# Into the Gerrymandering and Slush Fund Legal Thunder Dome

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Podcast: [Law Talk With Epstein, Yoo & Cooke](https://stenobird.com/podcast/law-talk-with-epstein-yoo-cooke-250371)
Published: 2026-05-27T20:08:46+00:00
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## Resource

The Supreme Court drops a bombshell voting-rights ruling , Richard Epstein declares the republic is heading for the rocks, John Yoo says everybody needs to calm down because politicians have always behaved terribly, and Charlie Cooke tries to referee the whole thing before the podcast devolves into anarchy. Along the way: racial gerrymandering, constitutional originalism, the mysterious “Republican Form of Government Clause,” whether Trump can legally settle a lawsuit with… himself, and why both parties suddenly love slush funds when they’re the ones holding the hose. It’s a cheerful little conversation about whether America’s political system is fundamentally broken — and whose fault it is.

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