Hey everybody, it's Kai.

Last week as the US Supreme Court opened its latest session, we shared the first episode

of a project called We Don't Talk About Leonard.

It's a three-part series from our friends over at On the Media, who teamed up with Pro

Public to investigate why the court moved so far to the right, and how one man played

a critical behind-the-scenes role in the conservative takeover of America's courts.

Now, I'm going to pause here and say if you haven't listened to the first episode, stop

now and go back in our feed and find it because you're going to need it for what's coming

next, and it's about to get juicy.

Okay, here's On the Media host Brooke Gladstone.

I'm Brooke Gladstone.

On this week's On the Media, many of the rulings handed down by the Supreme Court start with

cases brought by the states, and one influential conservative group is busy working those

reps.

We're going to have a conversation this morning about State Attorney's General, and this

is an issue of great importance to the Federalist Society.

I think the Attorney General's office has gotten more interested in national issues in

the last 30 years.

A number of them have gone on to judgeships have gone on to other high-profile positions

within the judiciary.

I was like, Solicitor, that sounds like does he wear a wig?

What is that?

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