Nominal Damages
Katie Barlow, lawyer and media editor of SCOTUSBlog, sits in for David on today’s episode. Sarah and Katie kick off things by discussing the decision handed down in Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski, in which an 8-1 majority ruled that even seeking “nominal damages” can be enough to give a plaintiff standing. Plus, Katie explains how her time working for Nina Tottenberg at NPR helped her prepare for translating SCOTUS decisions into one-minute TikTok videos. And, of course, she weighs in on the “should you go to law school” debate. Make sure you stick around to the end to hear Sarah and Katie sing the praises of Oprah and react to the Prince Harry and Megan Markle interview on CBS.
Show Notes:
-SCOTUSBlog article about the decision
I didn’t watch the interview but you can’t turn on the tv, or a podcast, without listening to what Harry and Megan said. Apparently they are poor, downtrodden victims of everything and everyone, and we should all feel sorry for them living a life of luxury in their mansion. I’m sure royal life was stressful, especially for someone who was not familiar with the system, but maybe they should not have rushed into marriage and taken some time to learn how things work.
I really found the part about suicidal thoughts very disingenuous. Totally believe that she may have been depressed, but that she thought to get help by going to the palace HR office? Really? Never occurred to her to call her doctor and ask for an immediate referral to a therapist, or to see Harry’s therapist (whom he has talked about repeatedly), or even to contact one of the mental health professionals in the group that Harry and William sponsors? All of whom, as medical professionals, could be counted on to provide confidentiality? The “HR office” part seems added to make the palace look really uncaring. Since they are getting so much positive attention, they succeeded in presenting themselves as the victims and his family as the bad guys. I guess they will be renouncing their Duke and Duchess titles now to make a clean break, right?
Hmmm. Without David the episode is notably shorter. Draw your own conclusions.
We kid because we care, David.😉