As an early Christmas present for David French, Sarah Isgur invites professors <a href="https://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/baude">Will Baude</a> and <a href="https://michigan.law.umich.edu/faculty-and-scholarship/our-faculty/julian-davis-mortenson">Julian Davis Mortenson</a> on the podcast to answer all questions about originalism. But first, should an IQ test determine whether someone will be sentenced to death?
The Agenda:—Listener emails—<a href="https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/187/265/439797/">United States v. Ham</a>—SCOTUS’ approach to executive power—Burkeanism and the administrative state—Debating the removal power—Judicial restraint and non-delegation doctrine
Show Notes:—<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/opinion/supreme-court-slaughter-presidential-power.html">David French: We’re Trying to Find a Line the Supreme Court Won’t Cross</a>
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