On Racial Redistricting

Plus: Morgan Wallen’s 1A case over ‘This Bar’

Published May 23, 2024

Sarah gives us a taste of her interview with retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer before she and David dive into the latest SCOTUS ruling on racial gerrymandering.

The Agenda:
—Justice Breyer and the Major Questions Doctrine
—Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
—Conduct vs. speech and Morgan Wallen’s Nashville bar
—Random swipes at text, history, and tradition from David
—Approving a SCOTUS nominee from opposing parties?
—Amending the amendment process
—Codifying the judicial filibuster
—Justice Samuel Alito flag watch

Show Notes:
—Previous AO episode on voting rights in Alabama
—City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC
—Equal Protection Clause
—Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

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Sarah Isgur

Sarah Isgur is a senior editor at The Dispatch and is based in northern Virginia. Prior to joining the company in 2019, she had worked in every branch of the federal government and on three presidential campaigns. When Sarah is not hosting podcasts or writing newsletters, she’s probably sending uplifting stories about spiders to Jonah, who only pretends to love all animals.

David French

David French is a columnist for the New York Times. He’s a former senior editor of The Dispatch. He’s the author most recently of Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.

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