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The Weekly Reload PodcastSCOTUSblog's Zach Shemtob on the Court's New Gun DecisionsThis week, the Supreme Court cleared its slate of gun cases.
It made three substantial moves along the way. First, it finally revealed what it would do with long-languishing cases against Rhode Island's magazine ban and Maryland's AR-15 ban. Then, it decided, unanimously, whether Mexico could sue Smith and Wesson over cartel violence.
To break it all down, we have the new editor of one of the premier Supreme Court publications. Zach Shemtob of SCOTUSblog joins the show to give his perspective on what the Court decided and what it means for future cases.
2025-06-0947 min
Touro Law Review PodcastDavid Lat and Zachary Shemtob on Judicial Ethics in a Populist Age
In 2023, Supreme Court justices made news not only for the cases decided but also for their personal conduct. As David Lat and Zach Shemtob noted in an article for The Atlantic, the news stories often involved “financial entanglements between justices and wealthy benefactors.” As Lat and Shemtob discuss with Associate Dean Rodger Citron, the intensity of the public response to the justices’ behavior is more noteworthy than theunderlying conduct. They attribute the strong reaction to our current political era, which is not only hyper-partisan but anti-elitist as well. Lat and Shemtob discuss their article, the Supreme Court’s adopti...
2024-03-0441 min
Advisory OpinionsThe Trouble with 'Text, History, and Tradition'Hello, AO listeners! This episode is a little bit different. Your regular hosts, Sarah and David, are unavailable—Sarah on parental leave, David on the road—so I (David Lat) have conscripted my husband, lawyer and legal commentator Zachary Baron Shemtob, to serve as guest of a guest. Zach shares his (strong) opinions on two hot topics, the Trump gag order and AO listeners’ favorite subject, text/history/tradition. We also cover a noteworthy Sixth Circuit case about the retroactivity of the First Step Act and the big Google antitrust trial. We hope you enjoy this very special episode. Sarah...
2023-09-2158 min
Original JurisdictionIrreconcilable Differences: An Interview With... My Husband, Zachary Baron ShemtobWelcome to Original Jurisdiction, the latest legal publication by me, David Lat. You can learn more about Original Jurisdiction by reading its About page, and you can email me at davidlat@substack.com. This is a reader-supported publication; you can subscribe by clicking on the button below. Thanks!Subscribe nowBecause I was busy welcoming our baby boy into the world, I was unable to procure an outside guest for this week’s podcast. This gave me the opportunity to do something I’ve been wanting to do since the show began: argue with my husband...
2023-07-2600 min
Original JurisdictionIrreconcilable Differences: An Interview With... My Husband, Zachary Baron ShemtobThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit davidlat.substack.comWelcome to Original Jurisdiction, the latest legal publication by me, David Lat. You can learn more about Original Jurisdiction by reading its About page, and you can email me at davidlat@substack.com. This is a reader-supported publication; you can subscribe by clicking on the button below. Thanks!Because I was busy welcoming our baby boy into the world, I was unable to procure an outside guest for this week’s podcast. This gave me the opportunity to do somet...
2023-07-2639 minOriginal JurisdictionA Brief Programming Note: A Baby AnnouncementChief Justice Salmon P. Chase (public domain via the Library of Congress).My husband Zach and I are delighted to announce the birth of Chase Baron Lat-Shemtob. He was born on Monday, July 17, at 10:46 p.m. (MDT), weighing 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and measuring 19.5 inches in length. He is doing well, as are his Papa (me), Daddy (Zach), and big brother Harlan.Like Harlan, named after Justices John Marshall Harlan and John Marshall Harlan II, Chase is also named after two Supreme Court justices—Justice Samuel Chase, a Founding Father,1 and
2023-07-2100 min
Third World LinuxThird World Linux - Episode 64: The Joao is Sick and AG is Fatigued Edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W4rT--rqh9A/UixU0F26K2I/AAAAAAAAAJM/ctQGbrqhrfs/s320/twllogo.png" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><center> <audio controls="" id="player" preload="none"> <source src="http://archive.org/download/twl-joaoSickAGFatigue/twl-joaoSickAGFatigue.ogg" type="audio/ogg"></source><...
2015-09-1430 min