Supreme Court: Considering Obstruction for Jan. 6 Rioters and a Decision on Transgender Health Care for Kids

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🗓️ 17 April 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments concerning the law used to charge defendants for their actions on January 6th, and earlier in the week decided in favor of Idaho's ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender children. Kate Shaw, professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, co-host of the Supreme Court podcast Strict Scrutiny, a contributor with ABC News and a contributing opinion writer with The New York Times, offers analysis of both issues and previews what else the court is working on this spring.

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0:00.0	It's the Brian Larra Show on WNC.
0:09.0	Good morning everyone.
0:10.0	Governor Hoka will just... It's the Brian Laracheo on WNC.
0:12.8	Good morning everyone.
0:14.1	Governor Hoka will join us on today's show
0:16.8	with some details, we hope, of what she says
0:19.8	is a conceptual agreement on the new state budget. This could have massive
0:24.0	implications for affordable housing in New York State, including new rent
0:28.3	controls. If you live in certain market-rate apartments, we'll see if those are
0:31.8	actually in there. Also allowing more
0:34.2	density in new construction for neighborhoods all over New York City. But what about
0:38.8	mayor of control of schools? What about the bill to limit natural gas hookups and control both climate change and utility bills?
0:46.0	Taxing the rich, housing migrants outside New York City,
0:50.0	new measures on violent crime, retail very much in the negotiations we will see
0:55.7	what we can learn when Governor Hockel joins us at 1110 this morning but first it's becoming high season at the Supreme Court and high season for
1:07.2	criminal trials involving defendant Donald J. Trump.
1:11.2	Between now and June, the Supreme Court will decide on landmark cases from the legal
1:16.2	status of the abortion pill, Mefeprisstone, to where the presidents have immunity from prosecution
1:21.8	no matter their attempts at
1:22.9	insurrection or any other crime.
1:25.0	They'll decide on the limits of power of federal agencies
1:28.3	to make rules based on acts of Congress.
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