How politicized is the federal judiciary?

Hosted by Warren Olney • Nov. 06, 2017 National

The US Supreme Court decided the Presidential election in the year 2000. The majority over-ruled the courts of Florida despite promises to uphold states rights. That was the first big story for this program. Today we look at what's happened since.

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Credits

Host:
Warren Olney

Producers:
Katie Cooper, Sáša Woodruff, Andrea Brody, Devan Schwartz

How politicized is the federal judiciary?

Should mass shootings be seen as homeland security problem?

'Conservative' courts and judicial activism

Saudi Arabia's weekend purge

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