Divided Court, Divided Nation

In our ninth episode of Sidebar, we chronicle the pivotal cases the Supreme Court will hear over the next few months on divisive issues like abortion, gun control and the separation of church and state. Will the court's conservative majority pen rulings that could change the country's landscape?Then, we dive into the conspiracy theory QAnon, the Jan. 6 insurrection, the events that followed the 2020 presidential election and the effects all of this has had on the American psyche. How did disinformation and conspiracy theories grow in the United States, and what sort of lasting effects may they have on the body politic?Special guests:Ahilan Arulanantham, law professor and co-director of the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at UCLA School of LawErwin Chemerinsky, dean of UC Berkeley School of LawKimberly Mutcherson, co-dean of Rutgers Law SchoolIlan Wurman, law professor at Arizona State UniversityMatthew Hannah, assistant professor of digital humanities at Purdue UniversityEthan Zuckerman, professor of public policy communication and information at the University of Massachusetts at AmherstZack Smith, legal fellow at the Heritage FoundationMarilyn Marks, executive director of Coalition for Good GovernanceBrooke BinkowskiJitarth JadejaThis episode was produced by Kirk McDaniel. Intro music by The Dead Pens. Editorial staff is Ryan Abbott, Sean Duffy and Jamie Ross.