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Back to SearchTikTok Is Cooked, Trump Is Sentenced
While Donald J Trump was virtually fuming at his sentencing hearing in Judge Juan Merchan’s New York City courtroom on Friday morning, the nine justices of the US Supreme Court were taking their seat…
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Preview: Trump’s Racking Up Supreme Court Loyalty Points
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.* There is a cluster-you-know-what of constitutional and legal news this week, so Amicus Plus is popping up a little early with a bonus episode to tackl…
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago
John Roberts’ New Year Blame Game
Happy (?) New Year. Amicus is gingerly stepping into 2025 and into the coming onslaught of Trump 2.0 with one of the country’s very best legal, constitutional and human guides –– civil rights litigat…
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Dead Amendment Walking
Maybe the court won’t listen to your complaints and questions - but we will. As a parting gift to you this year, Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern answer your questions about Trump, the courts an…
Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago
Defamation Stations!
It wasn’t a great week for speaking truth to power. ABC’s decision to settle Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit to the tune of $16 million at the behest of parent company Disney sent shockwaves throug…
Published on 1 year ago
Chris Wray Just Made Way For Something Even Worse Than Kash Patel
Last week, we examined the deeply worrying prospect of Kash Patel, FBI director. This week, that possibility became even more worrisome with respect to the future of the FBI, all sparked by current d…
Published on 1 year ago
Meet Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s New Roy Cohn
What do people inside the Department of Justice think about their once-colleague and possible-future-overlord, Kash Patel? On this week’s Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by former US Attorney Joyce…
Published on 1 year ago
The Right’s About-Turn on Parental Rights
When it comes to gender affirming care for teenagers, parents’ rights no longer matter. Doctors’ opinions no longer matter. Next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in United States. v Skrmet…
Published on 1 year ago
Can The Senate Save Us?
If you had forgotten the chaos of Trump 1.0, the frenzied first two weeks of transition to Trump 2.0 has surely been a stark reminder. A pair of random billionaires are claiming in advance that SCOTU…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Matt Gaetz And The Clown Car Crash Into The Justice Department
Trump’s announcement of Matt Gaetz as his pick to head the Justice Department was met with gasps around the Capitol. Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Slate’s senior legal writer Mark Stern to, yes, gasp …
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago