Dahlia Lithwick on The Godawful SCOTUS Term (Al Franken podcast)

Another devastating term of Trump’s Supreme Court has come to a close. There’s a lot to be angry about, so we’re joined by Dahlia Lithwick, our authority on all things SCOTUS and host of Slate’s podcast, Amicus.

Dahlia explains how this Supreme Court is using the “shadow docket” to advance bad policy without full briefings or arguments and how the results of these decisions can lead to judicial chaos.

We also discuss many of the awful decisions handed down by The Court, including those on birthright citizenship, healthcare for trans children, and religious exemptions for parents who don’t want their kids reading books that feature LGBTQ+ characters. (YIKES!)

All in all, The Court is strengthening executive authority under Trump, which is leading us towards full-blown authoritarianism. 

• LISTEN to Dahlia’s podcast, Amicus: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/amicus-with-dahlia-lithwick-law-justice-and-the-courts/id928790786 

• READ Dahlia in Slate: https://slate.com/author/dahlia-lithwick

Interview: 

https://www.alfranken.com/listen/dahlialithwick250713

With COVID-19 mandates rolling out, what to know about religious exemptions - ABC News

…[Request for religious exemption] has increased even as some religious leaders, including Pope Francis and Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, a leading authority in Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, have made clear that vaccines are necessary for the common good and take precedence over religious beliefs…

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/covid-19-mandates-rolling-religious-exemptions/story

So your religion doesn't allow the COVID-19 vaccine? Here are some other medications you can't take

The list includes Tylenol, Pepto Bismol, aspirin, Tums, Lipitor, Senokot, Motrin, ibuprofen, Maalox, Ex-Lax, Benadryl, Sudafed, albuterol, Preparation H, MMR vaccine, Claritin, Zoloft, Prilosec OTC, and azithromycin.
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2021/9/17/2052793/-So-your-religion-doesn-t-allow-the-COVID-19-vaccine-Here-are-some-other-medications-you-can-t-take