Podcast Episodes

Portrait of a John Roberts on Fire [TEASER]

These “boys” and in some cases “gals” keep proving us right! The 2024-2025 Supreme Court term was a beautiful illustration of this podcast’s entire thesis: this is an institution untethered by law, b…

Published on 2 months ago

Trump v. CASA, Inc.

CTRL+F for “birthright citizenship” in this majority opinion, and you only get two hits. That’s because Amy Coney Barrett spends thousands of words telling you that the President's evisceration of bi…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

United States v. Skrmetti

The Supreme Court has made life more difficult for trans children, who are already among the most marginalized groups in the country.

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Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

The DOGE Cases

The Supreme Court allowed the 20-somethings at DOGE to access your Social Security information. What's the worst that could happen?

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Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump v. Wilcox

The Supreme Court just made it easier for Trump to fire heads of independent federal agencies. Unitary executive theory, anyone?

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Published on 3 months ago

Copaganda with Alec Karakatsanis [TEASER]

Crime rates are at historic lows, yet year after year, people say that they feel unsafe and believe crime is rising. You can thank the news media with help from corporations and law enforcement narra…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union

If the Supreme Court can take away constitutional rights from one minority group, it can do it to any of us. Yes, even podcasters. 

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Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

No Due Process, Yes Jumbo Plane [TEASER]

Since taking office, Trump has moved quickly to implement his authoritarian agenda. Now, he is asking the Supreme Court to limit the judicial branch by preventing individual judges from blocking his …

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Introducing... Final Thoughts: Jerry Springer, a New Podcast from Leon Neyfakh

FEED-DROP ALERT!!!! From Leon Neyfakh and Prologue Projects — the award-winning team behind Think Twice: Michael Jackson, Slow Burn, Fiasco, Backfired, and of course, 5-4 — comes a new Audible Origin…

Published on 4 months ago

Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier

The Supreme Court has been stripping away students' free speech rights for decades. They don't want you to think for yourself or speak your mind. You might end up making podcasts like this.

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Published on 4 months, 1 week ago