Back with a special edition of the Federalist Radio Hour.

I'm Molly Hemingway, editor-in-chief at The Federalist, here with Sean Fleetwood, our Supreme Court reporter here at The Federalist.

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So as I mentioned, I'm joined today by Sean Fleetwood, our wonderful reporter at the Federalist who does so much to cover

the Supreme Court. Sean, welcome to Federalist Radio Hour.

Great to be here, Molly. Thank you so much for having me.

So we're recording this toward the end of the Supreme Court's term. The terms start in October and usually end at the end of June.

Sometimes they go into the beginning of July. And what is today's date and why is it special,

Sean Fleetwood? So today is June 23rd, the day we're recording this.

It is very special because 78 years ago, a very special man was born by the name of Justice Clarence Thomas.

Justice Thomas has served on the court for over, I believe, 34 years now.

He is the second longest serving justice, and should he serve until spring of 2028, he will be the longest serving justice. And Justice Thomas, I'm sure some of our listeners

know I'm a big fan of his work, just him as a person. I think that he's so emblematic of what

we should strive to be as Americans. Obviously, his career as a person. I think that he's so emblematic of what we should strive to be as Americans.

Obviously, his career as a jurist and as a judge is incredible, and he's done so much for the

Constitution and upholding the rule of law. But I also think that there's so much we can learn

from him as a person and his incredible story, which you can read about in his autobiography,

my grandfather's son. And he tells the story of what it was like to be born into abject poverty

and the segregated South in Georgia. I grew up during the height of segregation and really

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