Renowned constitutional scholar Akhil Reed Amar (Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University) joins Ron Steslow to discuss the recent Supreme Court decision, including overturning Roe v. Wade, and why (as a liberal law professor) he agrees with that decision as well as their approach.
(01:50) What is Originalism?
(04:33) Changes in case law over time
(17:11) Why Griswold v. Connecticut (contraception) is different from Roe v. Wade (abortion)
(18:56) The outlier analysis
(34:10) How the Supreme Court treats precedent
(39:20) Women’s equality: the argument for abortion rights liberal justices should have made
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