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Welcome to Amicus Slates Podcast about the Doings at the US Supreme Court.

I am Dylithquick and I cover the High Core for Slate.

As we noted in our last episode, the end of April marked the very last oral arguments

in the 2015 term.

We're still waiting for some of the terms biggest decisions to come down, and in the

meantime, Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, has been waiting, waiting, waiting for hearings

that do not happen.

But he's been making the rounds on Capitol Hill and making nice with Republican senators

who proceed to say that with all due respect.

There will be no hearings.

Later on in the show, we'll look at the latest in the non-story of Merrick Garland's

non-conformation.

But first, as you know, the subversive conceit of this podcast has always been to put the

sounds of one first street right into your earbuds because, well, let's be honest, for

most of you, the alternative is either downloading arguments from the court website or standing

in line for hours in the rain if you want to hear what happens up in the Marble Hall

of Justice.

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