Confirm Me If You Can

<p>In this episode Amy and GianCarlo introduce Judge Amy Coney Barrett and cover all the most interesting and exciting parts of her confirmation hearing. They also discuss two cases argued before the Court this week: <em>Torres v. Madrid</em>, and <em>U.S. v. Briggs</em>. GianCarlo interviews Ilya Shapiro about his new book, <em>Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America's Highest Court</em>. And lastly, Amy does a pretty good job of stumping GianCarlo with court-packing trivia!<em> </em></p><br><p>If you'd like to read Ilya's new book--and we highly recommend it--you can <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Supreme-Disorder-Judicial-Nominations-Politics/dp/1684510562" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">find it here</a>.</p><br><p>Here's <a href="https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/10/13/fact-checking-gun-control-activists-lies-about-amy-coney-barrett/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amy's article</a> on Judge Barrett's Second Amendment writings.</p><br><p>Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @ scotus101 and send comments, questions, or ideas for future</p><p>episodes to scotus101@heritage.org. Don't forget to leave a 5-star rating!</p><br><p>Stay caffeinated and opinionated with a SCOTUS 101 mug:</p><p>https://shop.heritage.org/products/scotus-101-mug.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>