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The episode discusses the potential overturning of religious precedent by the Supreme Court in relation to a Catholic preschool's exclusion from a Colorado program, along with public opinion and the suitability of Ted Cruz as a justice.
Will the Supreme Court overturn religious precedent in the case of a Catholic preschool challenging its exclusion from a Colorado “universal preschool” program? Should the Supreme Court care about its own popularirty? And, is Ted Cruz a great option as for Supreme Court justice? Sarah Isgur and David French answer these questions and more, live at the University of Denver.Also: We are launching a SCOTUSblog newsletter on April 28!The Agenda:–‘Universal’ pre-K causes court to re-re-reconsider major religious precedent–This already happened–Public Opinion, Credible Threats, and the Fezzik Principle–Watch The Princess Bride–Justice Ted Cruz?–The Shadow Docket reporting by the New York Times–Questions from the audience Order Sarah’s book here.Advisory Opinions is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—click here. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member by clicking here. Learn more about…
People in this episode
Host: Sarah Isgur
Guest: David French
Topics covered
- Supreme Court
- religious precedent
- universal preschool
- public opinion
- Ted Cruz
- Shadow Docket
Keywords
- Supreme Court
- religious precedent
- Colorado preschool
- Ted Cruz
- public opinion
- Shadow Docket
- SCOTUSblog
- The Princess Bride
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Supreme Court, Colorado, SCOTUSblog, The Dispatch, New York Times
Books & works: The Princess Bride
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