Underhandedness. Trickery. Unscrupulous behavior. Skullduggery breaks down the conduct of Washington's political class, tracks the latest in conspiracy theories and disinformation campaigns coursing through social media — and who is pushing them — and keeps you up to date on the latest investigations into misbehavior by members of Congress as well as current and former government officials. Yahoo News’ veteran investigative journalists Michael Isikoff, Editor in Chief Daniel Klaidman, and Senior Council at States United Victoria Bassetti, break news, offer authoritative analysis on sensitive national security and law enforcement issues and draw intriguing historical parallels from decades of covering D.C. scandals. Come prepared to learn something every week.
<p>Politico dropped a bombshell story that stung the political and legal world last week after obtaining a leaked draft opinion written by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito that would appear to be an overturning of Roe v Wade, the 1973 opinion that gave women the constitutional right to abortion. The story was astonishing on multiple levels. It showed that a majority of the court was in fact preparing to discard a core freedom that has been relied on by American women for nearly half a century. But it was also the first time anybody can remember when a draft opinion report had been leaked and published before the court had announced it, making POLITICO's story the mega-scoop of the year if not decade. Josh Gerstein, one of two POLITICO reporters who broke the story, joins to discuss. Then, Carolyn Shapiro, a former clerk to retiring Justice Stephen Breyer weighs in on how the court has operated and may operate differently in the future. </p><br><p>GUESTS:</p><ul>
<li>Josh Gerstein (<a href="https://twitter.com/joshgerstein?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@joshgerstein</a>), Senior Legal Affairs Reporter, POLITICO</li>
<li>Carolyn Shapiro (<a href="https://twitter.com/cshaplaw?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cshaplaw</a>), Law prof & co-director, <a href="https://twitter.com/ISCOTUS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ISCOTUS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ChicagoKentLaw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ChicagoKentLaw</a>
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</ul><p><br></p><p>HOSTS:</p><ul>
<li>Michael Isikoff (<a href="https://twitter.com/Isikoff" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Isikoff</a>), Chief Investigative Correspondent, Yahoo News</li>
<li>Daniel Klaidman (<a href="https://twitter.com/dklaidman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dklaidman</a>), Editor in Chief, Yahoo News</li>
<li>Victoria Bassetti (<a href="https://twitter.com/VBass" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@VBass</a>), fellow, Brennan Center for Justice (contributing co-host)</li>
</ul><p><br></p><p>RESOURCES:</p><ul>
<li>Yahoo News/YouGov Poll on the current confidence of Supreme Court - <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/poll-confidence-in-supreme-court-has-collapsed-since-conservatives-took-control-122402500.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Here.</a>
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<li>Yahoo News piece the day the leak was reported - <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/supreme-court-leak-opinion-abortion-roe-reactions-132842395.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Here.</a>
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