Supreme Myths: Recent Episodes
Eric Segall
A podcast featuring the Supreme Court and Supreme Court cases. Hosted by Georgia State College of Law professor Eric Segall.
Journalist David Daley stops by Supreme Myths to discuss his great new book “AntiDemocratic: The Far Right’s Plot to Control American Elections.” https://www.harpercollins.com/products/antidemocratic-david-daley?variant=41142644310050
Presidential power expert Professor Jed Shugerman stops by Supreme Myths to talk Presidential Immunity, Section 3 Disqualification, Chevron, and how Originalism should work in separation of powers cases.
Professor Jennifer Mascott stops by Supreme Myths to talk Immunity, Administrative Law, and the Separation of Powers. We agree on some, disagree on a lot, and I absolutely loved the conversation.
Professor Michael Smith stops by Supreme Myths to discuss his great new article: Is Originalism Bullsh#t? We had a rollicking discussion about originalism, some of which may surprise.
Professor Jake Charles stops by Supreme Myths to discuss the Second Amendment, recent gun cases, and Justice Thomas.
On a very special episode of Supreme Myths, Sixteen Year Old Sara Segall talks about being a teenager in 2024 America and guns, Trump, LGBTQ issues and much more.
Mike Sacks of the non-profit Court reform organization Court Accountability stops by Supreme Myths to discuss this wild SCOTUS term, the likely aftermath, and how his organization is gearing up to help save American democracy.
Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy stops by Supreme Myths to talk about her forthcoming book Corporatocracy which details how big business spending is threatening our democracy, our elections, and our people.
Professor Jack Balkin stops by Supreme Myths to discuss the appropriate role of historian, tradition, and memory in constitutional interpretation and his great new book on the subject.
Madiba Dennie stops by Supreme Myths to talk about all things originalism including her great new book, “The Originalism Trap.”
Author A.J. Jacobs stops by Supreme Myths to talk about his book, “The Year of Living Constitutionally.” Listen to how he lived like it’s 1791 for an entire year and learn about Letters of Marque, muskets, and other 18th century tools and traditions! Also, the author warns us not to be originalists.
Professor Max Stearns stops by Supreme Myths to discuss our current crisis, how we got here, and to discuss his suggested remedies in a great new book, Parliamentary America.
Professor Robert Tsai stops by Supreme Myths to discuss the death penalty, his new book on a great crusader for justice, Stephen Bright, and the great need to improve indigent defense in this country.
How do Christians fight against Christian Nationalism? Amanda Tyler the Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty joins Supreme Myths to discuss how she is fighting this growing and disturbing movement.
Is Plagiarism love by another name? Professors Chris Sprigman and Brian Frye stop by Supreme Myths to discuss everything you wanted to know about plagiarism but were afraid to ask!
National Security expert Professor Jeff Vagle stops by Supreme Myths to discuss government surveillance, standing, and the government’s need for information to keep us safe balanced against the fear of the misuse of that information.
Professor Maybell Romero stops by Supreme Myths for a special episode in which she talks honestly and openly about being physically abused by her father and friends, how that led her to be a prosecutor, and how judges should reflect on the language they use to describe sexual abuse victims. We also discuss her article “Ruined” which is so smart, and so touching, and exactly how law review articles should be, but most often are not, written.
Professor Peter Shane stops by Supreme Myths to discuss Presidential Immunity, The Unitary Executive, and the grave threat the Heritage Foundation poses to our democracy.
Professor Chris Walker stops by Supreme Myths to discuss all things administrative law including the Chevron Doctrine, the Major Questions Doctrine, and much more. He also reveals why he’s not a con law professor!
Professor Mike Dorf (@dorfonlaw) stops by Supreme Myths to discuss the new Ethics Code, Section 3 of the 14th, and the political developments around abortion.
Professor Andrea Katz stops by Supreme Myths to discuss Presidential Power, the Unitary Executive Theory, the Major Questions Doctrine, and much more!
Professor Louis Verilli stops by Supreme Myths to talk all things recusal and SCOTUS including disagreeing with my longstanding claim Kagan needed to recuse in the first big ACA case.
Professor Mark Graber stops by Supreme Myths to discuss the proper role of history in constitutional interpretation, originalism, and all things Insurrection/Section 3.
Chris Timmons, a former long-time prosecutor, stops by Supreme Myths to talk about the Georgia case against Trump, RICO, picking a jury in such a high profile case and much more!
