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EPISODE · Apr 8, 2026 · 34 MIN

How Alito Paved the Way for the Trump Mess

from The Court of History · host Sidney Blumenthal, Sean Wilentz

Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Peter S. Canellos, author of “Revenge for the Sixties: Sam Alito and the Triumph of the Conservative Legal Movement,” his extraordinary rise, close links to the Federalist Society, crusade against Roe v. Wade, and his multiple scandals. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920

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Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz speak with Peter S. Canellos, author of “Revenge for the Sixties: Sam Alito and the Triumph of the Conservative Legal Movement,” his extraordinary rise, close links to the Federalist Society, crusade against Roe v....

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