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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 overturning Roe v. Wade and why (as a liberal law professor) he agrees with the decision.

(01:40) What’s going on in the concurring opinions in Dobbs?

(06:24) How compelling was the liberal dissent in Dobbs?

(09:01) Is “substantive due process” an oxymoron?

(17:15) What are the alternative approaches to Originalism?

(22:27) The Federalist Society’s principles and their selection of Supreme Court Justices

(26:01) Is the Supreme Court “illegitimate?”

Read Akhil’s op-ed in the Wall Street Journal about the leaked Dobbs decision: https://on.wsj.com/3z6d6DH

Read Akhil’s piece in Time Magazine about how liberal justices should use Originalism: https://bit.ly/3AK3Vdo

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