Battle for the Constitution—a partnership with The Atlantic that explores constitutional debates in American life.
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