Cliff Sloan of Georgetown Law stops by to discuss his great new book, “The Court at War,” detailing how the Justices acted during WWII. It is a fabulous read with compelling stories. We also discussed his clerking for Justice Stevens and legal realism.
UVA Professor Julia Mahoney stops by Supreme Myths to talk about property rights, takings, common good constitutionalism, and feminism.
Harvard Law Professor Nicholas Stephanopoulos stops by Supreme Myths to talk about his forthcoming book “Alignment: A Theory of the Law of Democracy,” as well as wide array of difficult, controversial, and timely election law issues.
For our 100th Podcast, Pam Karlan stops by Supreme Myths to discuss her clerkship with Justice Blackmun, her oral argument in Bostock, election law and much more!
Professor Payvand Ahdout stops by Supreme Myths to discuss her great new articles on separation of powers and her views on the appropriate role of the courts in disputes between the elected branches.
Father William Dailey stops by Supreme Myths to discuss the 303 Creative case, religion, faith, free speech, originalism, and much more.
Attorney Brett Chapman stops by Supreme Myths to discuss his Native American heritage, the problems facing Native Americans today, and the big ICWA case from last week.
Professor Eric Berger stops by Supreme Myths to discuss constitutional conceits in statutory interpretation, overheated judicial rhetoric by SCOTUS, and the terrible use of tortuous lethal injections by a number of states.
Journalist Chris Geidner stops by Supreme Myths to talk about covering the Court, journalism generally, Justice Thomas, and much more.
Professor Julie Suk stops by Supreme Myths to talk patriarchy, abortion, and her great new book After Misogyny.
Professor Reva Siegel stops by Supreme Myths to talk about Dobbs, originalism, reproductive rights, and more.
Professor Michael Helfand stops by Supreme Myths to talk about the religion clauses, the Court, and minority faiths.
Professor Bruce Ledewitz stops by Supreme Myths to talk about restoring faith in American public life, moral relativism, and the effects of the “death of God.”
Professor Richard Primus stops by Supreme Myths to discuss his fascinating and provocative thesis that Congress may exercise powers not enumerated in the Constitution. He may convince you!
Professor Richard Re stops by Supreme Myths to discuss whether Dobbs should have been decided more narrowly and his fascinating new Harvard article on personal precedent. We also discussed Justice Kennedy, Judge Posner, and much more.
Professor Lori Ringhand stops by Supreme Myths to discuss the Supreme Court’s confirmation process. She is quite simply the leading national expert on the subject.
Professor Richard Albert stops by Supreme Myths to compare our Constitution and our Supreme Court to those in other countries and to talk about the constitutional amendment process here and abroad.
Professor Caren Morrison stops by Supreme Myths to discuss her new essay on Dobbs and anti-choice laws as modern day Coverture, when prior statements by murder victims are admissible, and legal writing.
Professor Alan Chen stops by Supreme Myths to talk about numerous free speech issues. legal realism, and whether public facing law professors should disclose their biases and preferences to their students.
Professor Jim Oleske stops by to discuss all of the ups and downs and twists and turns of the Court’s wild and wooly free exercise clause doctrine.
Journalist and author Sarah Posner stops by Supreme Myths to discuss the history of White Christian Nationalism, how that movement influenced numerous GOP Presidents, and the threats the movement poses to our democracy.
CNN’s Joan Biskupic stops by Supreme Myths to talk about covering the Court, the Dobbs leak, her four biographies of Supreme Court Justices, and the ethics issues surrounding the Court.
Professor James Fleming stops by Supreme Myths to talk about his new book defending substantive due process, his views on constitutional interpretation, and how constitutional practices work on the ground.
Professor Jud Campbell stops by Supreme Myths for an in-depth discussion of the proper role of history in constitutional interpretation and how “rights” talk today in the hands of most Originalists bears little resemblance to “rights” at the founding.
Historian Saul Cornell stops by Supreme Myths to discuss the history of the Second Amendment, Originalism in general, and the Court’s creation of an anti-Constitution.
Professor Kermit Roosevelt stops by Supreme Myths to talk about his new book “The Nation That Never Was: Reconstructing America’s Story.” It’s a fascinating and provocative retelling of America’s birth.
