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Current Legal Issues Shaping Conservatism: Anchoring Truths Co-Founder Garrett Snedeker on Conservative Conversations with ISI

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Anchoring Truths Co-Founder Garrett Snedeker joined the Conservative Conversations with ISI (Intercollegiate Studies Institute) Podcast. Hosts Tom Sarrouf (a former JWI Intern!) and Marlo Slayback discuss the recent Supreme Court term including the Court’s rulings on executive power in Trump v. U.S., administrative law after Loper Bright v. Raimondo, standing doctrine in Murthy v. Missouri

Presidential Immunity in Trump v. U.S.-Responding to Prof. Michael Stokes Paulsen

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In the midst of all the historic developments of the last six weeks, the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity in Trump v. United States has not received the attention it deserves. Upon its announcement the decision received decidedly negative reviews from many Democrat elected officials and liberal commentators, who warned that its doctrine would

Selective History in the Dobbs Dissent

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JWI Affiliated Scholar Justin Dyer criticizes Justice Sotomayor’s dissenting opinion in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case. However, he also appreciates that the dissent does not exclusively rely on historicism.

Breaking the Sotomayor Mold

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Kody Cooper argues that a new Supreme Court justice in the style of Sotomayor would fail to pass the “test of truth” when it comes to abortion, religious liberty, and takings. If the Senate Judiciary Committee cares about truth, it should therefore disavow the Sotomayor mold.

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