Law Professor Answers Supreme Court Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

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Law Professor Steven Vladeck joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about The United States Supreme Court. Why do Supreme Court Justices serve for life? How does a case get to the Supreme Court? Did Ruth Bader Ginsberg make a mistake by not retiring? Why did Lyndon B. Johnson nominate Thurgood Marshall? Why do we have nine justices? Professor Vladeck answers all these questions and much more. 00:00 - Supreme Court Support! 00:14 - Why do Supreme Court justices get life 01:01 - How do Supreme Court justices get appointed? 01:09 - Are confirmation hearings effective? 01:59 - Obama Drama 03:31 - Has Supreme Court ever been apolitical? 04:10 - How does a case get to the Supreme Court? 05:41 - How many cases does the Supreme Court catch a year? 06:29 - Manifest Dissent-ny 06:54 - What’s the point of a dissenting opinion? 08:08 - Who’s going to hang up the laces next? 08:51 - RBG = Boston Braves Babe Ruth? 10:03 - On a scale of 1 to 10, How ugly was the Kavanaugh confirmation? 11:13 - How did Plessy vs Ferguson change society? 12:14 - When did liberals control SCOTUS? 13:04 - Was Supreme Court liberal during Roe v Wade? 13:45 - How did Citizens United affect elections? 14:29 - Birthright citizenship? 15:28 - Has a Justice ever resigned? 16:12 - What are the duties of the Chief Justice? 16:54 - Opposite Day appointment? 17:37 - Why did LBJ nominate Thurgood Marshall? 18:21 - The Shadow Knows 19:31 - What was the first 2nd Amendment SC case? 20:05 - What would you say...you do here? 20:59 - Can the Supreme Court make law? 21:49 - Originalism or Constitutionalism? 23:04 - How do states’ rights fit in? 23:44 - How does Supreme Court overturn previous ruling? 24:28 - Why rely on precedents? 25:12 - Number 9. Number 9. 26:35 - How do you impeach a justice? 27:33 - What if you just ignore the court? 28:50 - Difference between state and federal SC? 29:23 - Who watches the Watchmen? Director: Justin Wolfson Director of Photography: Eric Brouse Editor: Richard Trammell Expert: Stephen Vladeck Line Producer: Jamie Rasmussen Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas; Brandon White Production Manager: Peter Brunette Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark Casting Producer: Nick Sawyer Camera Operator: Christopher Eustache Sound Mixer: Sean Paulsen Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin Supervising Editor: Erica DeLeo Assistant Editor: Andy Morell Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► https://link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► https://subscribe.wired.com/subscribe/splits/wired/WIR_YouTube?source=EDT_WIR_YouTube_0_Video_Description_ZZ Follow WIRED: Instagram ►►https://instagram.com/wired Twitter ►►http://www.twitter.com/wired Facebook ►►https://www.facebook.com/wired Tik Tok ►►https://www.tiktok.com/@wired Get more incredible stories on science and tech with our daily newsletter: https://wrd.cm/DailyYT Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.