I regret to inform you that the Supreme Court is the most powerful policy making institution in the country. Oh, I know you’ve been told that the elected branches of government, the president of the United States, and Congress are responsible for charting the course of this nation. But the truth of our polity is that nine politicians wearing black robes, unelected by the people and unaccountable to any higher authority, have taken it upon themselves to decide which laws we’re allowed to have and whose rights we’re bound to respect.

If you have a problem with how the Supreme Court operates and how much power it is allowed to hold over the rest of us, welcome! On this podcast series, I’ll look at ways to make the Supreme Court stop hurting us. In each episode, I’ll talk to experts and advocates who are doing the work to reform the Supreme Court and salvage American democracy from the court’s greedy jaws.

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