Podcast Episodes

How To Fix Our Broken Constitution

There is a “stuckness” to American political life right now, which has become a seemingly inexorable centrifuge of polarization, victimization and power grabbing. The constitution is brandished as sw…

Published on 1 day, 11 hours ago

Is The National Guard Coming To Your City?

In this episode of Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick discusses the recent deployment of the National Guard in Washington D.C. and its implications for checks and balances in the U.S. legal system. She is joine…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

Punished For Their Pregnancies

Women were prosecuted for experiencing miscarriage or stillbirth even before the Supreme Court swept away the protections of Roe v. Wade. But these prosecutions have ramped up since, in both red and …

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

When Trump Hits New Jersey, This Lawyer Hits Back

Law firms, universities, and businesses are bending the knee to the Trump administration at the slightest threat. Amid this shocking cowardice, blue states have been a bastion of defiance against the…

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Who Gets Left Out of Originalism?

The official history of America’s founding is often told as a whites-only story, a heroic tale of wealthy white men forging a new nation—with no mention of the people they excluded, displaced, or opp…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Don’t Give Up on the Law Just Yet

It’s easy to give up on the courts right now. SCOTUS is throwing down unreasoned decisions expanding Donald Trump’s authority, and Senate Republicans keep confirming the president’s cronies to lifeti…

Published on 1 month ago

When Unaccountable People Come for Your Vote

Civil rights are under attack. The Supreme Court seems to have its sights set on the Voting Rights Act. The Trump administration, meanwhile, is taking every issue to the court knowing that it will ne…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

How To Build A Police State (With The Supreme Court’s Blessing)

Over the last six months, life has been upended for  millions of people in America as Stephen Miller's extreme immigration policies have been unleashed. And while the first weeks of the second Trump …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Call Is Coming From Inside The Court

In this episode of Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick sits down with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse to dissect the most recent Supreme Court term and its implications. They explore Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's e…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Opinionpalooza 2025

The Supreme Court wraps up a momentous term. Dahlia Lithwick, Mark Joseph Stern and guests break down the cases and the controversies, explaining what it means for you, and for American democracy.

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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago