In the course of her reporting on local government this year, WORT news director Chali Pittman kept noticing a certain principle being invoked: the nondelegation doctrine. What is the nondelegation […]
Amy Coney Barrett and the Future of the Supreme Court
Yesterday, the Senate voted 52-48 to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. What does this mean for the future of the Supreme Court? Today, we hear perspectives […]
Legal Battles Over the Ballot Box
With November 3 only two weeks away, today we learn about the ins-and-outs of several key election-related legal cases that are currently being litigated. “This year, there are unprecedented challenges […]
The Abortion Debate During COVID-19
Since the emergence of the COVID-19 crisis in the U.S., some states have attempted to limit or ban abortion, arguing it is an elective procedure that should be restricted during […]
The Supreme Court’s Fifty-Year Battle for a More Unjust America
In his new book, Supreme Inequality, lawyer and journalist Adam S. Cohen argues that the Supreme Court has become increasingly right-wing for the past fifty years. On today’s episode, Carousel […]
Evolution of Legal Rights for Animals
The history of the law has seen a gradual expansion of the concept of “rights.” People without land, prisoners of war, slaves, women and children were all once seen as […]