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A show about the law and the nine Supreme Court justices who interpret it for the rest of America.
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1
The Federal Judiciary Is Trapped
Trump’s lawlessness demands judicial courage and candour. Federal judges got the memo. SCOTUS is asleep at the switch.
63 min
2
Demolition Man
The Department of Justice looks an awful lot like the East Wing of the White House these days… metaphorically speaking.
51 min
3
Voting Rights, But Mainly for White People
Didn’t you hear? SCOTUS says racism’s over.
50 min
4
Trump’s Insurrection Claims Could Lead American...
Is the administration priming the American people to accept military intervention in the midterms?
52 min
5
This Will Be Trump’s Best Term at the Supreme C...
At the start of a “new” term that never really ended, a slew of cases could supercharge Trump’s American takeover.
59 min
6
“Color-Blind” Admissions Continue to Hurt Us
America looks very different two years after the end of affirmative action.
80 min
7
Free Speech Is The Enemy of Free Speech, Appare...
The First Amendment is being hollowed out in the wake of the assassination of right-wing podcaster and organizer, Charlie Kirk. This law professor saw it coming.
49 min
8
Dear Justice Kavanaugh, “I’m American, Bro”
Why Brett Kavanaugh’s unconstitutional freestyling on racial profiling just landed all of us in deep trouble.
47 min
9
How To Fix Our Broken Constitution
Historian Jill Lepore explains how the power to change the law through constitutional amendments was always intended to keep Americans from killing each other.
52 min
10
Is The National Guard Coming To Your City?
The legal loopholes that enabled Trump to call in the troops, and what can stop him.
54 min
11
Punished For Their Pregnancies
Women are being prosecuted for “crimes” against fetuses and even embryos. Meet the lawyer who’s fighting back.
45 min
12
When Trump Hits New Jersey, This Lawyer Hits Back
New Jersey’s attorney general shares the playbook for defending states against Trump.
47 min
13
Who Gets Left Out of Originalism?
How and why an incomplete history of our country gets told in the courtroom.
36 min
14
Don’t Give Up on the Law Just Yet
A new book profiles three heroic judges who might just restore your faith in the courts.
48 min
15
When Unaccountable People Come for Your Vote
These guys are behaving like they’ll never face consequences.
44 min
16
How To Build A Police State (With The Supreme ...
The Roberts Court seemed skeptical of Trump’s immigration tactics at first. What changed?
52 min
17
The Call Is Coming From Inside The Court
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is pulling back the curtain on a lot of mischief at SCOTUS, and one Democratic senator says the court’s right wing supermajority should be very worried about that.
45 min
18
Opinionpalooza 2025
1 min
19
Sneak Preview: SCOTUS Made it Worse
Amicus plus members have some big questions at the end of this Supreme Court term, and we’re answering them.
15 min
20
Our All-Star SCOTUS End-of-Term Breakfast Table
Amicus’ brain trust of five top legal analysts are here to help you process what just happened at the Supreme Court.
55 min
21
“No Right Is Safe”
The Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v CASA sent American democracy over a cliff.
49 min
22
Sneak Preview: The Supreme Court's Worst Move ...
he Supreme Court greenlights Trump to ignore federal judges. Just not the supreme kind.
10 min
23
The Many Compromises of Elena Kagan
A brilliant liberal justice is all of a sudden joining the conservatives on some questionable cases. What’s up?
47 min
24
Sneak Preview: SCOTUS Apparently Doesn’t Believ...
What just happened to equal protection under the law?
11 min
25
Tanks On DC’s Streets And A US Senator In Handc...
Yup, seems pretty bad.
47 min