Friday, January 24, 2020

Church and State before the U.S. Supreme Court

Even though Chief Justice John Roberts is busy in the afternoons presiding over the Trump impeachement trial, Supreme Court business continues in the mornings. NPR's legal correspondant, Nina Totenberg, reports on oral argument on January 22 before the U.S. Supreme Court in a case arising in Montana which has profound implications for the metaphorical wall between church and state in the U.S. 4 min 30 sec, transcript available.
Totenberg's more detailed report on this case which aired the day before oral argument can be found here. 7 min.
For more information on this case, Espinoza v. Montana, the National Constitution Center podcast We The People can be found here. 57 min., no transcript.