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The U.S. Supreme Court is back in business.

Hello again, I'm Arminolny, and this is To the Point.

Justice Neil Gorsuch, has the U.S. Supreme Court at full strength, after more than a year

with just eight members, four conservatives, four tending liberal. After avoiding important cases

that might have produced tie votes, the court is expected to come up with some blockbuster

decisions in its next term. Partisan gerrymandering, gay rights, free speech, religion,

and immigration are all on the docket

after the court takes three months off.

Is Gorsuch even more to the right than Antonin Scalia, the man he replaced?

And how come the court gets such a long vacation?

Later on today's talking point, the president's latest grievance against CNN.

First, here's the news.

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Hello again, I'm on an Alney, back with To The Point.

With all nine members now in place for the next term, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide cases that could impact the lives of many Americans.

We'll hear what to expect from the newest justice, Neil Gorsuch, who's already taken some very conservative stance.

On our talking point later, President Trump is attacking CNN for fake news again after the network

retracted a story because of inadequate sourcing.

Time magazine says the president is guilty of fake news

because of a phony time cover with Mr. Trump's picture that hangs in his golf clubs and other

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