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An Alabama redistricting case receives a contentious Supreme Court hearing, weighing race neutrality against a history of racial discrimination. Donald Trump files an emergency request with the Supreme Court and it’s… technical. Oh, and did we mention The Onion’s amicus brief? Also: stick to the end for a letter from the best compliance supervisor in America.Show Notes:-The Onion’s amicus brief-Merrill v. Milligan-Trump’s emergency request Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump’s legal drama — Judge Cannon returns! Ken Paxton opines! Fraud alleged! — will be discussed at last... But first, Sarah and David preview what promises to be a spicy term for the Supreme Court (with not one, but two Section 230 cases!). They then pass through a culture war cul-de-sac via Judge James Ho’s clerkship boycott of Yale law students, and conclude with a tribute to Judge Laurence Silberman. Plus: the committed listener will learn the truth about how Sarah ended up in The Federalist Society.Show Notes:-David’s amicus brief-Twitter at the Supreme Court-Ken Paxton’s amici for Fulton County v. Lindsey Graham-David Lat on Ho v. Yale reactions-Josh Blackman supporting on Yale Law sellouts-Laurence Silberman’s WSJ obit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the first legal challenge to President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program to a bad precedent in the making involving the NRA, from nation-wide injunctions to budding Supreme Court friendships — today’s show is packed with non-Trump content! (For a hard look into the ex-president’s legal woes, tune in again on Monday!). Also: Sarah and David put on their tin foil hats as they try answering once and for all whether our devices are listening in on us.Out of context: “I don’t like this outcome, Sarah.”Show Notes:-Frank Garrison v. Department of Education-Second Circuit Decision on NRA v. Vullo-The man who prevented nuclear war Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and David tape a live episode at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan and they have a special guest: Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Chad Readler. After making it very clear on how to pronounce the judge’s name, David and Sarah discuss what the judge look for in clerks, his career as a judge and at the Department of Justice, and Wolverine football. Stick around to the end to hear where the judge comes down on David and Sarah’s great law school debate.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Texas joins an amici brief in Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago case, and Sarah and David ponder… why? Plus: a listener’s astute follow-up question about Yeshiva University gets the full AO treatment.Show Notes:-David’s French Press on “Segregation Academies”-Trump’s response to DOJ’s motion for partial stay-Red states amici brief for Trump v. USA-Class action lawsuit against Ron DeSantis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back in the saddle, Sarah and David explain the Supreme Court’s decision on Yeshiva University v. Youth Pride Alliance (spoiler: this isn’t over yet). Plus: Who gets to censor who in the battle between Texas and tech platforms?Show Notes:-Yeshiva University v. Youth Pride Alliance-NetChoice v. Ken Paxton-Donald Trump v. the United States-Ilya Somin Reason Magazine piece on Texas’ social media law-Andrew Sullivan on monarchy and pre-Enlightenment institutions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While David is still away on his well-earned vacation, it’s time for some career advice! Megan L. Brown – partner at Wiley Rein LLP – joins Sarah to talk about choosing (and getting hired by) the right law firm. How to get your best self across in interviews? How to judge a firm’s work culture? Is it wise to inquire about a firm’s work-life balance? And, most importantly, should you take career pointers from Netflix’s Partner Track? All shall be answered.Oh, and by the way, the views expressed in this episode are Megan’s and Sarah’s, they do not represent necessarily the views of Wiley Rein, its partners or clients.Editor's Note: Views expressed are not necessarily the views of Wiley Rein, its partners or clients Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A federal judge ordered the appointment of a special master to review the sensitive documents seized at Mar-a-Lago. Orin Kerr, law professor at the University of California, Berkeley, joins Sarah to break down the ruling. Then, Sarah is joined by Thomas Lee, former associate chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court, for another discussion of corpus linguistics. Show Notes:-A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of 'Foreign Tribunal'-Corpus Juris Advisors-Judging Ordinary Meaning-Data-Driven Originalism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David and Sarah are here to make sense of the latest back and forth between the Justice Department and Trump’s legal team over classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago. Plus: a closer look at the legal merits of the student loan forgiveness plan and two religious liberty cases. Show Notes:-DOJ response to Trump's special master request-OLC opinion on student loan forgiveness plan-Fellowship of Christian Athletes v. San Jose Unified School District Board of Education-Yeshiva University v. YU Pride Alliance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David and Sarah are joined by Will Baude, professor of law at the University of Chicago Law School, to discuss his review of Adrian Vermeule's new book Common Good Constitutionalism. What is “common good constitutionalism” and can David and Will convince Sarah that it’s a thing? Is international law real? And does anyone have standing in any upcoming legal challenges to President Biden’s student loan debt relief plan? Show Notes:-The American Prospect: What Common Good?-Reason: The "Common-Good" Manifesto-Ius & Iustitium: The Bourbons of Jurisprudence-Reason: The "Common-Good" Manifesto: Vermeule Responds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices