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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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There Is No Musk-Trump Feud Without The Roberts...
The original sin of selling the US Justice system comes home to roost at the Supreme Court.
44 min
2
Sneak Preview: Unanimous Opinions Out Front, De...
12 min
3
This End Of Term At SCOTUS Is Unlike Any Other ...
68 min
4
The Two Tracks of Justice
Why everything feels so bad right now, even if your life isn’t materially changing.
69 min
5
SCOTUS Is About to Suffer Buyers Remorse, Again
They decided to tackle the very messy question of nationwide injunctions instead of answering the easy, obviously unconstitutional issue.
56 min
6
SCOTUS, Meet The Broligarchs
Kara Swisher with the briefing constitutional lawyers need to understand big tech’s federal government takeover.
61 min
7
The Un-American Project
The Trump administration can’t delete birthright citizenship or due process from the constitution. But they’re asking the courts to let them.
74 min
8
The Anti-Trump Cases That Have Changed The Game
Key legal takeaways from 100 days of lawlessness.
68 min
9
Playing Chicken With the Constitution
Donald Trump and Stephen Miller are revving up for a face off between the president and the courts.
71 min
10
A Lawyer’s Guide to Not Caving to the President
55 min
11
Sneak Preview: The Supreme Court Just Gave The ...
Five justices used an emergency ruling to reward Trump’s DOJ and severely restrict hundreds of detainees’ access to justice.
6 min
12
He Was Deported by Administrative Error. We Tal...
Will the Trump administration follow a federal judge’s orders and bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia home?
48 min
13
Trump’s Plan To Put A Chokehold On Voting
The SAVE act plus this week’s executive order targeting voting are the biggest proposed restrictions on the right to vote in Congress’ history.
69 min
14
The Rule of Law Took A Very Dark Turn This Week
From rendition flights to El Salvador, to USAID workers left stranded in dangerous places, the courts are tackling Trump’s wildest lawless acts, but meeting with denial and defiance.
73 min
15
Sneak Preview: An Escalating Constitutional Crisis
9 min
16
Big Law Stands Up
After an initial shock, signs of big firms fighting back against Trump. Will it be enough?
35 min
17
The Constitutional Truth At The Heart Of The DO...
Elon Musk cannot, as a legal matter, be simultaneously leading DOGE and also not leading DOGE.
58 min
18
Sneak Preview: What Trump’s First Big Loss At S...
While Justices Roberts and Barrett agree the administration should pay $2 billion it owes in foreign aid, four justices are apparently cool with a bit of contempt of court.
7 min
19
When the Lawyers are Lawless
We’re now a country where you don’t know if you’re being arrested or kidnapped (and that’s the point).
44 min
20
Long Live The King?
Spotting the difference between “muscular unitary executive” and “monarchy” is getting tougher by the day.
52 min
21
The Gangster Presidency
The DoJ’s Eric Adams shakedown sets off a series of defiant and courageous resignations.
72 min
22
Trying To Undo A Coup, In The Courts
This week saw an unbroken string of legal losses for Trump and Musk. But will losing in court slow their roll?
56 min
23
Trump’s American Takeover
Autocracy doesn’t always start with tanks in the streets.
52 min
24
Extra: The Federal Funding Freeze
Trump’s chaotic and illegal order to freeze agency funding usurps Congress’s power and sets up a dangerous game of constitutional chicken at SCOTUS.
38 min
25
Trump’s Unconstitutional Rampage Against Immigr...
What’s a red flag, what’s a false alarm and what’s already a five alarm fire.
59 min