We’ve seen and heard the fallout from a contentious presidential candidate debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump Thursday night and we’ve learned about a slew of U.S. Supreme Court decisions in the last week.

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with legal and political analysts about the importance of the recent and upcoming decisions, and their thoughts about this November’s presidential election.

Guests:

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• Patrick Schmidt is a professor of political science and co-director of legal studies at Macalester College.

  
  

• Larry Jacobs is a professor and director of The Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota.

  
  

• Brian Bakst is the politics editor for MPR News.

  
  
  

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