Birthright Citizenship + Bye-Bye, Pamela Jo Bondi

Last week saw oral arguments in the birthright citizenship case, Trump v. Barbara, and listeners, it finally happened: a legal argument so outlandish from the Trump administration that even this Court will have to rule against him. Leah and Melissa break down the back-and-forth and explain why this case will give SCOTUS credibility it doesn’t deserve. They also cover the President’s firing of the blonde with the binders, Pamela Jo Bondi–pouring one out for her chaotic, destructive reign at the Department of Justice.

Favorite things:

• Leah: The Birthright Con • , Jamelle Bouie (NYT); WNBA Players Had an Ace Up Their Sleeve in Pay Negotiations: A Nobel Laureate • , Rachel Bachman & Justin Lahart (WSJ)

• Melissa: Parents as Regulators • by Caitlin Millat, forthcoming in UCLA L. Rev.; Harlem Rhapsody • , Victoria Christopher Murray; My Boo Buddies • ; Artemis II

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