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The Supreme Court’s New Term
At yesterday’s opening session, the US Supreme Court declined to take up cases involving same-sex marriage. Was that a surprise—or not?
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readAt yesterday’s opening session, the US Supreme Court declined to take up cases involving same-sex marriage. Was that a surprise—or not?
First, today’s arguments in the case of a notorious prisoner in Arkansas—a self-proclaimed Muslim jihadist who stabbed his ex-girlfriend. He says his religion requires him to wear a half-inch beard—contrary to the rules in state prison.
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Evan George
Director of Content, News
Jenny Hamel
KCRW
Claire Martin
Producer, To the Point/Which Way LA?
Dahlia Lithwick
Author; Senior legal affairs correspondent, Slate; podcast host, Amicus podcast
Jonathan H. Adler
Case Western Reserve University
Adam Winkler
professor of law at UCLA, and author of "Gunfight: The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America"
The full episode
2 of 3Small Cases, Big Silence at the Supreme Court- 1:20Turkish President Warns of ISIS on Its Border
- 8:07The Supreme Court’s New TermYou’re reading this
- 42:22Matt Bai on the Week That Politics Went Tabloid