OA380: This Week at the Supreme Court

<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Today's episode breaks down two significant Supreme Court decisions released this week, including <a href= "https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/18-725_6khn.pdf">Barton v. Barr</a> (involving immigration) and <a href= "https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/18-5924_n6io.pdf">Ramos v. Louisiana</a> (involving unanimous jury verdicts). We break down each one and explain the short- and long-term implications.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>First, though, it's time for a bit of Andrew Was Right and Andrew Was Wrong. The good news: Texas has changed its Executive Order formerly prohibiting abortions and has now affirmed in open court that it will not use the COVID-19 pandemic as pretext for denying reproductive health rights! Best of all, this is <strong><em>exactly the result we've been telling you would happen</em></strong> over the past few weeks -- even though it took us a bit to get there. But also Andrew Was Wrong? Yeah, Andrew also has a correction to issue regarding lifetime judicial appointments in <a href= "https://openargs.com/oa378-trumps-stupid-threat-to-adjourn-the-senate-a-primer-on-appointments/"> Episode 378</a>.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Then, it's time for the main segment in which we break down the Supreme Court's completely predicable -- and utterly unjustifiable -- 5-4 decision in <em>Barton v. Barr</em> to restrict the remedies available to legal aliens to challenge removal decisions. Find out why Neil Gorsuch openly admits that the interpretation he votes for makes no sense, textually. (Hint: it's because these justices don't care about jurisprudence, just about outcomes.)</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>After that, we tackle a <em>second</em> key Supreme Court decision that came out this week, <em>Ramos v. Louisiana</em>, in which the Court ruled that the Sixth Amendment right to a unanimous jury was incorporated to the states. Find out why th