Bonus: GOP Losing at Constitutional Hardball

In this week’s Amicus bonus episode, Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern are joined by Madiba Dennie, Deputy Editor and Senior Contributor at Balls & Strikes, and author of The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take it Back. They break down the major voting rights news out of Virginia, where Republicans are bellyaching about a new congressional map that could give Democrats 10 out of the Commonwealth’s 11 seats in the House of Representatives. Seems like the architects of this kind of gerrymandering aren’t happy when it benefits their political foes! They discuss Madiba’s vital piece, “There Is Nothing ‘Qualified’ About Qualified Immunity,” on the Supreme Court’s latest decision protecting police from accountability. And in Texas, the 5th Circuit upheld a law requiring public schools to display the King James version of the Ten Commandments. One issue (aside from the clear constitutional violation): The bill lists…eleven commandments. This episode is member-exclusive. Listen to it now by subscribing to Slate Plus. By joining, not only will you unlock weekly bonus episodes of Amicus—you’ll also access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Amicus show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/amicusplus to get access wherever you listen.