Cruel summer: The Supreme Court’s lengthy break in the spotlight
Political Theater, Episode 257

Supreme Court justices have it made: Not only do they get to remake American society with a few opinions, they get to take three months off afterward! Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has joked that “only Supreme Court justices and schoolchildren are expected to and do take the entire summer off.” So what do they do during that quarter-year break, and is it changing now that the high court has stepped into a more prominent political role? CQ Roll Call Legal Affairs Editor Todd Ruger joins the Political Theater podcast to talk about the life jurisprudence.
Show Notes:
- Supreme Court conservatives flex in term full of controversial cases
- In one line, abortion ruling raises concerns about other rights
- Congress sends Biden a bill to boost Supreme Court security
- Reshaping society, the Supreme Court way
- Commission sends Biden report on Supreme Court overhauls