Saying You Don’t See Race is Saying You Don’t See Racism

The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Temporary Protected Status cases, and some justices pretend race isn’t real. Episode Notes With much of the attention focused on Wednesday’s catastrophic ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, which effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act, lots of people may have missed the other horrific news out of SCOTUS on the same day. Also on Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in cases challenging Temporary Protected Status for people from Haiti and Syria. Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Madiba Dennie to break down the sheer racism behind the Trump administration’s efforts to deport TPS recipients, and how some justices simply…pretended race couldn’t possibly be relevant to these cases. “I can’t see race” and “I won’t see race” are very different things! For more from Madiba, read her on TPS in Balls & Strikes: “The Supreme Court Did Not Want to Talk About Trump’s Long History of Gutter Racism.” This episode is member-exclusive. Listen to it now by subscribing to Slate Plus. By joining, not only will you unlock weekly bonus episodes of Amicus—you’ll also access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Amicus show page on Apple