Episode 19 | Autocrat Judges: Israel's Warning for America

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of judicial supremacy in Israel and its relevance to American politics.

Our hosts, law professor Ilan Wurman and Kathryn Johnson, are joined by guest co-host Joshua Kleinfeld, law professor at Scalia Law School at George Mason University, former professor at Northwestern, and a recent alum of the Trump Administration. They are also joined by Yonatan Green, author of Rogue Justice: The Rise of Judicial Supremacy in Israel. Our hosts talk about the modern phenomenon of left-wing "Juristocracy," that is, rule by judges--but only so long as they're on the political l...

People in this episode

Hosts: Ilan Wurman, Kathryn Johnson

Guests: Joshua Kleinfeld, Yonatan Green

Topics covered

• Judicial Supremacy
• Juristocracy
• Political Judges
• Israel
• American Politics

Keywords

• Judicial Supremacy
• Israel
• America
• Juristocracy
• Political Judges
• Ilan Wurman
• Kathryn Johnson
• Joshua Kleinfeld
• Yonatan Green

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Scalia Law School at George Mason University, Northwestern, Trump Administration

Books & works: Rogue Justice: The Rise of Judicial Supremacy in Israel

Places: Israel, America

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