Melissa Murray

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3,183 appearances 12 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 21 Sep

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Strict Scrutiny · Trump’s Assault on the Free Press · 21 Sep 2026 podcast

The entire federal judiciary and also state courts are part of the picture too. voice-verified

I don't think we fully appreciate how the first Trump administration actually did change the complexion of the judiciary, like very, very significantly. voice-verified

I think the Biden administration was able to do a lot of work to counteract that, but it's all being reinstated in Trump too, with the kinds of judges who are being appointed. voice-verified

And so, you know, may maybe this is just a story that we don't register what's going on with courts. voice-verified

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When Jimmy Carter died, I did this whole thread on Blue Sky about his impact and diversifying the federal judiciary. voice-verified

And people were like, Oh my god, this is amazing. voice-verified

And I'm like, literally, that's what he did. voice-verified

He just never got any Supreme Court justices. voice-verified

So we don't really register what Carter did with the court. voice-verified

I think we do not fully appreciate. voice-verified

what presidents can do at the court and what they have been doing, because the Trump administration has very diligently reshaped this administration. voice-verified

We may not feel the effects of it now, in part because a lot of these cases challenging the administration are being filed in places where there are hospitable, I think, judges, like true rule of law judges. voice-verified

If we branch out into some of these other districts, take Missouri, for example. voice-verified

Like don't go out of the way. voice-verified

not even the ones being vetted by the Heritage Foundation or the Federalist Society Movement. voice-verified

Or the Federalist Society mode. voice-verified

Those are voice-verified

So, is there a lesson for us in this? voice-verified

I mean, the story you paint is so chilling, but it's also a blueprint, right? voice-verified

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