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The episode discusses recent Supreme Court decisions related to property law and constitutional rights, focusing on two key cases.

We're in triage mode as the Court clears its end-of-term backlog. We run through the week's opinion dump before focusing on two cases that look unrelated but turn on the same question: when may a state rewrite background property law to limit a constitutional right? In Wolford v. Lopez , the Court strikes down Hawaii's rule requiring a property owner's express consent before a firearm may be carried onto otherwise-public premises. Then to Pung v. Isabella County , a takings case asking whether a homeowner whose property is sold for back taxes is owed only the sale proceeds or full fair-market value. Along the way: a theory about a Landor v. Louisiana flip, the week's run of 6-3 conservative wins, and a short detour into the perils of teaching Federal Courts. Key Topics [00:00:00] - Triage mode: recording June 25 amid the end-of-term opinion dump [00:01:29] - What's still outstanding — and the campaign-finance case's standing problem [00:03:56] - The Landor "flip" theory: did Justice Jackson lose the majority to Justice Gorsuch? [00:06:40] - Thursday's decisions: Monsanto v. Durnell (FIFRA), two immigration wins, Wolford v. Lopez [00:08:58] - Counting the week's seven 6-3…

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