We're going to come back and end the show where we started it today with some Supreme Court

decisions handed out this morning.

Now that people have had a little more time to digest them, the Court issued three opinions

today, including two that we consider really big on independent state legislatures.

That's kind of overwhelmingly big, and another on what constitutes a true threat.

That still leaves a number of cases to be decided that are considered extremely controversial

and consequential, we're keeping tabs on ones like on affirmative action in college

admissions, President Biden's student loan forgiveness program, and a couple of religious

rights cases.

But back with us to talk about today's rulings is our June court watcher, Ellie Mastal,

Justice correspondent for the nation and host of its new podcast, Contempt of Court with

Ellie Mastal, and in addition to his book called Allow Me to Retort Black Guys Guide

to the Constitution.

Ellie, thanks for being on standby for all of these decisions, and welcome back to the

show.

Brian, we get to have a democracy for like a whole nother election cycle.

I'm excited.

Ha, more versus Harper, the North Carolina case, six to three in favor of the courts

continuing to have the ability to review redistricting at the state level.

That can sound pretty wonky to people who haven't been following it, but you and a lot

of people are concluding, yes, we get to keep a democracy for at least another election

cycle.

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