Oct. 7, 2022

The supremely conservative Supreme Court

The supremely conservative Supreme Court
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The supremely conservative Supreme Court

The Supreme Court’s new term began this week, but is America over the last one? Today on “Post Reports,” we talk about what to expect from this ultra-conservative court and the lingering questions from last term about the court’s legitimacy and a leak.

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The Supreme Court of the United States reopened its doors to the public this week for the first time since March 2020. This new term brings new cases, a new justice and renewed questions about its legitimacy.


Supreme Court reporter Robert Barnes runs down the slate of cases that will be heard this term and offers his insights about how Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and the associate justices handled public disapproval during the summer recess.


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