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We the People

The Latest Big Decisions from the Supreme Court

We the People

National Constitution Center

News, News Commentary, History

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2021

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

The Supreme Court recently released decisions from some of the most highly-anticipated cases of this term. Jess Bravin, who covers the Supreme Court for The Wall Street Journal, and Marcia Coyle, chief Washington correspondent for The National Law Journal and contributor to the National Constitution Center’s blog Constitution Daily, join host Jeffrey Rosen to recap those decisions and highlight the role, approach and legal philosophy of each individual justice in this blockbuster term. Marcia, Jess, and Jeff discuss cases including: Fulton v. City of Philadelphia in which the Court held that the refusal of Philadelphia to contract with Catholic Social Services (CSS) for the provision of foster care services unless CSS agrees to certify same-sex couples as foster parents violates the free exercise clause of the First Amendment. Mahanoy Area School District in which the Court sided with a student whose initials are B.L., ruling that the school district’s decision to suspend B.L. from the cheerleading team for posting to social media vulgar language and gestures critical of the school violates the First Amendment. California v. Texas in which the Court held that the plaintiffs in the case lack standing to challenge the Affordable Care Act’s minimum essential coverage provision—essentially protecting the ACA from its latest challenge. Additional resources and transcript available at constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/media-library. Questions or comments available at podcast@constitutioncenter.org.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, and welcome to We The People, a weekly show of constitutional debate.

0:11.0

The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit chartered by Congress to increase awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.

0:22.0

The Supreme Court term is nearly over. among the American people.

0:22.6

The Supreme Court term is nearly over and the court has displayed a surprising amount of

0:31.4

bipartisan unanimity.

0:34.2

On today's episode, we will try to explain

0:37.3

that unexpected phenomenon with two of America's

0:40.6

leading Supreme Court journalists, two great writers about the court, and two great

0:44.9

friends of We The People.

0:47.4

Marsha Koyle is chief Washington correspondent for the National Law Journal, where she covers

0:52.0

the Supreme Court.

0:53.3

We're also fortunate that she's a regular contributor

0:55.7

to the National Constitution Centers blog,

0:58.2

Constitution Daily.

1:00.1

Marsha, it is wonderful to have you back on the show.

1:02.8

Great to be with you, Jeff.

1:04.2

And Jess Braven covers the US Supreme Court for the Wall Street Journal.

1:08.0

He previously worked at the LA Times and was United Nations

1:10.9

correspondent and editor of the Wall Street Journal, California Weekly.

1:15.5

Jess, thank you so much for joining.

1:17.5

I'd rather be in Philadelphia, but it's good to join you remotely.

1:21.6

Well, it is wonderful to join you remotely.

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