October Term 2017 has been officially gaveled out, and the Justices are all doing exciting things like "teaching" in Europe. But we're not taking the summer off. Instead, we're to give you 2018's first installment of our summer series, "In Recess." In this episode, we start to chip away at our huge backlog of hotline calls, and talk through some interesting religious liberty cases the Court has on its docket—while also providing a brief update about just how much Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh loves baseball.

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