Politics Therapy: What's on the docket as we move into August?

The Trump indictments are all about democracy

Happy end of July, everyone! Hope folks are staying cool. Like many of you, I’m deeply concerned about the scorching temperatures, which have meant folks in Phoenix filling emergency rooms from serious burns arising from falling on asphalt, and the Tehran airport reaching 152 degrees—a number that’s not fit for human survival. On that topic, stay tuned for a discussion of how the Supreme Court has jousted with the government’s ability to address climate change in a later installment of Politics Therapy.

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For today, let’s account for the key legal stories to watch as we move into August.