Alien to the Court

About this episode

Mollie Hemingway discusses her new book on Justice Alito and the implications of his legal philosophy while the panel explores various political topics.

Ricochet’s beloved former editor Mollie Hemingway is back with a new book, Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution . We’re so thrilled, in fact, that we couldn’t even keep Peter Robinson away. So Mollie leads our embarrassment of hosts through her exclusive scoop on the Supreme Court’s most enigmatic justice. Tune in for an in-depth report covering everything Alito—from the political dramas starting with his confirmation to the leak of his best-known Dobbs opinion, and analysis of the particulars of his legal philosophy, his mastery over oral proceedings, and ultimately his influence over the increasingly originalist branch of government. And with investigative journalism in mind, our quartet digs into reports about rampant Medicaid fraud in Ohio, and James tries to pin the panelists down on their stance on aliens, UFOs and G-man plots. The gang also guffaws at the Virginia Supreme Court's redistricting rebuff and manages to find quibblible claims against the common understanding of invasive species.

People in this episode

Hosts: Peter Robinson, James

Guest: Mollie Hemingway

Topics covered

• Supreme Court
• Mollie Hemingway
• Medicaid fraud
• legal philosophy
• redistricting
• UFOs
• originalism

Keywords

• Supreme Court
• Mollie Hemingway
• Alito
• Medicaid fraud
• UFOs
• redistricting
• originalism

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution

Places: Ohio, Virginia

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