Show Notes
On this episode of Supreme Court Brief, host Jimmy Hoover interviews Second Amendment scholar Haley Proctor of Notre Dame Law School on the major gun cases to be decided during the 2025-2026 term. Plus, a look at the court's decision this week to take up a case about the right of immigrants facing persecution to seek asylum in the U.S., and a recent trend of retired judges filing amicus briefs to the justices.
Supreme Court Brief will be back after the week of Thanksgiving with more news and analysis of the nation's top court.
Host: Jimmy Hoover
Guest: Haley Proctor
Producer: Charles Garnar
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