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Vivek Sankaran

Oct 6, 2026

6:56
What is that framework and, and why do you, why'd you call it that? Why do we call it that?
7:00
Yeah.
7:00
Well, I call it that 'cause it originated in Alabama, uh, appellate courts, and I actually think it's the best framework and the, and, and, uh, uh, the probably only state court system in the country that, that employs it, and it's based on federal constitutional grounds.
7:15
And so it's something that I believe should be the law of the land everywhere.
7:19
Um, but the Alabama Framework, uh, and we actually have a law review article coming out on this, um, in the Alabama Law Review, um, hopefully by the end of the year.
7:27
Um, and the framework really is rooted in this notion that, that Mike just talked about, which is you have a fundamental right and, uh, and strict scrutiny applies when, uh, you strip someone of a fundamental right, especially when you're permanently stripping someone of a fundamental right.
7:42
And the state then therefore has to show that, uh, the avenue they're using is the least restrictive means, um, to further a compelling interest.

17 MINS LATER

24:48
Uh, Vivek, you wanna go ahead and weigh in now on the conservative side?

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