From ballots and deadlines to envelopes and polling places, if it's part of the US election, there's probably a lawsuit about it. This is the most litigated election in US history, and decisions that could swing the result will come down to the nine unelected members of the Supreme Court. A newly appointed conservative justice has fueled fears about the court's power to decide whose votes count, and whose get thrown out.

What does that mean for people of color who have fought decades of voter suppression? And what will the election mean for the future of the Supreme Court?

In this episode: 

Franita Tolson (@ProfTolson), Vice Dean at the University of Southern California's Gould School of Law, and a fellow with The Justice Collaborative Institute; Ryan Doerfler(@rddoerfler), professor at the University of Chicago Law School.

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Watch Malika Bilal (@mmbilal) LIVE on the Al Jazeera Instagram feed (@aljazeeraenglish) discuss the 2020 presidential race at the top of each hour from 4 pm ET (9 pm GMT) to 8 pm ET (2 am GMT).

From ballots and deadlines to envelopes and polling places, if it's part of the US election, there's probably a lawsuit about it. This is the most litigated election in US history, and decisions that could swing the result will come down to the nine unelected members of the Supreme Court. A newly appointed conservative justice has fueled fears about the court's power to decide whose votes count, and whose get thrown out.What does that mean for people of color who have fought decades of voter suppression? And what will the election mean for the future of the Supreme Court?In this episode: Franita Tolson (<a href="https://twitter.com/ProfTolson?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ProfTolson</a>), Vice Dean at the University of Southern California's <a href="https://gould.usc.edu/faculty/?id=73521" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gould School of Law</a>, and a fellow with <a href="https://twitter.com/Justice_Collab?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Justice Collaborative Institute</a>; Ryan Doerfler (<a href="https://twitter.com/rddoerfler" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rddoerfler</a>), professor at the <a href="https://twitter.com/UChicagoLaw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">University of Chicago Law School</a>.Join The Take on Election Night: Watch Malika Bilal (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mmbilal/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mmbilal</a>) LIVE on the Al Jazeera Instagram feed (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@aljazeeraenglish</a>)&nbsp;discuss the 2020 presidential race at the top of each hour from 4 pm ET (9 pm GMT) to 8 pm ET (2 am GMT).

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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