The Return Of The Power Broker
5/27/202632 min
In this episode of Sisters Sidebar, Barb McQuade and Kimberly Atkins Stohr answer your questions on everything from nationwide injunctions and the mifepristone ruling to the case against Luigi Mangione, and more. They discuss whether universal injunctions are still allowed after recent Supreme Court decisions, Congress’s limited power over state redistricting and apportionment under the Voting Rights Act, the suppression of evidence in the Luigi Mangione trial, Trump’s audit immunity, whether the statute of limitations is truly a “get out of jail free” card, how the Calais decision shifted Voting Rights Act claims from effect to intent, and if t...
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First 90 secondsBarb McQuade· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Welcome to this episode of Sister Sidebar with Barb McQuade and me, Kim Atkins Stohr. If you have a question for us, please email us at sistersinlaw@politicon.com, or you can tag us on social media and ask your questions there. But don't forget, we, we don't just have to, you know, take what you type. We can hear what you say. Just record a voice note on your phone and send it to sistersinlaw@politicon.com, and we may play your question in your voice right here on Sister Sidebar. We wanna hear you. It's like you're having a conversation with us. So try that as well. So let's get started. Barb, I'm going to start with you with a question from Lindy.
Lindy0:53
"Hello, sisters. Love the shows. This is Lindy from the Chicago suburbs. My question reflects my confusion about the Fifth Circuit Court's ruling requiring an in-person visit to a healthcare provider to obtain mifepristone, and the Supreme Court's temporary stay of that ruling. I thought an earlier Supreme Court ruling had limited the lower court's power to issue nationwide injunctions. Could you explain how all this fits together? Thank you."
Barb McQuade· Host1:23
Lindsay, that is such a good question. In fact, when this [laughs] decision came down, I had the same question myself, which is, "Wait a minute, I thought