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Topic: Legal history

Legal history examines the evolution of laws, legal institutions, and legal thought over time, providing context and analysis for understanding the present.

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The podcast episodes provided explore various aspects of legal history, from the origins and development of interpretive theories like originalism to the history of the public defender system and the legal implications of landmark Supreme Court decisions.

For example, the episode 'Originalism 101 (with Dahlia Lithwick)' delves into the historical context of the originalism doctrine, tracing its rise to prominence in the 1980s and 1990s, while 'The Right to An Attorney' examines the historical evolution of the public defender system in the United States.

Other episodes, such as 'How America's Two Abortion Realities Are Clashing' and 'The IVF Decision We Should Have Seen Coming', provide historical analysis of legal developments in reproductive rights and their societal impacts.

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