
About this episode
Two gun cases that aren’t gun cases take over today’s episode as Sarah and David analyze two cert grants from the Supreme Court. Sarah also breaks down new reporting on clerk hiring in the judicial world. Stay tuned for:
-nerd prom
-Campus culture around Israel and Palestine (PS Sarah’s DMs are open)
-Sarah’s bump stocks hobby horse
-The perfect case of why everything is wrong with the political system
-State actors having strong feelings about gun control
-Having conversations about word choice and tone
-HasTheSupremeCourtFixedQualifiedImmunityDoctrineYet.com
-Banning books never goes out of style
-Rahimi oral argument not looking good
-Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogger as SGBot9000
Show Notes:
-Matthew Wright's podcast interview
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