SCOTUS 101: Judges, Generals, and Grand Legal Poobahs

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SCOTUS 101: Judges, Generals, and Grand Legal Poobahs

Jun 12, 2020 1 min read

Commentary By

GianCarlo Canaparo @GCCanaparo

Senior Legal Fellow, Edwin Meese III Center

Amy Swearer @AmySwearer

Senior Legal Fellow, Meese Center

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In this week’s episode, GianCarlo and Amy discuss the rumored departure of Solicitor General Noel Francisco, update you on COVID-19 litigation, and explain the one opinion issued this week on the prisoner pleading three-strikes rule.

GianCarlo also interviews former federal judge and Attorney General, Michael Mukasey, who settles the debate about what to call attorneys general.

Finally, in honor of the anniversary of D-Day on June 6, Amy tries to stump GianCarlo with World War 2 SCOTUS trivia.

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