War Crimes, Christian Nationalism, and the 25th Amendment

Even though the Supreme Court took a break from hearing oral arguments, there was still plenty of legal news breaking every day. Katie Phang (youtube.com/@katiephangnews) joins Leah to recap that news, including Trump's threats against Iran, the overt Christian nationalist rhetoric coming from the Secretary of Defense, and a disturbing case that SCOTUS decided not to hear. Then, Emily Amick (instagram.com/emilyinyourphone), joins Leah to talk all things 25th Amendment-- where it came from, why we probably won't see it invoked here and now, and why we should keep talking about it anyways.
Favorite things:

• Leah: Democracy in Retrograde (bookshop.org/p/books/democracy-in-retrograde-h…) by Sami Sage and Emily Amick; “Drunks, Lampposts, and the Birthright Citizenship Case (stevevladeck.com/p/219-drunks-lampposts-and-th…)” by Steve Vladeck; Levain Bakery’s carrot cake cookie (levainbakery.com/products/carrot-cake-cookie?s…)

• Katie: her dog Lucky (instagram.com/katiephang/p/DW8_eHxEdvv/?hl=en)

• Emily: Strangers (bookshop.org/p/books/strangers-a-memoir-of-mar…) by Belle Burden; Smitten Kitchen’s zucchini butter spaghetti (smittenkitchen.com/2021/06/zucchini-butter-spa…); meet-ups with the EYP community

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