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At face value, one might say "what in the world were they thinking?" But six months into a pandemic with no end in sight, it's easy to understand why people want to gather and celebrate.

Ginsburg's death has sparked an outpouring of emotion and respect for her legacy, and also a fierce standoff over who will appoint her successor.

Plus, Sudbury Police announced that they're charging two parents and their teenager under the state's "Social Host" law. The family allegedly hosted an underage drinking party, which resulted in the regional high school switching to all-remote learning.

A new report, co-authored by Citizens for Juvenile Justice and Strategies for Youth, argues that there is little evidence that School Resource Officers make Massachusetts schools safer for students.

More than 200,000 people in the United States have died from the coronavirus as of Tuesday. In Massachusetts, that number is 9,107.

We speak with civil liberties attorney Harvey Silverglate.

Plus, it's the first day of school in Boston.

The beloved Allston rock club announced in May it would be closing permanently because of the pandemic -- but long-time concert booker Carl Lavin started a crowdfunding campaign to save it, in a new space.

We check in with WBUR's Carrie Jung about how the day went.

We take listener calls on Boston's memories of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.