Jeffrey Toobin previews the new Supreme Court term and how the arguments will be heard in a whole new way

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🗓️ 1 October 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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CNN chief legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin, the author of multiple books about the Supreme Court, discusses the court's new term and the media's coverage with Brian Stelter. Toobin previews the fall's cases involving abortion rights, the second amendment and religious freedom. He also discusses new developments in court accessibility, with audio of oral arguments being live streamed in a possible bid to stave off TV cameras. Toobin also expresses "real reservations" about whether the court can "continue to be a bulwark for democracy in the future." To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This fall, we will be able to hear the Supreme Court in a whole new way with live audio
0:08.3	of oral arguments as the justices meet in person for the first time since the pandemic
0:14.7	to argue over some of the most important matters in American life.
0:20.0	So how will live audio change the court, if at all?
0:24.4	And what are the cases this term, they'll be getting the most media attention.
0:29.1	Those are a couple of the questions for this week's Reliable Sources podcast.
0:32.2	So let's cue the music.
0:34.1	I'm Brian Celter and this weekly podcast is our chance to go in depth with media leaders
0:39.2	and newsmakers talking about how the media world really works, how the news gets made.
0:45.4	And there's going to be so much news coming from the Supreme Court in the months ahead.
0:50.2	The new term is now beginning.
0:52.5	There are cases on the docket that will affect every American.
0:57.2	And I wondered how reporters and legal analysts get ready for the start of a new Supreme
1:02.0	Court session.
1:03.0	I wondered how they get read in and how they prepare.
1:07.3	So let's dig into that with Jeffrey Tupin, CNN's chief legal analyst and the author of
1:11.8	many best sellers, including a couple about the Supreme Court, including the nine and
1:17.2	the oath.
1:18.2	Jeffrey, thanks for coming on.
1:19.6	Hi Brian.
1:20.6	So we're looking ahead.
1:21.6	We're taping this on Thursday the 30th.
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