Hi everyone, and welcome back to “First One,” the sneak-peak audio companion to the “One First” newsletter, which is usually available only as a bonus for paid subscribers.
This week’s episode is being provided to all subscribers, though—at least largely in reaction to some criticism that I received last Thursday for putting some of One First’s content behind a paywall. Although I disagree with the criticism (for reasons I elaborate upon in this week’s episode), it seemed long-past time to say a bit about the evolution of the newsletter—and how I think about which content should be available to anyone and everyone, and which content to make available as a bonus only to those who are willing and able to pay for a regular subscription. That’s the back-end of the episode. Before that, I recap a very busy week at the Supreme Court last week, including a bunch of significant rulings on emergency applications (such as Thursday’s ruling in Trump v. Wilcox—the focus of the “Long Read” in tomorrow’s regular newsletter); and a surprisingly less-significant ruling in a major merits docket case. And then I briefly look ahead to this week—and what we might expect before the calendars turn over to June next weekend.
I hope you enjoy the tenth regular episode of “First One”; and I hope you’ll send in ideas for future episodes and questions for me to answer on next week’s episode.
In the interim, thanks for your continued support of “One First.” I can’t tell you how much I appreciate it—or you.
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