Summary: The Supreme Court’s 2016 term may not have contained the usual number of blockbuster cases, but it did have its fair share of drama. Between the <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2016/11/what_democrats_should_do_about_the_supreme_court.html">stonewalling</a> of Merrick Garland, the filibustered <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2017/04/the_nuclear_option_won_t_change_the_supreme_court.html">confirmation</a> of Neil Gorsuch, <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/the_breakfast_table/features/2017/supreme_court_june_2017/is_justice_kennedy_about_to_retire_or_is_it_justice_thomas.html">rumors</a> about Anthony Kennedy’s possible retirement, and in the background, the White House <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2017/04/trump_always_forgets_words_matter_to_judges.html">offensive</a> against the federal judiciary, court-watchers had no shortage of things to keep them up at night. <br><br>And so this week on <em>Amicus, </em>we pour a couple of our favorite court-watchers a big cup of coffee and plop some microphones down at <em>Slate’</em>s annual “<a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/life/the_breakfast_table.html">Breakfast Table</a>.” <a href="http://www.slate.com/authors.mark_stern.html">Mark Joseph Stern</a> and <a href="http://www.slate.com/authors.pamela_s_karlan.html">Pamela Karlan</a> join us to discuss what we learned about the justices this term and what we can expect from them in the fall. <br><br>Transcripts of <em>Amicus </em>are available to <strong>Slate Plus</strong> members, several days after each episode posts. For a limited time, get 90 days of free access to Slate Plus in the new Slate iOS app. Download it today at <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id357555242?mt=8">slate.com/app</a>. <br><br>Please let us know what you think of <em>Amicus</em>. Join the discussion of this episode on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/amicuspodcast">Facebook</a>. Our email is <a href="mailto:amicus@slate.com">amicus@slate.com</a>.<br> Podcast production by Tony Field.