Gabe Roth, Executive Director of Fix the Court, stops by Supreme Myths to talk about all the ways we need to fix the Supreme Court. We discuss ethics, recusal, cameras, papers, the certiorari process and more.
Professor Andrew Koppelman stops by Supreme Myths to discuss his new book on libertarianism “Burning Down the House,” and how libertarian theory has been corrupted by greed and delusion.
Professor Paolo Sandro stops by Supreme Myths to offer an international perspective on the proper relationships between and among courts and other branches of government and discuss how the US system is different than other countries with judicial review.
Andrew Seidel of Americans United for Separation of Church and State stops by Supreme Myths to discuss Christian Nationalism and the Court’s recent and old religion cases. If you’re upset about the Court’s direction in religion cases, or even if you’re not but are interested in them, this is the Podcast for you.
Professor Rachel Barkow stops by Supreme Myths to talk about our mass incarceration crisis, it’s causes, and possible solutions.
Aliza Shatzman stops by Supreme Myths to tell us her personal story and why she started the Legal Accountability Project to shine light on how often judges harass their clerks. We also discuss why Title VII needs to be amended to include the judiciary.
Professor Jessica Silbey stops by Supreme Myths to discuss the latest term and the relationship between Intellectual Property law and our fundamental values as well as how film reflects who we are or maybe who we are going to be.
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky stops by Supreme Myths to talk about the recent term, his new book on Originalism, and legal education.
Professor Sarah Haan stops by Supreme Myths to talk about the intersection of corporate and constitutional law and to lament the utter lack of good faith the Court brings to the table on these issue. We also discuss proposed SEC disclosure requirements about climate change.
Law Professor David Cohen stops by Supreme Myths to discuss the future of abortion in this country after Dobbs. Spoiler alert: it’s total chaos.
Professor Kent Greenfield stops by Supreme Myths to talk about the Court and religion, the Court and corporations, free speech, and the great Justice Souter.
Professor Evan Bernick stops by Supreme Myths to talk abortion, originalism, common-good constitutionalism, and Congress’ powers under the 14th Amendment.
Professor Danielle Citron stops by Supreme Myths to talk all things digital privacy, the need to reform federal law, her forthcoming book on the subject, and her visit to Mark Zuckerberg’s house!
Professor Brian Leiter stops by Supreme Myths to talk about the Supreme Court, abortion, legal realism, retired Judge Posner and much more.
Professor Steve Sanders drops by Supreme Myths to talk abortion, LGBTQ rights, will Obergefell be reversed, free speech and much more.
Professor Steven Mazie, the Supreme Court Correspondent for The Economist, stops by Supreme Myths to talk about the leaked opinion, reporting on the Court, cameras in the Court, and a lot of other important SCOTUS topics.
Professor Jennifer Mascott stops by Supreme Myths to discuss the leaked opinion, administrative law, originalism, and Fed Soc.
Professor Steve Vladeck stops by Supreme Myths to talk about his forthcoming book on the Shadow Docket, constitutional rights without remedies, and walking the scholar/media pundit line both on social media and in the classroom.
Professor Nadia Ahmad comes by Supreme Myths to discuss legal responses to climate change, several important lawsuits affecting the environment, and even the Ron DeSantis War or both Disney and higher education.
Professor Anthony Kreis stops by Supreme Myths to talk about state laws prohibiting citizens from traveling to other states to exercise their rights, the relationship of social movements to judicial review, and how to improve the law review selection process.
Professor Ilya Somin stops by Supreme Myths to talk about his excellent book “Free to Move: Foot Voting, Migration and Political Freedom,” the differences between originalism and living constitutionalism, and he defends George Mason naming its law school the Antonin Scalia Law School despite my arguments that Justice Scalia should not be honored in that way.
Professor Mary Anne Franks stops by Supreme Myths to talk about guns, free speech, revenge porn, and the “Cult of the Constitution.”
Professor Tara Leigh Grove stops by Supreme Myths to talk about statutory and constitutional interpretation, the legitimacy dilemma facing the Supreme Court, and her work on the Supreme Court Reform Commission.
Professor Randy Barnett stops by Supreme Myths to discuss his personal journal to become a constitutional professor, originalism, the 14th Amendment, and much more.
Professor Mark Tushnet stops by Supreme Myths to discuss legal realism, SCOTUS, Court balancing/packing, and his great new book on the Hughes Court from 1930-1941.
