The New Yorker staff writer Amy Davidson Sorkin joins Tyler Foggatt to examine the biggest Supreme Court decisions of the year—those already decided and those yet to come. They discuss the Court’s attempt to moderate its radical rulings on guns and abortion, its politicized selection of which cases to hear, and its influence on the 2024 election.
This week’s reading:
- “The Supreme Court Steps Back from the Brink on Guns,” by Amy Davidson Sorkin
- “Yet More Donald Trump Cases Head to the Supreme Court,” by Amy Davidson Sorkin
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