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From “Amicus”: The Environmental Legacy of William O. Douglas

Episode Summary

A special episode from Slate’s Supreme-Court podcast, about a controversial Justice who was also a champion for the environment.

Episode Notes

The New Yorker presents a special conversation from Slate’s “Amicus” podcast, hosted by Dahlia Lithwick. Lithwick talks with Judge Margaret M. McKeown, of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, about McKeown’s new book, “Citizen Justice: The Environmental Legacy of William O. Douglas―Public Advocate and Conservation Champion.” The Washington Roundtable will return next week.