SCOTUS Rulings and Social Media




The Daily Dive show

Summary: Big news out of the Supreme Court as they upheld President Trump’s most recent iteration of his travel ban.  The justices, in a 5-4 decision said that despite language that the president has used in the past to describe the ban, it still falls within his power to control immigration policy. Sam Baker, reporter for Axios, will joins us to discuss the reasons behind the ruling and the larger picture for the Supreme Court with another rumored retirement that may be coming soon. Next, three years into their campaign to add diversity to the ranks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, we get a record number of invitees at over 900.  There are more women and minorities in the Academy’s membership, but what could it mean for the Oscars?  Glenn Whipp, film and TV reporter for the LA Times joins us to discuss the impact on the next big awards. Finally, Jeanette Settembre, reporter for Moneyish, joins us to talk about people ditching social media.  Privacy concerns have prompted 40% of people to scrap at least one social media account. People are not liking what companies are doing with your data and its making them rethink it social media is worth their time.