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Sarah Isgur and David French are joined by Amy Howe and David Lat, of The Dispatch’s extended legal universe, to debate whether the Supreme Court should be more transparent.
Sarah and David then separate fact from the fiction in the arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan. (Also: should there be cameras in the Supreme Court?)
The Agenda:—Cameras at SCOTUS?—SCOTUS oral argument goes off the rails—Calling other lawyers the “L” word—The arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan—Immunity doctrine is a mess—Louis Vuitton and criminal contempt—Old Whig No. 5—Trump admin and disparate impact—Harvard Law Review’s DEI
Show Notes:—Apply to work at SCOTUSblog!—Judge helps criminal escape in 2018
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