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The Supreme Court says only Congress can ban bump stocks.

David Lat takes over the guest chair and joins Sarah to discuss recent SCOTUS decisions.

The Agenda:
SCOTUS bumps bump stock case to Congress
Lily Ledbetter and the last time Congress did their job
Mifepristone decision
Trump too small? Maybe, but you can’t trademark it
—Justice Gorsuch and Justice Jackson’s playful relationship
NLRB and defending the administrative state
—Justice Alito is secretly recorded
—Young Thug’s messy court trial
—Predicting SCOTUS decisions
—Sentencing and appeals in the Hunter Biden saga

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Sarah Isgur is a senior editor at The Dispatch and is based in northern Virginia. Prior to joining the company in 2019, she had worked in every branch of the federal government and on three presidential campaigns. When Sarah is not hosting podcasts or writing newsletters, she’s probably sending uplifting stories about spiders to Jonah, who only pretends to love all animals.

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