Podcast Episodes

Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam

*** An earlier version of this episode incorrectly referred to the asylum officers who conduct credible fear interviews as border patrol agents. ***

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

“What’s at Stake is Everything”: The Last Columbia Protester in ICE Detention

You've heard about all the Supreme Court cases about how immigration law is different, about how ICE's powers are different, about how the Trump admi…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Garcetti v. Ceballos

The Supreme Court tramples upon your most sacred right: the right to complain about your co-workers.

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6 months ago

Panic! In The Federal Judiciary [TEASER]

You know things are really bad when federal judges–historically an extremely reticent group–are sounding the alarm about the chaos and confusion the …

6 months, 1 week ago

Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Lopez-Mendoza

I think we can all agree that the Constitution guarantees every individual certain unalienable rights–oh wait, sorry, getting a call. Right. Sorry. O…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rhiannon Interviews Mahmoud Khalil

On this episode of Popular Cradle, (Rhiannon’s other podcast!), she interviews Columbia grad student Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained by ICE for more…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition

Feels like we should be able to collectively wrestle with the problems of a system by which 14 million people will die in the next five years because…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Free Speech, Chilled to Perfection [TEASER]

Do you ever feel…like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind, wanting to start again? That’s understandable because battles over free speech and th…

6 months, 4 weeks ago

2025-2026 Supreme Court Term Preview

You are getting very sleepy…you are getting very sleepy…HEY! Wake up. It may look like the slate of cases for this Supreme Court term doesn't have ma…

7 months, 1 week ago

Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo

Papers, please. The hallmark of fascist states of eras past and your favorite movie about authoritarianism is now also the official policy of the Uni…

7 months, 2 weeks ago