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Supreme Court Term in Review: Reconciling Our Losses and Wins
July 6, 2023
Another Supreme Court term has come to a close. This year, the court delivered major decisions on voting rights, free speech, Indigenous sovereignty, and racial justice, among other issues. The 老澳门开奖结果 was involved in cases throughout the term and in many ways, our wins exceeded our expectations. However, in the last two days of the term, the court dropped decisions overturning affirmative action, codifying discrimination in the name of 鈥渇ree speech,鈥 and blocking President Biden鈥檚 student loan forgiveness plan.
Here to help us reconcile our wins and losses and break down the term is returning favorite, David Cole, 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 national legal director.
In this episode
Kendall Ciesemier
Former Host of At Liberty and Senior Executive Producer of Multimedia
This Episode Covers the Following Issues
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Voting Rights
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LGBTQ Rights
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Discrimination
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Religion-Based Discrimination Against LGBTQ People
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LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Protections
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Free Speech
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Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education
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Indigenous Justice
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The Voting Rights Act
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Gerrymandering
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Religion and Public Schools
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Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Conditions
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Prisoners' Rights
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Using Religion to Discriminate
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Religious Liberty
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Racial Justice
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