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Back to SearchThe Sketchy and Incredibly Recent Origins of the Major Questions Doctrine
Episode 1242
OA1242 - Ever heard of the “major questions doctrine”? Most lawyers sure hadn’t until a few years ago. So how did it get that important-sounding name…
6 months, 1 week ago
SCOTUS Likely to Strike Down the Law Used to Convict Hunter Biden
Episode 1241
OA1241 - This Rapid Response Friday:* everything you need to know to explain to anyone who will listen exactly why what the US is doing in Iran is il…
6 months, 1 week ago
Ghislaine Maxwell's brother might be the worst person in Epstein world
Episode 24
E24 - Today on Vapid Response Wednesday: the story of a wealthy family that lost everything and the one son who had no choice but to try to defend hi…
6 months, 1 week ago
At This Point, Traffic Court Would Be An Upgrade
Episode 1240
OA1240 - Shaina Aber, Executive Director with Acacia Center for Justice, joins today to discuss immigration nonprofit work during Trump 2.0. Find all…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Ground Control to Major Questions Doctrine
Episode 239
OA1239 - Did the Supreme Court just hand Donald Trump the biggest L in US presidential history? We go beyond the headlines to break down the first de…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Case That Ended Forced Institutionalization (Mostly)
Episode 1238
OA1238 - Dive in to an “old” case from the 90’s that secured a critical right for people with disabilities: The right to be free from unnecessary ins…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Small DoJ Energy
Episode 1237
OA1237 - The U.S. Department of Justice is not sending their best these days. From the problematic indictments of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia F…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Alan Dershowitz Thinks the Age of Consent Is Too High — and Other Epstein Creeps, in Their Own Words
Episode 23
E23 - For today's amuse douche: a savory sample of our favorite Harvard Law professor’s extremely normal 2015 explanation of his appearances in Jeffr…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Election News Is Great! Election LAW News Is... Mixed.
Episode 1236
OA1236 - Elections grab bag! Election news has been accumulating, so Jenessa helps us get caught up on what’s going on. Who’s winning elections? What…
7 months ago
We’ve Only Now Seen a Fascist Ice Memo Kept Secret Since May
Episode 1235
OA1235 - Today on Rapid Response Friday: Matt’s still on island time, so it’s a good-news-only kind of day as we review (1) the historic termination …
7 months ago