Whatever Happened to Baby Blaine?

Espinoza is finally here, and David and Sarah are here for a proper deep dive ...

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Espinoza is finally here, and David and Sarah are here for a proper deep dive into the Supreme Court’s decision. Plus their reflections on the legal and political implications of the court’s June Medical ruling.

Show Notes:

–Supreme Court’s Espinoza ruling

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  1. Hanclair

    I really enjoyed this episode - I’m a (currently furloughed) business litigator/SAHM who secretly wishes to be a first amendment lawyer. Was wondering if you could converge the Blaine Amendment discussion and Jacobin discussions into a Dispatch topic about some of the notedly anti Catholic and anti Italian aura of some of the discussions surrounding the Espinoza decision and the Columbus statute uproar among the woketivists and their followers (many of whom just don’t understand what Espinoza was about). Are we headed to a reaction resulting in Blaine The Sequel? Would love the group’s thoughts.

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  2. Token Liberal

    David's confession regarding his deceptions during courtship led to some great discussion at dinner tonight with my wife, sons and daughters in law. Turns out we all had them! (And as with David, it's all turned out well so far! Also as with David, some were sports related.) Thanks!

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    Adam

    Sarah, read Cloud Atlas! It's excellent modern fiction.

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    Old guy named Bill (OGNB)

    Suggestion for a future podcast topic - looking at some non-unanimous court cases where the justices don't always divide in the typical or expected "liberal vs. conservative" splits. For example, perhaps a non-unanimous decision where justices like a Ginsburg and a Thomas are together in the minority.

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  5. Kathy Kattenburg

    Sarah and David, you two were hilarious on the movies. Two notes: David, I hate Woody Allen movies, too, and two notes for Sarah: I walked out of Clockwork Orange about 10 minutes into it, and Singin' In The Rain is one of my all-time favorites: I have seen it too many times to count.

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    Angie

    Sarah, Wes Anderson? Why? Those movies are perfection!

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    Larry O

    Guys this is my favorite podcast. Seriously. Only criticism is: please take just a beat to explain things like Blaine amendment and CF. I know Sarah put out a glossary of terms but this is usually car driving listening for me. Hell, I'm not even clear on film vs movie.

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    Angie

    Now that I have finished listening...
    I love movies soo much that it has to be really bad for me not to like it
    But, going with other people love it but, I don't ...Can't stand GWTW...I didn't like CLockwork Orange either...too nihilist and too dystopian..I hate dystopian movies...entertainment to me is not getting depressed or looking at the worst of people, or hopelessness...other ones I will get yelled at for...Blade Runner...Mad Max...see a pattern there?

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    Andrew Mitchell

    David, I'd love to get your thoughts on a hypothetical: What if a private religious college decided to make all of the classes associated with theology degrees free with the purchase of core curriculum credits? This way they are able to utilize state scholarships for the credits that go toward any number of general degrees (maybe they even issue an associate of general studies), while not using any state money toward the theology degree?

    I would love to know how you think a court would dissect that. I think that the courts deciding to limit what state money can be used toward, but not necessarily where it can be used leaves schools open to game the system indefinitely.

    For full disclosure, I don't find anything wrong with tax dollars going toward theology degrees. I think those offer more to society than art history degrees, but that would be a whole other conversation.

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    Angie

    Casablanca, you should see it just because
    But, as I said on the other comment section of the Podcast
    It is a well-made film with stellar acting
    But. hopeless romantic me never liked the ending...lol

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      Tracie

      Happy endings make me angry lol. It might help to set it in the context of WWII, i.e. "the problems of three little people don’t amount to a hill of beans…" Also, were they *really* ever gonna have Paris again. ;)

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        Angie

        In my romantic heart, they would...I like happy endings, I have enough horrible stuff in real life, I see movies as a fantasy escape...which is good stuff...lol

        That said I have watched movies that are downers, dystopian etc, ( and read such books) ...I just really avoid them now...I have enough distress..and I tend to internalize other people's emotions ( empath), which is hard, but, really hard when it is negative? I just want to see happy stuff as entertainment and escape from reality...lol...( why I love fantasy movies and books)

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          Tracie

          My best friend is like that. We have no agreement on movies or music. She says the same.

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            Angie

            Luckily, my best friend ( who is a guy) we have enough in common that we can enjoy some movies together...though not all...I love Jame Bond, he hates them...lol...I love Star Trek and he hates those ( except for Voyager)...he loves underdog sports movies more than I do...(and he doesn't' like sports, ( except Hockey) which is strange...lol)...and he loves young adult fiction ( Hunger Games, Twilight) and I do not...

            We both love Disney, Pixar, other animated children's movies, Fantasy, Super Hero Movies, Adventure Movies, etc

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