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'The Week That Was: A Bounty of Hilarity -- The Reflecting Pool and Great American State Fair

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Host Nancy Derringer talks with seasoned lawyers Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly, and Joel Sklar; labor and community activist Barb Ingalls; and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. (Regular host Saeed Khan is on the road.)They talk about: the end of the U.S. Supreme Court term, with major decisions on birthright citizenship, executive power, and transgender rights; a bounty of hilarity—the reflecting pool and the Great American State Fair; Sen. Slotkin's call for new Democratic leadership, which draws criticism; University of Michigan Regent Jordan Acker's apology after a university investigation confirms the lewd messages were real; and Schmuck of the Week.

Host Nancy Derringer talks with seasoned lawyers Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly, and Joel Sklar; labor and community activist Barb Ingalls; and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. (Regular host Saeed Khan is on the road.) They talk about: the end of the U.S. Supreme Court term, with major decisions on birthright citizenship, executive power, and transgender rights; a bounty of hilarity—the reflecting pool and the Great American State Fair; Sen. Slotkin's call for new Democratic leadership,...

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Host Nancy Derringer talks with seasoned lawyers Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly, and Joel Sklar; labor and community activist Barb Ingalls; and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. (Regular host Saeed Khan is on the road.)They talk about: the end...

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