Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, ju...
A show about the law and the nine Supreme Court justices who interpret it for the rest of America.
Want more Amicus? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes with exclusive legal analysis. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Amicus show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/amicusplus to get access wherever you listen.
1
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
2
Opinionpalooza 2025
1 min
3
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
4
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
5
“No Right Is Safe”
The Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v CASA sent American democracy over a cliff.
49 min
6
Sneak Preview: The Supreme Court's Worst Move ...
he Supreme Court greenlights Trump to ignore federal judges. Just not the supreme kind.
10 min
7
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
8
Sneak Preview: SCOTUS Apparently Doesn’t Believ...
What just happened to equal protection under the law?
11 min
9
Tanks On DC’s Streets And A US Senator In Handc...
Yup, seems pretty bad.
47 min
10
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
11
Sneak Preview: Unanimous Opinions Out Front, De...
12 min
12
This End Of Term At SCOTUS Is Unlike Any Other ...
68 min
13
The Two Tracks of Justice
Why everything feels so bad right now, even if your life isn’t materially changing.
69 min
14
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
15
SCOTUS, Meet The Broligarchs
Kara Swisher with the briefing constitutional lawyers need to understand big tech’s federal government takeover.
61 min
16
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
17
The Anti-Trump Cases That Have Changed The Game
Key legal takeaways from 100 days of lawlessness.
68 min
18
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
19
A Lawyer’s Guide to Not Caving to the President
55 min
20
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
21
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
22
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
23
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
24
Sneak Preview: An Escalating Constitutional Crisis
9 min
25
Big Law Stands Up
After an initial shock, signs of big firms fighting back against Trump. Will it be enough?
35 min