Political Gabfest: Abortion Rights Win at the Polls

This week, Emily Bazelon and David Plotz are joined
by Juliette Kayyem to discuss the Ohio vote not to make
it harder to change the state constitution; Republican views on
Donald Trump’s offenses; and emergency preparedness or the lack
thereof.    Here are some notes and references from this
week’s show: Jack Goldsmith for The New York Times: “The
Prosecution of Trump May Have Terrible Consequences” The Devil
Never Sleeps: Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters by
Juliette Kayyem Charles M. Blow for The New York Times: “The
Montgomery Brawl Was, for Some, a Clarifying Moment”   Here
are this week’s chatters: Emily: WESH 2: “Gov. DeSantis suspends
State Attorney Monique H. Worrell, citing neglect of duty”
Juliette: Clay Risen for The New York Times: “Charles J. Ogletree
Jr., 70, Dies; at Harvard Law, a Voice for Equal Justice” and Emily
Bazelon for The New York Times: “Why Is Affirmative Action in
Peril? One Man’s Decision.” David: City Cast DC 1 Year
Anniversary Live Taping, August 28, 2023, and Rachel Pannett for
The Washington Post: “She invited four people over for lunch. A
week later, three were dead.” Listener chatter from Rob Parsons:
Richard Nelson for Encounters North: “Classic Audio Encounters” For
this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Juliette, Emily, and David
discuss the Montgomery, Alabama riverfront brawl.  In the most
recent edition of Gabfest Reads, David talks with David
Grann about his book, The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck,
Mutiny and Murder.    Email your chatters, questions, and
comments to gabfest@slate.com or X us @SlateGabfest.
(Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates
otherwise.)   Podcast production by Cheyna Roth  Research
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