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How SCOTUS Became Your Weird Fringe Theorist Uncle (with Leah Litman)

2025/5/8
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Leah Litman: 我认为最高法院的保守派法官们，特别是艾利托法官，抱有一种受害者心态，他们将任何对其的批评都视为对最高法院的攻击，并将各种法律视为对他们的个人冒犯。他们利用这种心态来推动其保守派议程，将一些边缘理论纳入法律判决中。例如，他们对“重大问题原则”的适用方式，以及对独立州立法机关理论的支持，都体现了这种倾向。他们还通过歪曲法律来实现其政治目标，例如将对LGBTQ群体的民权保护描述为对宗教和社会保守派的歧视。 我担心这种做法会对美国的民主制度造成损害，因为它会削弱法院的公信力，并使政府能够不受约束地行使权力。 此外，我注意到，最高法院的保守派法官们似乎对公众舆论并不敏感，他们似乎更关心的是维护其在媒体中的形象，而不是做出公正的判决。 Preet Bharara: 我同意Litman教授的观点，最高法院的保守派法官们确实在利用边缘理论和受害者心态来推动其政治议程。这不仅体现在他们对法律的解释上，也体现在他们对批评的回应方式上。 我特别关注的是，他们对行政权力的解释，以及他们对总统权力边界的模糊化。这可能会导致总统权力不受约束地扩张，对美国的民主制度造成严重的威胁。 此外，我还担心，这种做法可能会导致公众对司法系统的信任度下降，因为人们会认为法院已经成为政治斗争的工具。

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Is the Supreme Court turning fringe legal theories into the law of the land? Constitutional law professor and Strict Scrutiny) co-host Leah Litman joins Preet to talk about the nature of the Supreme Court’s conservative agenda, the biggest cases before the Court this year, and her new book Lawless: How the Supreme Court Came to Run on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and... Bad Vibes). 

Plus, Preet answers questions about whether anyone without a law degree has served as a Supreme Court justice, and whether a district court could disregard a Supreme Court ruling.

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