14 APR 2025 · This week, the Court weighed in on two cases arising out of the Trump administration’s use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport people to El Salvador. Kate, Melissa, and Leah break down both rulings, looking at how SCOTUS is giving leeway to the administration. For the second part of the show, Deborah Archer, professor of law at NYU and president of the ACLU, joins to talk about her new book, https://bookshop.org/p/books/dividing-lines-how-transportation-infrastructure-reinforces-racial-inequality-deborah-archer/21479470.
Hosts’ favorite things this week:
- Leah: https://bookshop.org/p/books/dividing-lines-how-transportation-infrastructure-reinforces-racial-inequality-deborah-archer/21479470, Deborah Archer; https://www.thenation.com/article/society/universities-protests-trump-speech/ (The Nation), David Pozen, Ryan Doerfler, and Samuel Bagenstos; https://adamunikowsky.substack.com/p/the-case-for-suing, Adam Unikowsky
- Kate: Princeton President Chris Eisgruber on https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/podcasts/the-daily/princeton-university-trump.html; https://bookshop.org/p/books/who-is-government-the-untold-story-of-public-service-michael-lewis/21873336?ean=9798217047802&next=t&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=22224636854&utm_term=&utm_content=732790598635&utm_source=google&utm_medium=paid_search&utm_campaign=bookshop_dsa_prh&utm_term=&utm_content=177949575354&utm_page=%7Blpurlpath%7D&gclid=CjwKCAjw--K_BhB5EiwAuwYoytU5XuePZnpwk55snDZpwW3OxTRVx8dE7H0iwUaQjZfg9efnsP57pBoCYNEQAvD_BwE&gad_source=1, Michael Lewis
- Melissa: https://bookshop.org/p/books/up-home-one-girl-s-journey-ruth-simmons/18503098?ean=9780593446027&next=t, Ruth J. Simmons; https://www.hbo.com/the-white-lotus (Max)
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