Dr. William P. Hausdorff, Epidemiologist, stops by Supreme Myths to talk all things vaccine and Covid. He answers many of the questions we all have about the pandemic.
Yale Law Professor Cristina Rodriguez stops by Supreme Myths to discuss her role as Co-Chair of the Supreme Court Reform Commission, immigration law, regime change in the Executive Branch, administrative law. and other fascinating issues.
Professor Aaron Tang stops by Supreme Myths to talk about abortion, affirmative action, the Second Amendment, and his original and smart “least harm approach” principle that he advocates for hard constitutional cases.
Professor Sherry Colb stops by Supreme Myths to talk about abortion, animal rights, the connection between the two, and the horrors of the Court’s recent oral argument on Mississippi’s 15 week abortion ban.
Professors Jed Shugerman and Mike Ramsey join Supreme Myths to discuss Presidential Power, Originalism, and Judicial Review.
Professor Jamal Greene stops by Supreme Myths to discuss his wonderful new book “How Rights Went Wrong,” constitutional interpretation (and creation), the Dobbsoral argument, and the selling of originalism.
Chief Justice David Nahmias of the Georgia Supreme Court stops by Supreme Myths to talk about the differences between state and federal courts, statutory interpretation, and originalism.
Professor Eugene Volokh stops by Supreme Myths to talk about blogging, social media and free speech, the religion clauses of the First Amendment, and federalism.
David Lat stops by Supreme Myths to talk about his Covid-19 ordeal, legal blogging, the Supreme Court, and so much more.
Dahlia Lithwick stops by Supreme Myth to talk about reporting on the Court, her least and most favorite Justices, decency and empathy as important values when judging, and much more!
Professor Jeremy Telman stops by Supreme Myths to talk originalism, his opposition to court reform designed to make the Court weaker, and his views on why we need the Court to balance our democracy.
Professor Daniel Rodriguez stops by Supreme Myths to talk about being the Dean of two law schools, legal education, polarization, religious exemptions, Justice Scalia and much more!
Professor Corinna Lain stops by Supreme Myths to talk all things death penalty including the Supreme Court’s role in ending it then bringing it back, the awfulness of lethal injections, and how Virginia ended capital punishment.
Professor Maggie Blackhawk stops by Supreme Myths to talk about a host of issues surrounding Native Americans, the McGirt case, and legal formalism versus legal realism.
Professor (and former Dean) Blake Morant stops by Supreme Myths to talk about the challenges of legal education, the role of law professors in a polarized world, and importance of dignity, respect, and optimism in a world that needs much more of all three of those things.
Professor Brian Frye stops by Supreme Myths to give us some fascinating copyright law education, to say we have plagiarism all wrong, and to explain why law reviews are obsolete and ridden with elitism.
Professor Julian Mortenson joins Supreme Myths to discuss Justice Souter, the delegation doctrine, court reform, and more.
Professor Neysun Mahboubi stops by Supreme Myths to talk Covid-19-Responses and Administrative Law and to teach us about China and its legal system.
Caroline Maya Corbin stops by Supreme Myths to talk about the Supreme Court and religion, white Christian nationalism, and how the Roberts Court is enabling that movement.
Professor Rick Hasen stopped by Supreme Myths to talk about voting rights and suppression, elections, the Scalia Myth, and other important issues.
Professor Orin Kerr stops by Supreme Myths to talk about searches and seizures, originalism, legal education and the infamous US News Rankings.
Professor Jennifer Taub talks to Professor Segall about the injustices and costs of white-collar crime as well as her role in the 2017 Tax March and Donald Trump’s legal issues in New York.
Professor Victoria Nourse visits Supreme Myths to talk about statutory interpretation, originalism, and her time working with Senator and Vice-President Joe Biden.
Professor Michael McConnell stops by Supreme Myths to talk Originalism today and yesterday, affirmative action, and his new book on Executive Power: The President Who Would not be King: Executive Power Under the Constitution.
On the 25th episode of Supreme Myths, Professors Adam Winkler and Eric Segall talk impeachment, Citizens United, Second Amendment, and Adam’s first and only movie role.
Adam Liptak the Supreme Court reporter for the New York Times stops by Supreme Myths to discuss covering the Court, writing about big cases, Court reform, and other issues relating to how our highest Court operates.
