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Law360's Pro Say: High Court Cases, Kennedy & Key Stats

(July 6, 2018, 4:41 PM EDT) -- It's safe to say the 2017 U.S. Supreme Court term was a wild ride — with cases on President Donald Trump's travel ban, a baker's right to free speech and gerrymandered election maps, plus Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement announcement. On this week's special episode of the Pro Say podcast, we're dedicating our entire show to stepping back and looking at what lessons can be taken from it all.  

Each week on Pro Say, Law360 staffers Amber McKinney, Bill Donahue and Alex Lawson bring you inside the newsroom and break down what you need to know about key legal developments.

The justices may have considered some blockbuster cases this term, but the outcomes weren't exactly what many court watchers expected. Willy Jay, co-chair of Goodwin Procter's appellate litigation practice, joins us on the show this week to break down all the action, including how Justice Kennedy's departure will shift the dynamics of the court. 

We also spend time this week discussing some of the term's sharpest dissents, some of the key stats you need to know to understand the impact of the high court's actions, and some of the narrowly decided rulings in what one expert called the most conservative term since 1935. 

Finally, we'll take a listen to some of the term's more lighthearted moments, including an attorney's witty attempt to show Chief Justice John Roberts "all due respect," and Justice Neil Gorsuch's hot take on the taste of wedding cake. 

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--Editing by Emily Kokoll.

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