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5 min readThe Supreme Court term is barreling toward its final days with a dozen major cases still undecided, and the hosts of The Prosecutors Legal Briefs are betting that the most explosive opinions—on independent agencies, transgender athletes, and campaign finance—will land in a furious final flurry. As of this recording, the Court released five opinions on what the hosts initially thought was a Wednesday but turned out to be a Tuesday, none of which touched the term's blockbusters. That leaves roughly 12 cases, many of which are likely to be 5-4 decisions with dissents from the bench, and the hosts predict the Court may need an extra opinion day next week to clear its docket.
The Unitary Executive and the Fate of Independent Agencies
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What you'll learn
- 1 (03:44) **End-of-Term Crunch** - Alice and Brett set up the episode: the Supreme Court term is ending within days, with 12 major cases still undecided.
- 2 (06:46) **Trump v. Slaughter (Humphrey’s Executor)** - The case challenging whether FTC members can be fired at will by the president, potentially overturning the 1935 precedent that created independent agencies.
- 3 (09:10) **Trump v. Cook (Federal Reserve Board)** - A companion case asking whether a district court can block the president from firing a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
- 4 (13:24) **NRSC v. FEC (Campaign Finance)** - A challenge to remaining limits on coordinated party expenditures under McCain-Feingold, arguing they violate the First Amendment.
- 5 (17:20) **Transgender Athletes Cases (Little v. Kaechele & West Virginia v. BPJ)** - Whether states can require athletes to compete based on biological sex under the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.
- 6 (19:24) **Walford v. Lopez (Second Amendment)** - Whether Hawaii may presumptively prohibit concealed carry on private property open to the public unless the owner expressly permits it.
- 7 (24:18) **Watson v. RNC (Election Law)** - Whether Mississippi may count mail-in ballots received after Election Day if postmarked by Election Day, despite federal law setting a single federal election day.
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Show Notes
Before the Supreme Court released its final opinions, we described the cases and predicted the outcome. Come see how we did, and how these decisions could affect your life.
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