Sarah and David return from their Thanksgiving feasts to serve up a very nerdy episode on fed court law. Enjoy:
-David giving a lowdown of the Voting Rights Act
-Hacking minority districts
-Laws created by court precedents versus laws created by statutes
-Any standing experts out there?
-Undoing the Warren Court
-Section Two Rights vindicated in civil court
-Reporters: Don’t go to activists for legal analysis
-Elon versus Media Matters
-Match maker Sarah, make me a match
Show Notes:
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 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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