J’adore Neal Katyal!…Protector and Savior of the U.S. Constitution.

Outstanding conversation- I really appreciate Mr. Katyal's extremely well-informed perspective on the Supreme Court.

Absolutely brilliant! I despair for US.

Fascinating! Todays History with Tomorrow's Hope!

Thank you Neal and the Kettering Foundation 😊

Thank you for making this information accessible to the public.

The Chevron decision was devastating along with Dobbs

Neal should be a supreme court judge

I will not abide by the courts immunity opinion. They do not have the power to give a president immunity.

No one is above the law.

Our country is at a crossroads moving from a Representative Democracy to a Monarchical/ Oligarchy (think Ferdinand Marcos 1965-86). . 1. Full presidential immunity (No Criminal sanction - Loss of Rule of Law) 2. No Public corruption safeguards ("Gratuity" functionally indistinguishable from taking a bribe) 3. Loss of federal agency oversight (judicial opinion replacing Federal expert oversight). If you think these changes by the current Conservative majority Supreme Court are positive for regular American citizens and our democracy you are being naive.

As always, Neal Katyal is a critical and worthwhile time investment. Thanks for the timely conversation.

Thanks so much Neal. Great information.

Thank you for such an intelligent podcast.

Censure the Leo court.

I love Neal!!!

Thanks for this deep drive into the importance today of the behaviour of our Supreme Court and its resulting opinions.

The question I have is; how can any young American be asked to respect and keep the law, if their President flagrantly breaks it without facing any consequences?

GREAT INFORMATION!!!

Thanks a masterpiece

IS? They already have.....We all are watching their crooked behavior.

As always, Neal Katyal explains in the most excellent fashion.

Several iconic figures from the 1700s and 1800s expressed concerns about the potential erosion of the system of checks and balances, leading to an eventual monarchy or despotism: 1. George Washington • Farewell Address (1796): Washington warned against the dangers of political factions and the accumulation of power. While he did not explicitly predict a monarchy, he cautioned about the potential for despotism and the need to preserve the republic. 2. Thomas Jefferson • Letter to Benjamin Rush (1800): Jefferson expressed concerns about the consolidation of power and the potential for corruption leading to a monarchy. • Letter to John Adams (1821): Jefferson warned about the judiciary becoming a despotic branch. 3. John Adams • Letters to Thomas Jefferson: Adams frequently expressed concerns about the fragility of republics and the tendency of human nature to gravitate toward authoritarianism or monarchy. 4. James Madison • Federalist Papers: Madison discussed the importance of checks and balances and warned against the dangers of factionalism and the concentration of power in any one branch of government. • Letter to Thomas Jefferson (1787): Madison expressed concerns about the potential for a powerful executive. 5. Alexander Hamilton • Federalist Papers: While Hamilton was more supportive of a strong executive than Jefferson or Madison, he also emphasized the importance of checks and balances to prevent tyranny. • Speech at the Constitutional Convention (1787): Hamilton acknowledged the risks of demagoguery and the potential for a slide into despotism. 6. Patrick Henry • Speeches against the Constitution: Henry was an ardent critic of the proposed Constitution, fearing it would lead to a centralized government and potentially a monarchy. 7. Benjamin Franklin • Constitutional Convention Speech (1787): Franklin expressed concerns about the potential for abuse of power and the importance of maintaining a system of checks and balances. 8. Abraham Lincoln • Lyceum Address (1838): Lincoln warned about the dangers of internal threats to American democracy, suggesting that the erosion of civic virtue and legal norms could lead to authoritarianism. These figures recognized the challenges of maintaining a republic and the constant vigilance required to prevent the concentration of power that could lead to despotism or monarchy. Their warnings continue to resonate in contemporary discussions about the preservation of democratic institutions and the rule of law.

Respect!

The remedy is far behind the current outrage. 💙💙💙

Right on. Keep educating is. Voter in Washington.

King Marmalade has now been admitted to the League of Treacherous Men. If he regains his throne in November he will go to places that nobody ever dreamed possible.

One of my favorite talking heads!!

What a truly important and educational program! Thank you!

