Taking a Hatchet to Government Agencies

<p>Leah, Melissa, and Kate recap the arguments in the hugely important administrative law case, <i>SEC</i> v. <i>Jarkesy</i>. Plus, they welcome Oona Hathaway and Sam Sankar-- two former clerks to the late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor-- to discuss her life and legacy.</p><ul>

<li>Read Kate's NYT op ed on <i>Jarkesy: </i>"<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/22/opinion/blockbuster-supreme-court-administrative.html">This Quiet Blockbuster at the Supreme Court Could Affect All Americans</a>"</li>

<li>Read Oona Hathaway's NYT op ed on Justice O'Connor, "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/opinion/sandra-day-oconnor-clerk.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DE0._CTX.MOpLfm7MDYIe">I Clerked for Justice O’Connor. She Was My Hero, but I Worry About Her Legacy.</a>"</li>

<li>Read The 19th's reporting on how conservative groups are using the Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling to shut down the Abundant Birth Project: "<a href="https://19thnews.org/2023/11/affirmative-action-backlash-maternal-health-program-black-women/">Backlash to affirmative action hits pioneering maternal health program for Black women</a>"</li>

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<li>3/6/26 – San Francisco</li>

<li>3/7/26 – Los Angeles</li>

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