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by Will Baude & Dan Epps
Today: #26 in Government on our combined chart.
Today: #67 in Government, Australia on our combined chart.
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Today: #25 in Government, Japan on our combined chart.
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Latest daily rankings: Oct 21. New rankings will appear after the next update.
Position on the Trending, Japan combined chart over the last 7 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.
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| Date | Combined Rank |
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| Oct 21 | #76 |
| Oct 20 | #70 |
| Oct 19 | #14 |
| Oct 18 | #2 |
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An unscheduled, unpredictable Supreme Court podcast. Hosted by Will Baude and Dan Epps. In partnership with SCOTUSblog.