"There is a tendency among even the most committed adherents to the rule of law to respond with 'Nothing is gonna change' nihilism to even big legal wins. This is also true of big legal losses. On this week's Amicus podcast, Dahlia Lithwick spoke with former Solicitor General of the United States Donald B. Verrilli Jr. about this propensity to dismiss the importance of Supreme Court wins and losses alike."
"Verrilli served as solicitor general from 2011 to 2016. He's now a partner with Munger Tolles & Olson, and he has handled a host of big recent cases at the U.S. Supreme Court, including victories in Moore v. Harper, which rejected the 'independent state legislature' theory, and California v. Texas, which again upheld the Affordable Care Act."
"Yes, the court is clueless and out of touch-but sometimes judicial independence and lifetime tenure is a good thing. This is part of a larger question of the Roberts glow-up that happened in the wake of this decision, where everybody's in love with him again."
Legal professionals often dismiss Supreme Court victories and defeats with nihilistic attitudes, underestimating their significance. Former Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr. discusses this tendency with Dahlia Lithwick on the Amicus podcast. Verrilli, who served from 2011 to 2016 and argued major cases including the Affordable Care Act and Obergefell v. Hodges, emphasizes that judicial independence and lifetime tenure produce meaningful outcomes. Recent decisions like Moore v. Harper and California v. Texas demonstrate the Court's capacity for consequential rulings. Chief Justice John Roberts has gained renewed respect following recent decisions, suggesting the Court's work warrants serious evaluation rather than automatic dismissal.
#supreme-court-decisions #judicial-independence #legal-nihilism #chief-justice-roberts #constitutional-law
Read at Slate Magazine
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]