Vox senior correspondent Ian Millhiser talks to law professor Nicholas Bagley about the pandemic — and how the courts are undermining the government's ability to respond to emergencies. They discuss the constitutionality of vaccine mandates, religious exemptions to public health laws, and court decisions undermining the power of public health agencies.
References:
Delegation at the Founding (Columbia Law Review)
The Supreme Court’s coming war with Joe Biden, explained
Religious conservatives have won a revolutionary victory in the Supreme Court
A New Supreme Court case could gut the government’s power to fight climate change
Hosts:
Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser)
Credits:
Sofi LaLonde, producer and engineer
Libby Nelson, editorial adviser
Amber Hall, deputy editorial director of talk podcasts
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