Appreciatively👍

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread certainly applies to Roberts court

Thank you, God, for Neal Katyal. Bless You for blessing us w/him. Thank you, 🎶🕯✝🔄

So they are only serving Rightwing billionaires!!!😢😢😢😢😢

NEAL KATYAL is still so young, but his intelligence and skill is so admirable.

Bringing the court into dispute. What must high schoolers think. The lies, violence and misinformation, not to speak of hate.

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My question is what can be done about the Supreme Court. These 4 justices are going to change the laws of America, what has happened to the constitution.

Thank you Mr Katyal for your clear and concise information on what the changes are and how they will affect everyday Americans; like myself. You are appreciated.

Wonderful conversation and thought-provoking discourse presented in layman terms. However, I would very much like to 'see' the legal scholars as they address these issues. Is there a coordinated plan of action to establish code of ethics regarding the Supreme Court justices and how could this be legally implemented? Thank you -

My eighth grade civics teacher passed on to us Jefferson’s concern about the despotic danger of the Supreme Court pointing out that ordinarily it serves as an excellent check to both the executive and the legislative branches, but that there was no corresponding check upon its own power, that it was essentially self-regulating. He also continually emphasized Adam’s point about human nature’s willingness to go for the ‘strong man’ with often ruinous results. I often think of the stories in the Bible of the criteria the prophet Samuel used in selecting first Saul (a head taller), but later recanting by telling Saul that the Lord would not establish his house, but rather seek out a man ‘after his own heart,’ i.e. David. (See 1 Samuel 9, 10, and 13, and I won’t tell you how much time I spent looking it up, enjoyed reading the accounts of 1 & 2 Samuel though.)

Wonderful to hear people who are intellectually inclined and know the law. You are applauded.

Not "is delegitimizing itself" but HAS delegitimized itself.

Thank you

NEAL you are driving me nuts. I was so excited to find you here and listen to learn and now it’s so frustrating. Out with it!

Excellent episode It's always wonderful to hear from Neal. Thank you both very much 💙💙👍👍💙💙

Time to add to the Supreme Court Pres Biden!!

How much better the SCOTUS would be with Neal Katyal and George Conway instead of Alito and Thomas

The word "crosshairs" should be avoided.

Excellent comments regarding this podcast. Makes you realise that our differences of opinion goes all the way back to our Founding Fathers. Mr. Katyal really sums it up in a level headed manner. Looks like troubled waters ahead 😢...

What boggles my mind is that all 6 conservative judges aligned themselves with this idea that the President is immune from criminal prosecution. These judges pride themselves in being strict constitutionalist, yet they all came to this horrible decision? What? I'd love to learn what happens behind the scenes when these Judges deliberate on a decision.

The word "Delegitimizing" makes it sound like the process isn't long since complete.

Thank you for this informative presentation. The public needs information to make decisions when voting in elections.

What can we do about it is the only question

The supreme court justices that still believe in the constitution need to publicly go to the White House and ask for help in restructuring it ASAP ... This is my second posting of this comment on this site, what happened to the first??????

This country is being held hostage by our own SC. We just don't know it yet.

I don’t think they are preserving anything. That is not their objective. Who needs a Supreme Court when a king makes all the calls. They are already doing his bidding. I think we need to be more future focused. There is going to be a new play book ahead, and it won’t be constrained by rules or laws from the past.

As it stands now, we are being governed by nine people who have never been elected to anything. This is as anti-democratic as it gets. Thank you, Neal, for your great commentary. I try to read or listen to everything you offer up.

I always turn to Neal Katyal for his opinion. I believe that he is the smartest and most earnest person to gather information from. We could use more people like him, Sen. Whitehouse and Jamie Raskin. I feel these men love and want what is best for our democracy and our people. Thank you Neal and keep up the fight, you give me hope.

The Chevron decision means a return to bad air pollution ad smog, unsafe working conditions, polluted streams and rivers, etc.

Thank you Neal. I love you! 🙏🏼♥️

Most interesting. Thank you.

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Thanks for this informative, insightful, and thought-provoking discussion. I'm so glad that your podcast came up in my recommendations list. I'm a new subscriber and will recommend it to others.

30:45 major changes in the court DID Make the courts look political.. not Bipartisan!!!

Neal is so smart, I love how he explains things.

Love you Niel...pls dont give up..

