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Leah Litman on SCOTUS: “Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories & Bad Vibes”

A series of decisions over the last few years have led University of Michigan Law School Professor Leah Litman to believe that the U.S. Supreme Court is no longer upholding constitutional law, but rather is running on personal bias. This is detailed in Litman's new book "Lawless." The author joins Michel Martin to discuss this worrying development.

Leah Litman on SCOTUS: “Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories & Bad Vibes”

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