This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the Supreme Court’s busy week on government speech and immigration authority; Donald Trump’s bond issue and words problem; and COVID learning loss. Join us for <a href="https://slate.com/gabfestlive">Political Gabfest Live</a> in Washington, D.C. on March 27! Tickets are on sale now; get ‘em before they’re gone.  Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:Amy Howe for SCOTUSblog: <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/03/court-sympathetic-to-nras-free-speech-claim/">Court sympathetic to NRA’s free speech claim</a> and <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/03/supreme-court-seems-skeptical-of-restricting-government-communications-with-social-media-companies/">Supreme Court skeptical of restricting government communications with social media companies</a>Lindsay Whitehurst for AP: <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nra-parkland-mass-shooting-aclu-supreme-court-be6e5177721656a71410b558ec216217">Supreme Court appears receptive to NRA free-speech lawsuit against a former New York state officia</a>Hogan Gore for the Austin American-Statesman: <a href="https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/03/20/sb4-texas-immigration-law-5th-circuit-court-of-appeals-order-on-hold/73039813007/">5th Circuit Court of Appeals leaves SB 4 on hold after dueling orders on Texas immigration law</a>Ben Protess, Maggie Haberman, and Kate Christobek for The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/18/nyregion/trump-bond-civil-fraud-case.html">Trump Spurned by 30 Companies as He Seeks Bond in $454 Million Judgment</a>Ruth Marcus for The Washington Post: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/19/trump-appeal-fraud-judgment-464-million-bond/">Fair’s fair: Trump should be able to appeal the judgment against him</a> and Catherine Rampell:<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/18/trump-civil-fraud-case-appeal-bond/">Trump can’t find anyone to spot him $424 million. Would you?</a>Sarah Mervosh, Claire Cain Miller, and Francesca Paris for The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/18/upshot/pandemic-school-closures-data.html">What the Data Says About Pandemic School Closures, Four Years Later</a>Slate Political Gabfest: <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/political-gabfest/2020/08/messing-with-the-census">The “Stop Counting Now” Edition</a><a href="https://www.weakleycountytn.gov/">Weakley County, TN</a>Here are this week’s chatters:Emily: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Small-Game-Novel-Blair-Braverman-ebook/dp/B09R21YVLM/tag=slatmaga-20">Small Game: A Novel</a> by Blair Braverman and <a href="https://catalog.dclibrary.org/client/en_US/dcpl/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1205901/ada?qu=Braverman%2C+Blair&d=ent%3A%2F%2FSD_ILS%2F0%2FSD_ILS%3A1205901%7EILS%7E2&h=8">Small Game: A Novel</a> at the DC Public LibraryJohn: Ramishah Maruf for CNN: <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/19/business/mackenzie-scott-donates-640-million-open-call/index.html">MacKenzie Scott donates $640 million after open call for nonprofits</a> and Ahjané Forbes for USA Today: <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2024/03/20/wicliff-fleurizard-delta-airlines-ticketless-passenger/73044352007/">Ticketless passenger found in Delta flight’s lavatory, forcing plane to turn around</a>David: Sarah Zhang for The Atlantic: <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/03/dna-tests-incest/677791/">DNA Tests Are Uncovering The True Prevalence Of Incest</a> and City Cast: <a href="https://citycast.fm/jobs">Work with us.</a> Listener chatter from Joshua Weaver in Austin, Texas: Matthew Brown for AP: <a href="https://apnews.com/article/wildlife-trafficking-giant-sheep-montana-texas-7afaa046c051287ba7f322b6732e31be">Montana man used animal tissue and testicles to breed ‘giant’ sheep for sale to hunting preserves</a> For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, David, John, and Emily talk about The Mysterious Case of The Reappearing Princess. See Karla Adam for The Washington Post: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/18/kate-middleton-video-shopping/">Will Princess Kate video put an end to royal communications mess?</a> and Mark Landler for The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/world/europe/princess-kate-middleton-royals-photo.html">The Royals Tried to Control Their Image Online. The Internet Had Other Ideas.</a> In the latest <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/political-gabfest/2024/03/books-tana-french-author-interview-genre-crime-thriller-the-hunter-western-ireland">Gabfest Reads</a>, Emily talks with Tana French about her book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hunter-Novel-Tana-French-ebook/dp/B0C7729CF8/tag=slatmaga-20">The Hunter: A Novel</a>. Email your chatters, questions, and comments to <a href="mailto:gabfest@slate.com">gabfest@slate.com</a>. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth Research by Julie Huygen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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