Professor Christopher Sprigman and Professor Eric Segall talk impeachment, democracy, the proper of the Supreme Court in our politics, and Chris’ excellent new article arguing Congress can and should enact legislation stripping the Supreme Court of jurisdiction over some of our most contentious constitutional law questions.
Princeton Professor Keith Whittington joins Supreme Myths to discuss impeachment, originalism, academics on social media, and so much more.
Professor Franita Tolson joins Supreme Myths to discuss impeachment and other current events, election law, and voter suppression among other timely issues.
Father William Dailey joins Supreme Myths to talk about faith and agnosticism, the ban on women being priests, and the Church’s policies towards gays and lesbians among other religious topics.
Professor Joshua Douglas talks to Professor Segall about election myths, election law, current events, and his dog Rudy stops by for a quick visit as well.
Professor Jessica Levinson, election law and constitutional law expert, joins Professor Segall to discuss Tuesday’s ACA case, Trump’s election strategies and whether they might succeed, and the ins, outs, and absurdities of the Court’s campaign finance decisions.
Yale Law Professor and Twitter Star Scott Shapiro talk with Professor Segall about the election, the Court, our country, and, of course, Twitter.
Caroline Fredrickson, former Executive Director of the American Constitution Society, talks with Professor Segall about current events, Supreme Court reform, and the Federalist Society among other topics.
Professor Geof Stone joins Supreme Myths to discuss current events, free speech in America, the Warren Court, and why Justice Scalia boycotted the University of Chicago for a few years because of something Geof wrote.
Professor Christopher Green joins Supreme Myths for an engaging discussion of originalism and constitutional interpretation.
The [in]famous Lawprofblawg joins Supreme Myths to discuss legal education elitism, law reviews, commas, Instapots, and our sad and increased polarization.
Clark Nelly of CATO joins Supreme Myths to talk about natural law, guns, judicial review, abortion, and our horrific and racist criminal justice system.
Nina Sadowsky, Hollywood Producer, author, and “entertainment lawyer in recovery” joins Supreme Myths to talk about the business of Hollywood, producing movies, being an author and teacher, good writing, and the joys of summer camp.
Professor Carissa Byrne Hessick joins Supreme Myths to talk about the gross inequities in our plea bargaining criminal justice system, how politics and prosecutions often go together, and other aspects of how justice and the search for truth play less of a role in our criminal law than most people think. In the end, we also discussed law reviews, legal scholarship, and whether blog posts should “count”.
Judge Stephen Dillard of the Georgia Court of Appeals joins Professor Segall to talk about judging, legal realism, our polarized state of affairs, and social media.
Linda Greenhouse former Supreme Court reporter for the New York Times joins Professor Segall to talk about covering the Court, the Bork nomination, Anthony Kennedy’s most important term, and a host of other interesting subjects.
Professor Mike Dorf joins Eric Segall to talk about a variety of topics including legal realism, critical legal studies, how candid judges ought to be when explaining their decisions, as well as myths surrounding veganism.
Pete Dominick joins Professor Eric Segall to talk about stand up comedy, life, and relationships in this special edition of Supreme Myths (with a bit of law thrown in).
In this podcast episode, Eric Segall talks to Emory University Law Professor Fred Smith about being a Supreme Court clerk, the recent term, and the legal doctrine of Qualified Immunity which shields police officers and other state officials from liability for illegal acts.
In this podcast, Eric Segall talks to Florida State Law Professor Mary Ziegler about abortion in America. Professor Ziegler has written three books on the subject and the conversation included a back and forth on many different and controversial aspects of the abortion debates that so divide our country.
Professor Jonathan Adler and Eric Segall talk about the Supreme Court’s recent term. Adler, a prominent libertarian, and Segall frequently debate on Twitter. They discuss all the big cases this year as well as Chief Justice Roberts and his alleged penchant for moving the law slowly (except when he does not want to).
Colorado Law professor Nancy Leong discusses her forthcoming book “Identity Capitalists.” Leong argues that we are all “identity capitalists” who use race, gender, etc., to further our own aspirations. They also discuss how Brett Kavanaugh, Colin Kaepernick, and other famous people use identity capitalism in their own lives and careers.
Episode Description: Constitutional law scholar, Yale professor Jack Balkin joins Georgia State Law professor Eric Segall for a conversation about originalism, judicial review and whether Supreme Court justices should have lifetime appointments.