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Back to SearchLeaked Supreme Court Memos Reveal the Shadow Docket's Extremely Stupid (and Corrupt) Origins
Episode 29
VR29 - Thomas, Lydia, and Matt go deep on the “Shadow Papers,” the 2016 shadow docket memos recently leaked to The New York Times which reveal the tr…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
An Under-the-Radar Copyright Case with Huge Implications
Episode 1254
OA1254 - An underreported on case called Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment could be a much bigger deal than it seems.
Record label…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump Puts the “Pervert” in Perversion of Justice
Episode 1253
OA1253 - It’s spring cleaning time in this week’s news, in which we answer patron questions on everything from DOJ lying to a federal judge about ICE…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Go to Hell, Swalwell.
Episode 28
VR28 - On this week’s Vapid Response, we survey the fallout from California Congressman Eric Swalwell’s recent exposure as a longtime sexual predator…
5 months ago
Peaceful Protestors Are Facing Decades in Prison - Inside the Prairieland Trial
Episode 1252
OA1252 - Just one month ago, nine people were convicted in a Texas federal court for their participation in a protest outside the Prairieland ICE fac…
5 months ago
Farewell to Pam Bondi, the worst AG in US History... SO FAR!
Episode 1251
OA1251 - We begin with a rare Friday appearance from OA democracy correspondent Jenessa Seymour, who stops in to provide some unequivocal good news f…
5 months ago
That Time Sociopaths Tried to Inception a Fake 14th Amendment History into Legal Scholarship
Episode 27
VR27 - This week on Vapid Response Wednesday we take a look at the liars, losers, frauds, and suckers angling for a federal bench who have worked up,…
5 months, 1 week ago
When You Fall Out of Bed and Land in the Supreme Court
Episode 1250
OA1250 - A fall out of bed during a vacation in Delaware turned into a Supreme Court case, decided this term, that could have big implications for st…
5 months, 1 week ago
Trump's Birthright Citizenship Arguments Were Laughed Out of Court
Episode 1249
... and they really never should have been laughed in to court in the first place.
OA1249 - Solicitor General D. John Sauer got plenty of laughs when…
5 months, 1 week ago
LAM1012: The Juror - Preview
Episode 1012
This LAM was so much fun I wanted to make sure everyone could hear it! Well, at least a good chunk of it anyway. If you'd like to hear the rest, head…
5 months, 2 weeks ago