Amicus: The Right to Bear Arms and Terrorize Your Partner

Next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in one of the most
significant—and potentially deadly—cases of the term - United
States v Rahimi. The case, a follow on from New York State Rifle
& Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, has the potential to
weaponize the court’s Second Amendment extremism against victims of
domestic abuse and protect adjudicated abusers. Dahlia Lithwick is
joined by gun safety advocate Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand
Action, to find out the potential real life-and-death consequences
of pursuing originalism literally back to when women were property
and muskets were muzzle-loaded. They also discuss why the right is
so keen to pursue gun rights through the courts, rather than
through the democratic process.  In this week’s Amicus Plus
segment, Dahlia is joined by Jay Willis, editor in chief of Balls
and Strikes, to discuss oral arguments in a pair of cases
concerning First Amendment concerns when politicians block
dissenting voices on social media, the Trump-related trademark
t-shirt dispute that is barely SFW, and Justice Clarence Thomas’s
personal luxury RV loan forgiveness program.  Sign up for
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book Lady Justice: Women, the Law and the Battle to Save
America, is also available as an audiobook, and Amicus listeners
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