Two Bronze Doors

Oral argument at the Crypto.com courthouse.

Published July 21, 2023 • Updated July 27, 2023

Sarah and David reach peak AO and fulfill their promise of delivering something stratospherically nerdy. Judge Charles Eskridge for the Southern District of Texas has written a 56-page history of the Supreme Court building… and specifically its 17-foot, 13-ton bronze doors. Judge Eskridge tells the story depicted on the door’s eight panels and what it says about our history of ordered liberty.

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Show Notes:

–“We’ll Be Back” performed by Judge Eskridge and Judge Elrod

–Judge Eskridge’s publications

–Where Judge Eskridge’s Bronze Doors Paper will be published

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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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