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Jan 2025
1h 16m

Trump’s Onslaught of Executive Orders

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Post-inauguration, the Trump administration is wasting no time issuing a flurry of heinous executive orders. Melissa, Kate, and Leah walk through them and then take a look at last week’s SCOTUS arguments. Finally, they answer some listener questions about the Court’s TikTok decision and share some rare but real good Supreme Court news. 

Here’s the DEI explainer from the Meltzer Center on Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at NYU Law. 

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