As we enter the final weeks of the term, the Supreme Court still has the capacity to surprise us. On this week’s Amicus Plus Bonus episode, cohosts Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern probe some of the strange bedfellows and weird wine pairings that can occur when nine justices encounter a case that raises new and unexpected clashes between basic constitutional values. First, they discuss the separate opinions in US v. Hemani, a decision that permits some marijuana users to retain their right to bear arms. Then they turn to Hunter v. US, a case raising questions about the legality of plea bargains and appeal waivers. Both decisions confirm that when he’s right about something, there is simply nobody righter than Justice Neil Gorsuch.

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