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Legal Experts Assess the Supreme Court's Term (So Far)

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KQED

News Commentary, News, Politics

4.2727 Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

As the Supreme Court's term nears a close, we analyze some of the significant opinions released so far, which span religious liberty and free speech questions, the rights of union organizers and the Affordable Care Act. We'll also look at what's at stake in two Arizona voting rights cases awaiting a decision, and how the Court's 6-3 conservative majority is influencing its jurisprudence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From KQED Public Radio in San Francisco, I'm Mina Kim.

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Coming up on forum, as the Supreme Court's term nears a close, we analyze some of the significant opinions really so far, which spanned religious

0:55.3

liberty and free speech questions, the Rights of Union organizers, and the Affordable Care Act.

1:01.4

We'll also look at what's at stake in two Arizona voting rights cases awaiting a decision,

1:07.0

and how the court's 6.3 conservative majority is influencing its jurisprudence.

1:12.7

Forum is next'm Mina Kim.

1:35.7

The U.S. Supreme Court has not yet issued its decision on the Arizona voting rights cases,

1:40.9

but it has issued significant decisions recently with big implications for California,

1:45.6

including striking down a nearly 50-year-old state regulation that let union organizers

1:50.0

recruit farm workers at their work sites. To help assess the term of our nation's highest court

1:55.3

and its 6-3 conservative majority, were joined by Melissa Murray, Professor of Law at NYU School of Law,

2:01.7

and co-host of the Strict Scrutiny Podcast. Melissa Murray, welcome to Forum.

2:06.9

Thanks for having me, Mina.

2:08.3

Also with us is Stephen Vlodick, Professor of Law at the University of Texas School of Law.

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