About this episode

This episode examines the significant Supreme Court cases Dobbs and Bruen, exploring their impact on American society and the judiciary.

As we make our way through the 20 most constitutionally significant cases of the Roberts court, this episode takes us through two cases that have continued to have resonance with the American people and with the justices. Dobbs saw an infamous leak, a momentous decision, powerful electoral impact, and ongoing questions that echo back to an important limiting concurrence. Bruen brought a controversial methodology to questions of gun rights, caused mayhem at the lower courts, and spawned a number of subsequent cases that seek to clarify and perhaps recover from this sweeping opinion. We take you back - and forward - as we examine these cases on our way to an overall accounting of the Roberts Court. CLE credit is available for lawyers and judges from podcast.njsba.com.

People in this episode

Host: Akhil Reed Amar

Topics covered

• constitutional law
• Supreme Court cases
• gun rights
• abortion rights
• legal impact
• judicial methodology

Keywords

• Dobbs
• Bruen
• Roberts Court
• constitutional significance
• gun rights
• abortion
• legal methodology
• Supreme Court

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Roberts court, NJSBA

More episodes of Amarica's Constitution

• More Statesmanship, and State Constitutions - Special Guests Steven B. Smith and Vikram D. Amar · September 9, 2026 · 1h 44m
• The Statesman's Constitution - Special Guest Steven B. Smith · September 2, 2026 · 1h 34m
• An Amendment Like Some Others - Special Guest Vikram D. Amar · August 26, 2026 · 1h 21m
• Preclearing the President · August 19, 2026 · 1h 14m
• There You Go Again · August 12, 2026 · 1h 8m
• Faces of Intratextualism · July 29, 2026 · 1h 24m

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Amarica's Constitution podcast page.