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The Constitutional Clash on a Conference Call

The Constitutional Clash on a Conference Call

FromThe Daily


The Constitutional Clash on a Conference Call

FromThe Daily

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
May 13, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court debated the nature of presidential power in two sets of cases regarding demands for President Trump’s personal records: one about his taxes, the other about claims that during his campaign he paid to silence women with whom he previously had affairs. This is what a constitutional clash on a conference call sounded like. Guest: Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Background reading: Based on the court’s questions, our reporter thinks the two sets of cases may well be decided in different ways. Here are the full arguments, if you want to listen in.Aimee Stephens, the transgender plaintiff in another Supreme Court case who we spoke with on the show in November, has died of complications related to kidney failure. She was 59. 
Released:
May 13, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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