Everything Tom Goldstein said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Goldstein: Supreme Court conservative majority will likely vote 5-4 to overturn Roe
“Till June of this year, where they will likely win five to four.”
Goldstein: Roe v. Wade is on life support best case
“That might be in play, but people ought not be misled into thinking, like, there's a real, real debate about what's going on in abortion, and the Supreme Court row is, is on life support best case.”
Goldstein: Chief Justice Roberts likely favors narrowing Roe over complete reversal
“They thought that John Roberts would, and it appears that he's very likely willing to cut back on Roe, but not overrule it entirely.”
Goldstein: Texas AG is reviewing Plyler v. Doe precedent on undocumented education
“The attorney general of Texas has said, look, I'm now, see, I heard what's gonna happen with Roe. I'm now looking at Plyler versus Doe. That's the constitutional decision that says states have to educate children, no matter whether or not they're lawfully in t…”
Goldstein: Perceptions of Supreme Court bias depend 95% on agreeing with outcomes
“Our, the perception of any individual about the Supreme Court, and whether it's neutral and objective, or instead political and biased, tends to be Rooted 95% on whether you like what it's doing or not.”
Goldstein: Yielding SCOTUS rulings to draft leak protests sets terrible precedent
“Institutionally, that sets an Unbelievably bad precedent if it creates the impression that leaking documents to the public leading to protests causes the Supreme Court to change its mind.”
Goldstein: Filibuster is sole blocker to federal abortion protection
“The only reason that you're not getting a federal statute when you have a Democrats in control of the Senate, the House, and the presidency, the only reason you're not getting a federal statute protecting a right to an abortion Is the filibuster essentially.”
Goldstein: US won't enact Supreme Court term limits until a justice becomes senile
“We're not going to amend the Constitution to do this until we end up with a justice who's senile and who can't do the job and the Supreme Court turns into a laughing stock.”
Goldstein: Trump's Supreme Court appointments will span four decades
“The lead time effect of one presidency, of the Trump presidency, for example, now will span, you know, four decades.”