Elie Mystal on why it's time to reform SCOTUS - Stateside Podcast from The Guardian

[In It to Win It]

This term, the US supreme court handed down decisions on issues ranging from voting rights to immigration and birthright citizenship, reshaping life for millions of people.

Kai Wright speaks with Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for the Nation, about how the court got all its power in the first place, and why Mystal thinks court reforms to reign in that power aren’t just constitutional – they’re necessary.

00:00 - “There’s no evidence that arguments matter”
00:50 - Birthright Citizenship
03:50 - Interview with Elie Mystal
07:10 - Supreme Court ends TPS for Haitians and Syrians
12:40 - How the Court got all its power
15:43 - Ideas for how to reform the Court
16:30 - Idea #1: Taking away the Court’s power
23:38 - Idea #2: Term limits for Justices
26:27 - Idea #3: Court packing
32:15 - The political fight to reform the Court
36:00 - Changing baseline assumptions about the Constitution

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1. Elie Mystal de-mystifies the SC so well!

I listen to him every chance I get. Thanks for posting!