What's Going On with the Supreme Court? (Audio: Podcast)

Not a review of this term’s cases, but rather using today’s surprising Supreme Court decision on the Alabama districting case, IPI President Tom Giovanetti explains that it is oversimplistic to see the current court as a “6-3 conservative court.” Rather, there are several different judicial approaches and philosophies in the mix, which suggests something more like a 2-4-3 court. And IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews reminds us that it’s the progressive justices, not the conservatives, who almost always vote as a predictable bloc. And maybe those who so vilified Supreme Court nominee Bret Kavanaugh should think again, since Kavanaugh seems to be less willing than most to be at the vanguard of a conservative agenda. And Tom reminds us of one of his favorite points, namely that the Supreme Court is NOT engaged in a “power grab,” but rather is actually refusing the temptation to make policy from bench and is insisting the Congress actually do its job.