Monday, October 12, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING PART 1 (0:0 - 9:41): ────────────────── All Eyes on Washington, DC as Confirmation Hearings Begin for Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett — What to Watch For as the Hearings Unfold Amy Coney Barrett's Opening Statement For Senate Judiciary Committee THINKING IN PUBLIC The Battle for the Supreme Court: A Conversation with Constitutional Scholar Ilya Shapiro PART 2 (9:42 - 17:56): ────────────────── The Politics Will Be Front and Center in Today’s Confirmation Hearings: America’s Senior Political Class in the Spotlight NEW YORK TIMES (BEN SMITH) How to Cover a Politician In Decline: Blunt Truths NEW YORK TIMES (NICHOLAS FANDOS) Democrats, Facing Critical Supreme Court Battle, Worry Feinstein Is Not Up to the Task PART 3 (17:57 - 26:56): ────────────────── Challenges to Religious Freedom in the Midst of the Pandemic: Churches and Other Religious Groups Face Discrimination From Overreaching Governments WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD) A Jewish Revolt Against Lockdowns NEW YORK TIMES (DOUGLAS LAYCOCK) Do Cuomo’s New Covid Rules Discriminate Against Religion? THINKING IN PUBLIC The Future of Religious Liberty in America: A Conversation with Law Professor Douglas Laycock