Attorney, writer and political commentator Elie Mystal joins Laverne to talk about the radically conservative United States Supreme Court, the constitutional amendments through history and his eye-opening book, Allow Me To Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution. He explains how the judges’ own personal tastes make the largest impact on decisions and how the right’s unification has reaped a pipeline of conservative judges the left cannot replicate. They also talk about options like stacking the court and term limits to make change, but when it comes down to it, guess what, it’s up to us.

Elie is a frequent media contributor and the justice correspondent at The Nation.

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The U.S. Constitution Amendments mentioned:

1st Amendment = freedom of religion, speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances

2nd Amendment = the right to bear arms

4th Amendment = the right to be protected against unreasonable search and seizure

“Reconstruction Amendments” 

13th Amendment (1865) = abolition of slavery

14th Amendment (1868) = US citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws

15th Amendment (1870) = Black men can vote



Links of Interest: 

Elie Mystal on The Mehdi Hassan Show (MSNBC via YouTube, 6/29/23)

Here’s What Happened When Affirmative Action Ended in California Public Colleges (NPR, 6/30/23)

The Current Supreme Court Justices

News and analysis of the US Supreme Court

Reconstruction Amendments (Video, PBS)

The Federalist Society

Progressive Mobilization:

American Constitution Society (ACS)

Alliance for Justice

Demand Justice



Cases mentioned:

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

Loving v. Virginia

US vs. Rahimi (opinion)

Slaughterhouse Cases

Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia

303 Creative LLC v. Elenis



Previous Episodes Mentioned:

Residential Segregation & Structural Racism w/ Richard Rothstein



CREDITS:

Executive Producers: Sandie Bailey, Alex Alcheh, Lauren Hohman, Tyler Klang & Gabrielle Collins

Producer & Editor: Brooke Peterson-Bell

Editing Support: Nikolas Harter

Associate Producer: Akiya McKnight

Attorney, writer and political commentator Elie Mystal joins Laverne to talk about the radically conservative United States Supreme Court, the constitutional amendments through history and his eye-opening book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Allow-Me-Retort-Black-Constitution/dp/1620976811">Allow Me To Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution</a>. He explains how the judges’ own personal tastes make the largest impact on decisions and how the right’s unification has reaped a pipeline of conservative judges the left cannot replicate. They also talk about options like stacking the court and term limits to make change, but when it comes down to it, guess what, it’s up to us.
Elie is a frequent media contributor and the justice correspondent at The Nation.
Please rate, review, subscribe and share The Laverne Cox Show with everyone you know. You can find Laverne on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter @LaverneCox and on Facebook at @LaverneCoxForReal.
As always, stay in the love.
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<a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/amendments">The U.S. Constitution Amendments</a> mentioned:
1st Amendment = freedom of religion, speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances
2nd Amendment = the right to bear arms
4th Amendment = the right to be protected against unreasonable search and seizure
“<a href="https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/reconstruction-amendments/">Reconstruction Amendments</a>” 
13th Amendment (1865) = abolition of slavery
14th Amendment (1868) = US citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws
15th Amendment (1870) = Black men can vote
 
Links of Interest: 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tmUgq2zMs8">Elie Mystal on The Mehdi Hassan Show</a> (MSNBC via YouTube, 6/29/23)
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/06/30/1185226895/heres-what-happened-when-affirmative-action-ended-at-california-public-colleges#:~:text=An%20affirmative%20action%20ban%20first,public%20universities%20in%20the%20state.">Here’s What Happened When Affirmative Action Ended in California Public Colleges</a> (NPR, 6/30/23)
<a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx">The Current Supreme Court Justices</a>
<a href="http://scotusblog.com">News and analysis of the US Supreme Court</a> 
<a href="https://www.pbs.org/video/reconstruction-amendments-cp0x7s/">Reconstruction Amendments</a> (Video, PBS)
<a href="https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/federalist-society-for-law-and-public-policy-studies/">The Federalist Society</a>
Progressive Mobilization:
<a href="https://www.acslaw.org/">American Constitution Society</a> (ACS)
<a href="https://www.afj.org/">Alliance for Justice</a>
<a href="https://demandjustice.org/">Demand Justice</a>
 
Cases mentioned:
<a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/on-this-day-the-supreme-court-rules-against-segregation">Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka</a>
<a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/supreme-court-case-library/loving-v-virginia">Loving v. Virginia</a>
<a href="https://www.everytown.org/united-states-v-rahimi-the-fifth-circuits-dangerous-and-extreme-decision/">US vs. Rahimi</a> (opinion)
<a href="https://www.oyez.org/cases/1850-1900/83us36">Slaughterhouse Cases</a>
<a href="https://www.vox.com/2020/6/15/21291515/supreme-court-bostock-clayton-county-lgbtq-neil-gorsuch">Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia</a>
<a href="https://www.aclu.org/cases/303-creative-inc-v-elenis">303 Creative LLC v. Elenis</a>
 
Previous Episodes Mentioned:
<a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-laverne-cox-show-76844261/episode/residential-segregation-structural-racism-w-83029114/">Residential Segregation &amp; Structural Racism w/ Richard Rothstein</a>
 
CREDITS:
Executive Producers: Sandie Bailey, Alex Alcheh, Lauren Hohman, Tyler Klang &amp; Gabrielle Collins
Producer &amp; Editor: Brooke Peterson-Bell
Editing Support: Nikolas Harter
Associate Producer: Akiya McKnight

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Elie Mystal joins Laverne to talk about the wilding U.S. Supreme Court and how we got here.

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