Hi everyone, Harry here.

Before our episode begins, I just wanted to let you know that we've posted Patreon one-on-one interviews in the last couple days,

one on the Trump indictments with Dan Alonso, the former head assistant district attorney in the Manhattan D.A.'s office,

the office that brought the charges, and two, a discussion on the Cosby case with Professor Najiri Mathis Rutledge,

who wrote as I did an op-ed on the case, and we just wanted to compare and contrast our views.

So you can check them out at patreon.com slash talking feds.

Also on Patreon, stay tuned for an upcoming special one-hour interview with Congressman Eric Swalwell

on his book about the impeachment and other tumultuous issues.

Okay, here's our episode at Deep Dive on the Supreme Court term just ended with a fantastic group of guests.

Welcome to Talking Feds, a roundtable that brings together prominent former federal officials and special guests

for a dynamic discussion of the most important political and legal topics of the day.

I'm Harry Littman. In a week providing at least two rounds of fireworks in the indictment of Trump Organization,

Chief Financial Officer Alan Weiselberg, and the sudden release of Bill Cosby,

the most important and consequential news might originate from the Supreme Court of the United States,

which Thursday announced its last few decisions and closed up shop for the summer.

The court works according to a familiar school year rhythm, and every year around this time

announces its final decisions for the term, which tend to be among the most contentious

and most influential on the legal landscape for good or for ill.

And the court stayed to form this year.

It closed out its term yesterday with the release of two opinions, both six to three along familiar ideological lines,

that put an exclamation point on a year in which the new conservative supermajority

repeatedly flexed its muscles and pushed the law to the right.

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