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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
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
2
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
3
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
4
Punished For Their Pregnancies
Women are being prosecuted for “crimes” against fetuses and even embryos. Meet the lawyer who’s fighting back.
45 min
5
When Trump Hits New Jersey, This Lawyer Hits Back
New Jersey’s attorney general shares the playbook for defending states against Trump.
47 min
6
Who Gets Left Out of Originalism?
How and why an incomplete history of our country gets told in the courtroom.
36 min
7
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
8
When Unaccountable People Come for Your Vote
These guys are behaving like they’ll never face consequences.
44 min
9
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
10
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
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Opinionpalooza 2025
1 min
12
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
13
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
14
“No Right Is Safe”
The Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v CASA sent American democracy over a cliff.
49 min
15
Sneak Preview: The Supreme Court's Worst Move ...
he Supreme Court greenlights Trump to ignore federal judges. Just not the supreme kind.
10 min
16
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
17
Sneak Preview: SCOTUS Apparently Doesn’t Believ...
What just happened to equal protection under the law?
11 min
18
Tanks On DC’s Streets And A US Senator In Handc...
Yup, seems pretty bad.
47 min
19
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
20
Sneak Preview: Unanimous Opinions Out Front, De...
12 min
21
This End Of Term At SCOTUS Is Unlike Any Other ...
68 min
22
The Two Tracks of Justice
Why everything feels so bad right now, even if your life isn’t materially changing.
69 min
23
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
24
SCOTUS, Meet The Broligarchs
Kara Swisher with the briefing constitutional lawyers need to understand big tech’s federal government takeover.
61 min
25
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