About this episode

The episode discusses the conservative takeover of America's Supreme Court, focusing on Samuel Alito's role and the influence of The Federalist Society.

America’s Supreme Court has been taken over by conservatives, and Samuel Alito is one of the most powerful of all. As a member of The Federalist Society, how did he rise to this position and how did this group seize such a vice grip of America’s legal system? Peter Canellos, author of Revenge for the Sixties Sam Alito and the Triumph of the Conservative Legal Movement, joins Jarv to discuss.  Buy Revenge for the Sixties through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund American Friction by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org’s fees help support independent bookshops too. Back us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/AmericanFriction Follow us on social media:  Bluesky : https://bsky.app/profile/americanfric.bsky.social  Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/americanfric  TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@americanfric  Written and presented byJacob Jarvis and Chris Jones. Audio/ video editor: Simon Williams. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Executive producer: Martin Bojtos. Artwork by James Parrett. Music: Orange Factory Music. AMERICAN FRICTION is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jacob Jarvis, Chris Jones

Guest: Peter Canellos

Topics covered

• Supreme Court
• conservatism
• legal system
• Federalist Society
• political influence

Keywords

• Supreme Court
• Samuel Alito
• Federalist Society
• conservatism
• legal movement
• Peter Canellos
• politics
• America

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Organizations: The Federalist Society, American Friction, Bookshop.org, Podmasters, Orange Factory Music, Simon Williams, Andrew Harrison, Martin Bojtos, James Parrett

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