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Oct 6, 2025 
Mark Joseph Stern, a senior writer for Slate and co-host of Amicus, dives into the Supreme Court's contentious new term. He unpacks the implications of upcoming cases, highlighting how partisan agendas are normalized within the Court. Expect a potential strike down of Colorado's ban on conversion therapy and a discussion on Louisiana's redistricting efforts that dilute Black votes. Stern also critiques the shadow docket, revealing how it favors Trump, and voices concerns from legal experts about the Court's fracturing of coherent law.
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Potential Immediate Impact On House Seats
- Weakening the Voting Rights Act could immediately allow states to redraw maps and shift multiple House seats to Republicans.
- Stern estimates that disabling these protections might add roughly 7–13 Republican seats depending on mapping choices.
Shadow Docket Eroded Agency Independence
- The Court used the shadow docket to allow Trump to remove protected independent-agency officials.
- Stern says the 90-year-old Humphrey's Executor precedent protecting such removals is now at risk of being overturned.
What Overturning Humphrey's Would Mean
- If Humphrey's Executor is overturned, presidents could gain near-total control of independent agencies.
- Stern warns this would make future presidents far more powerful and politicize long-standing regulatory bodies.