Next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in one of the most significant—and potentially deadly—cases of the term - <a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/10/supreme-court-domestic-violence-history-rahimi-guns.html">United States v Rahimi</a>. The case, a follow on from <a href="https://www.oyez.org/cases/2021/20-843">New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen</a>, has the potential to weaponize the court’s Second Amendment extremism against victims of domestic abuse and protect adjudicated abusers. Dahlia Lithwick is joined by gun safety advocate Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, to find out the potential real life-and-death consequences of pursuing originalism literally back to when women were property and muskets were muzzle-loaded. They also discuss why the right is so keen to pursue gun rights through the courts, rather than through the democratic process. In this week’s <a href="https://slate.com/amicusplus">Amicus Plus</a> segment, Dahlia is joined by Jay Willis, editor in chief of Balls and Strikes, to discuss oral arguments in a pair of cases concerning First Amendment concerns when politicians block dissenting voices on social media, the Trump-related trademark t-shirt dispute that is barely SFW, and Justice Clarence Thomas’s personal luxury RV loan forgiveness program. <a href="https://my.slate.com/plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Amicus&utm_source=show_notes">Sign up for Slate Plus</a> now to listen and support our show. Dahlia’s book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0525561382/?tag=slatmaga-20">Lady Justice: Women, the Law and the Battle to Save America</a>, is also available as an audiobook, and <a href="https://books.supportingcast.fm/lady-justice">Amicus listeners can get a 25 percent discount by entering the code “AMICUS” at checkout</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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