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The Conversation with Dasha Burns

Two Supreme Court decisions, explained

The Conversation with Dasha Burns

POLITICO

Politics, News, Government

4.01.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

This week on the Nerdcast with host Scott Bland: The Supreme Court had a busy week, ruling on two cases that have big political implications. First, immigration reporter Ted Hesson joins to explain how a road block has been put in the path of implementing a citizenship question on the 2020 census. Then, Scott and Charlie talk about the ruling on partisan gerrymandering. In the second segment, national political reporter Natasha Korecki explains where the democratic presidential candidates stand in the first week post-debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello listeners welcome to political's nerdcast I'm your host Scott Land.

0:07.0

Coming up this week a busy busy end of term for the Supreme Court first it said no to the

0:19.1

Trump administration's plans to put a citizenship question on the 2020 census, but as we'll find out from our in-house

0:26.5

expert at Politico, this isn't the end of that story.

0:28.9

That question might be coming back.

0:30.8

Then the court also decided that federal courts have no jurisdiction over partisan gerrymandering

0:36.5

and will walk you through what that means.

0:38.1

There's a really, really big decision and a bit of a blow to some reformers who had high hopes for this case.

0:45.0

Plus we're checking in with the 2020 presidential candidates post debate.

0:49.0

What's the state of play?

0:50.0

Well, you'll have to stick around to find out.

0:52.0

All right, it's not the usual, but we are taping this episode a little bit before

0:54.8

noon on Tuesday this week.

0:56.6

That's July 2nd, getting in before the 4th of July holiday.

0:59.8

So it's all up to date as of then.

1:03.0

All right, let's give a big welcome to our guests this week.

1:05.2

First, as always, we have senior politics editor, Charlie Mathesian,

1:07.8

in the studio.

1:08.8

Hi, Charlie. Hey, Scott.

1:09.8

Thank you so much for being here.

1:10.8

And a nerdcast rookie, we've got political immigration reporter Ted

1:14.0

Hesson here at Ted welcome. Hi Scott thank you for having me thank you so much

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