Show Notes
Join Fordham Law School professors Jed Shugerman and Julie Suk as we navigate breaking news about democracies breaking. With threats to constitutional democracy at home and abroad surfacing almost daily, Jed and Julie will have real debates assessing them. Are we in a constitutional crisis yet? Is the U.S. Constitution itself the crisis? How can the law help?
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For the final episode of the Constitutional Crisis Hotline Season 1 , Fordham Law experts on constitutional law and statutory interpretation reflect on the Supreme Court's recent decisions.
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