Strict Scrutiny Trump’s DOJ Shakedown
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Oct 27, 2025 In this engaging discussion, journalist Irin Carmon, author of 'Unbearable: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America,' delves into how the Dobbs decision has dehumanized pregnant individuals. She highlights the troubling intersections of law, race, and reproductive control, exposing systemic issues in healthcare for expectant mothers. Carmon also tackles the implications of fetal personhood on IVF and the regulatory challenges facing midwifery. Her eye-opening insights reveal the urgent need for reform in pregnancy care and rights.
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Courts' Deference Risks False Troop Deployments
- A Ninth Circuit panel applied extreme deference to Trump's characterization of conditions, allowing broad justifications for Guard federalization.
- Dissenters warned the decision risks illegal troop deployments under false pretenses.
Kavanaugh's 'Brief Stops' Contradicted by Data
- ProPublica documented over 170 cases where U.S. citizens were detained by ICE, undermining Kavanaugh's characterization of 'brief investigative stops.'
- The reporting shows the court's factual assumptions about enforcement practices were deeply flawed.
Threat To Voting Rights Could Cost ~70 Seats
- A ruling that narrows Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act could strip protection from roughly 70 congressional districts, not 15.
- The hosts warn that state gerrymanders already preview the damage a weakened VRA would allow.
