Podcast Episodes

A Series of Lawsuits That We Call an Election

Dahlia Lithwick is drinking from the firehose of legal news again and this week is joined by election law professor Rick Hasen to figure out why we’re all still hanging on for the Supreme Court to ma…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Fani Willis and a Tale of Two Ethics Violations

The future of the Fulton County, Georgia election subversion case against Donald J. Trump and many many accused co-conspirators was cast into doubt this week as the court saw evidentiary hearings in …

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Is SCOTUS Afraid of Holding Trump to Account?

Oral arguments at the Supreme Court Thursday in Trump v. Anderson revealed a lot about some of the justices’ commitment to the primacy of originalism. Noah Bookbinder, president of Citizens for Respo…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

The Trump Trials Doomsday Clock Just Ticked a Second Closer to Midnight

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After weeks of waiting, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals has handed down a decision in Donald J Trump’s appeal for sweeping…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

The Neglected Constitutional History That Disqualifies Trump

There haven’t been that many insurrections in the United States, which means the case law ahead of next week’s arguments in Trump v. Anderson (the 14th Amendment, Section 3 disqualification case) is …

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Donald Trump and the Apex of MAGA Misogyny

Despite Donald Trump’s efforts, there will be a significant cost for his continued defamation of E. Jean Carroll (And it’s $83.3 million!!). For much of the proceedings he sat behind Carroll mutterin…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Greg Abbott and the Battle for the Texas Border

The immigration fight on the U.S. - Mexico border keeps getting uglier - not between the U.S. and its southern neighbor, Mexico, but between the federal government and a Texas administration apparent…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

The Supreme Court Gave Itself Huge Extra Powers and It’s Becoming a Big Problem

There’s an ever-growing queue of cases concerning Donald Trump headed for the Supreme Court that threaten to further dent the legitimacy of an institution that has tumbled in the public’s estimation …

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Deja Coup: Donald Trump and the Slow Civil War

On January 6, 2021, supporters of Donald J Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol building hoping to stop Joe Biden from becoming president. Three years later, a quarter of Americans believe the FBI instigat…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

The Very Worst of SCOTUS 2023

From the Chief Justice seeing the funny side of stalking and harassment, to Justice Samuel Alito’s tiny violin, to fighting in the footnotes and a bench dissent snapback, to THAT painting, it’s been …

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago