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EPISODE · Sep 18, 2018 · 45 MIN

America's Courts Can't Ignore the World - Stephen Breyer - October 2018

from The Atlantic Out Loud

The U.S. Constitution is an American document. And American law should look exclusively to American precedents. right? Not so, a Supreme Court justice says. That approach sounds good in theory, but the laws of other countries have a bearing on our own—and the highest court in the land needs to take heed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.S. Constitution is an American document. And American law should look exclusively to American precedents. right? Not so, a Supreme Court justice says. That approach sounds good in theory, but the laws of other countries have a bearing on our own—and the highest court in the land needs to take heed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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