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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Preview of Supreme Court rulings, and Kamala Harris' challenge to new abortion restrictions

    June traditionally brings a slew of Supreme Court decisions. We look at the big cases they will rule on: partisan gerrymandering and the citizenship question on the next Census.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Jun 10, 2019 • 1 min read

    June traditionally brings a slew of Supreme Court decisions. We look at the big cases they will rule on: partisan gerrymandering and the citizenship question on the next Census.

    Also, California Democratic Senator Kamala Harris is on the presidential campaign trail. She’s pitching the idea of protecting abortion access by using a policy similar to the Voting Rights Act known as “pre-clearance.”

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    4. 23:55Former pro-soccer player on the Women's World Cup
    5. 36:23Your summer playlist from KCRW DJ Travis Holcombe
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      Barbara Bogaev

      radio journalist

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Michell Eloy

      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir

      Associate producer

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      Jessica Levinson

      Professor, Loyola Law School

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Do preemptive blackouts reduce wildfire risks?
    1. 0:00As summer approaches, state utilities try to minimize wildfire risks
    2. 7:16Preview of Supreme Court rulings, and Kamala Harris' challenge to new abortion restrictionsYou’re reading this
    3. 15:56Politically motivated violence against women is surging, and one group is tracking the global trend
    4. 23:55Former pro-soccer player on the Women's World Cup
    5. 36:23Your summer playlist from KCRW DJ Travis Holcombe
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand