Podcast Episodes

Hans v. Louisiana

E Pluribus Unum, more like E Pluribus Sue Them! In America, if your landlord refuses to do repairs, you sue 'em. If you get food poisoning from a cha…

2 years, 2 months ago

Retire, Sonia [TEASER]

Listen, we're not going to do the whole merch thing again, but it's time to hang up the robe and hit the beach. Or: another episode where we call for…

2 years, 3 months ago

Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project

Santa isn't the only one who keeps a naughty and nice list. And if your organization winds up on the United States' list of bad boys (designated terr…

2 years, 3 months ago

The (Constitutional) Crisis at the Border

Texas passed a law that allows it to police the US border with Mexico without regard to federal policy. That may seem like a little oopsy but actuall…

2 years, 3 months ago

United States v. Jones

The Court does not want you to plead not guilty by reason of insanity and to enforce that, they'll happily sign off on you being institutionalized fo…

2 years, 3 months ago

Illinois v. Caballes

This is the story of a man with the worst luck in the whole world, and how Jay-Z called the whole thing.

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2 years, 4 months ago

Trump v. Anderson

We're joined by Balls and Strikes' Jay Willis in this emergency episode to talk about Trump v. Anderson, which challenged Colorado removing Trump fro…

2 years, 4 months ago

How to Teach Constitutional Law [TEASER]

The legal academy is losing its mind. Good news for us, the profs are talking about their broken brains in the New York Times. Today on the show, Pet…

2 years, 4 months ago

Nixon v. Fitzgerald

You can't sue the President if they wronged you, as long as what they did was in the course of their official duties. And maybe possibly if they did …

2 years, 4 months ago

Maryland v. Shatzer

Groundhog Day but make it interrogation. The Supreme Court says cops are welcome to keep hauling you in for questioning as long as they honor an arbi…

2 years, 5 months ago