Hour 4 centers on major Supreme Court activity, including a sharp exchange over immigration protections for Haitians where Justice Alito pushes back on arguments framing policy decisions through racial categories, highlighting how definitions of race and nationality shift over time and complicate legal reasoning. The discussion broadens into criticism of ideological blocs on the Court and renewed political pressure following recent rulings, including calls from some Democrats to expand the Court after a 6–3 Voting Rights Act decision and a unanimous First Amendment ruling favoring pregnancy resource centers. The hour concludes with a major Justice Department shift rolling back Biden-era ATF firearm regulations, including efforts to expand background-check requirements for private gun sales at shows, with officials arguing the previous rules overreached and burdened lawful gun owners and small dealers.
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Apr 30, 2026





