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Season 5
There are more red flags flying from House Alito! Plus, that same guy authored an opinion in a major voting discrimination case, and somehow it's worse than expected. Plus, Melissa and Kate talk with…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
The Alitos Let Their Freak Flag Fly
Season 5
Leah and Melissa catch up on the Alitos' upside-down flag situation, an opinion preserving the funding structure of the CFPB, and a racial gerrymandering case out of Texas.
Read Jodi Kantor's reportin…Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
The Pick-Me Boys and Girls of the Federal Judiciary
Season 5
Victoria Wenger of NAACP-LDF joins Kate and Leah for an update on the four years of litigation trying to get fair voting maps for Louisiana residents. Then, a major update on a group of federal offic…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Asked and Answered: A Listener Mailbag Episode!
Season 5
Melissa, Leah, and Kate recap oral arguments in cases about unhoused people, immigration, and Starbucks unions. Then, it's our second annual listener mailbag episode! What's the best way to fight aga…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
SCOTUS Seems to Normalize Authoritarianism
Season 5
Melissa, Leah, and Kate recap the oral arguments in the Idaho case about the legality of abortions in emergency situations, and the case about whether former President Trump is immune from prosecutio…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Will SCOTUS Let January 6 Defendants Off the Hook?
Season 5
Melissa, Leah, and Kate recap oral arguments in cases about January 6, political corruption, malicious prosecution claims, and the right to counsel. They also break down a batch of decisions, and loo…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
SCOTUS’s Final Sitting of the Term Is A Doozy
Season 5
In the next two weeks, SCOTUS will hear arguments in cases on political corruption, criminalizing houselessness, whether a state abortion ban can override a federal policy permitting abortion in emer…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Florida Becomes a Battleground for Reproductive Rights
Season 5
Kate and Leah break down the latest court news with Errin Haines, Editor-at-Large for The 19th and host of The Amendment, including developments in abortion access in Florida and the discourse around…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
The Absurd Fiction of the Mifepristone Case
Season 5
Melissa, Kate, and Leah recap the oral arguments in the case challenging the FDA's approval of mifepristone, one of the drugs used in medication abortion. They also recap arguments in cases about the…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
The Supreme Court Abortion Pill Case
Season 5
Leah, Melissa, and Kate give a quick take on the bottom line from the oral arguments in the medication abortion case that is currently unraveling in the Supreme Court.
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Published on 1 year, 8 months ago