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In ‘Deadlocked,’ it’s increasingly the Supreme Court’s world, and we just live in it

Political Theater Podcast, Episode 300

The Supreme Court, whose building is pictured here in March 2021 with riot fencing topped by razor wire, is increasingly in the public eye with a series of high-profile decisions.
The Supreme Court, whose building is pictured here in March 2021 with riot fencing topped by razor wire, is increasingly in the public eye with a series of high-profile decisions. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)
By Jason Dick
Posted September 20, 2023 at 2:12pm

Filmmaker Dawn Porter’s documentaries run the spectrum of the political world and process, including Bobby Kennedy’s 1968 presidential campaign, the legacy of Congressman John Lewis, the Tulsa massacre, Civil War spies, abortion and more. Her latest project, the mini-series “Deadlocked,” is a history of the modern Supreme Court, from the Warren Court to the present, and how politics have changed the court and how the court has changed politics.

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