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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Supreme Court takes up free speech, gun rights

    The Supreme Court's term begins today, and this year the justices will consider big cases concerning the administrative state, free speech, voting rights, and guns.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 2, 2023 • 1 min read

    The Supreme Court's term begins today, and this year the justices will consider big cases concerning the administrative state, free speech, voting rights, and guns.

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    Laphonza Butler to replace Feinstein in Senate. How will she govern?
    1. 0:00Laphonza Butler to fill Feinstein’s Senate seat. Will she seek full term?
    2. 9:38Looking back at Dianne Feinstein’s long legacy in US Senate
    3. 19:02Supreme Court takes up free speech, gun rightsYou’re reading this
    4. 27:12Will Beyoncé and Taylor Swift save the movie theater?
    5. 35:36Corinne Bailey Rae’s ‘Black Rainbows’ delights in diaspora
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