The Influence of the Fifth Circuit on SCOTUS

Leah and Melissa catch up on the Alitos' upside-down flag situation, an opinion preserving the funding structure of the CFPB, and a racial gerrymandering case out of Texas.

• Read Jodi Kantor's reporting on the Alitos' flag
• Revisit our episode recapping the oral arguments in the case challenging the CFPB

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