The problem is that the commoners do not respect the rule of law. Intellectuals do, but we don’t have a majority of intellectuals anymore.

It's time to get free. No more rule by the deception of bureaucracy

How far into authoritarianism/fascism do we have to follow them? Is there nothing we can do before the election?

Arrest those justices that aren’t paying taxes on those gifts worth millions - they know better !

If the Supreme Court can arrogate to itself the powers of the legislative branch, then why can’t Congress arrogate the power to nullify their decisions on the basis of unconstitutionality?

The problem with having Congress fix problems is that for it to do so requires an act of Congress.

I appreciate the intelligence of the conversation and it is time to tell the Supreme Court that they too are not above the law. The immunity ruling alone should be enough to disbar everyone who agreed with the ruling due to the consequences of its potential enforcement. Their job is protection of the people not chaos, hardship, and idealogical lockstep.

We already have a government that applies the rule of law unequally.

Thank Neil, why can't America pass legislation to put guardrails on supreme court regarding allowance of a insurectionist to be put on a election ticket...whomever decides to be an insurectionist puts themselves in jeopardy regarding not being able to run for presidency

Neal, what would Chief Justice Roberts have to do to lose your respect?

Well we know all that but were only running on 1 side of congress right now as gop havecjust decided they dont want to governvanymore so what now

So many judges in the US lack a law degree or even any degree.

Perhaps Katyal should not have so zealously endorsed Gorsuch.

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Do we need a Supreme Court anymore ??? 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

Question: Can US citizens vote for Biden's proposal about SCOTUS, similar to what happens in some states regarding abortion? Then, Congress and the Senate passed it as a Law. Is that possible, as this may be in jeopardy if either party Congress passes this as a law?

I feel lonely and poor

I have recently wondered why progressives/Democrats have not formed our own "Heritage Foundation"----Perhaps we should do this with all the wonderful talent that exists in these ranks. Maybe call it the "Legacy Foundation"????? Neal is cool; I am also in love with Jamie "Rascal" Raskin and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. Among the pantheon.

Who is this smart woman?

Experiance is needed.. Inovative new ideas are welcome, but both need to work together ...If you just remove people and put new people in .. that information needs to be passed on down to the newbe' s .. collaboration, cooperation, and consolidation!

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Needs to change the anachronim. It is no longer scotus, but more true is the scor...supreme court of russia

Cargill v Doe and Nestle v Doe delegitimized Neal Katyal.

Koch bro funds ….

2 words : Johnson and Johnson

A thirteen-minute introduction that astoundingly included a recap of an interview that the audience hadn’t heard one word of yet was ten minutes too long and about 50 minutes out of place. If you check the performance logs on this podcast, I bet you will see a steep audience drop-off as a result of this counter-intuitive format. You apparently chose to stroke the ego of the organization’s leader rather than to hold an audience and deliver a public service to as many listeners as possible. It was a wrong-headed and grossly self-indulgent choice. PS: I just got to the end of this podcast and could scarcely believe my ears. As if the unctuous sycophancy directed to Dear Leader were not enough pandering to the worst instincts of your organization, you felt it necessary to read that morally bankrupt disclaimer, in some paranoid effort to distance yourselves from your own media production. All it accomplished, however, was to telegraph a deeply unflattering message about the organization and its priorities: We have no judgment. We stand for nothing. We take no responsibility for our choice of topics, or for whatever occurs when we open our mouths to speak. We are moral cowards. And this, coming from a reputable foundation like yours, with nothing to lose, and everything to gain from hosting a conversation like this? Shame on you!

The Electoral College elects the President, not the majority of citizens who vote. What is Mr. Katyal talking about?

I’m interested in what he has to say but I’m not willing to devote an hour to hear it.

Trump has a lot of clowns everywhere dressed in all kinds of sheeps clothing. I despise him and his minions. He will not and must not win. He should not be running in the first place!!!! Kalama Harris for President.

This was supposed to be an interview with Neal Katyal, and these jokers spent half the time talking to each other. "Neal says" shows up multiple times when we'd much rather hear Neal say his words directly. Terrible format. Left midway. Back to the podcast etiquette book fellas.

Kettering gets KOCH BRO funds. Dirty. Dirty.

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Thank you