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The history of the Federalist Society, now vetting Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court, and the outlook for reproductive rights; Plus: CA may be undercounting COVID deaths

Inside the US Supreme Court (Photo: WIkipedia)

0:08 – How the Federalist Society packs the courts

Amanda Hollis-Brusky (@HollisBrusky) is a professor of politics at Pomona College. She’s the author of Ideas with Consequences: The Federalist Society and the Conservative Counterrevolution (2015)

0:30 – Outlook for reproductive rights under 6-3 conservative court

Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) is Senior Editor of Law and Policy at Rewire.News. She also co-hosts the podcast Boom! Lawyered.

1:08 – California may be undercounting COVID deaths

Phillip Reese (@PhillipHReese) is a data reporting specialist and an assistant professor of journalism at California State University-Sacramento. His latest report for Kaiser Health News is titled: California’s deadliest spring in years suggests COVID undercount.

1:34 – There are 7 days left to fill out the census. How’s it going?

Eric McGhee is a senior fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California, where he focuses on elections, legislative behavior, political reform, and surveys and polling.

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