City Politics; Israel's Attacks on Iran; Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Gender Affirming Care for Trans Children

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 18, 2025
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On today's show:

  • With less than a week before primary day, WNYC and Gothamist reporter Elizabeth Kim discusses the latest news from the mayoral campaign trail, including Comptroller Brad Lander's arrest by ICE, Assemblymember Mamdani's decision to hire additional security and what early voters are saying at their poll sites.

  • Israel's attacks on Iran have caused destruction that shows no sign of letting up. Robin Wright, contributing writer and columnist for The New Yorker and distinguished fellow at Woodrow Wilson Center, discusses the conflict and its mounting death toll.

  • Kate Shaw, professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, co-host of the Supreme Court podcast Strict Scrutiny and a contributing opinion writer with the New York Times, discusses the latest news coming out of the Supreme Court, including the latest decision to uphold Tennessee's ban on gender affirming care for transgender children, the legal battle over the Trump administration's deployment of the National Guard in California—currently headed to a federal appeals court—and President Donald Trump's use of "the shadow docket," which has made it so SCOTUS often votes in his favor.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.

 

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