Author Elie Mystal: How The Fugitive Slave Laws are Shaping Reproductive Justice Today (Part 2)

Elie Mystal joined the Lurie Daniel Favors Show to talk about the Constitution and its overall trashiness as a document. Elie is The Nation’s justice correspondent where he covers the courts, the criminal justice system, and politics. He is the force behind the magazine’s monthly column “Objection!” and his first book, Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution, was released on March 1, 2022. What would America look like if non-white people were able to help construct it? In Part 2, Elie discusses how today's Republicans are using policies that protected the Fugitive Slave Act to destroy reproductive rights. (Yes, you read that correctly: the laws used to protect the American slavery system, laid the foundation for how today's Republican Party approaches a woman's right to choose). He also gives some insight on the inherent failings of the Supreme Court. Catch the Lurie Daniel Favors Show live Monday - Friday 10 AM EST on SiriusXM's Urban View Channel 126.