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Season 5
Steve Vladeck joins Kate and Leah for the play-by-play of what happened with SB4, Texas's restrictive and extreme anti-immigration law that wound up on the U.S. Supreme Court's shadow docket. Kate an…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Welcome to Conservative Grievance Week
Season 5
The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week on two First Amendment cases that ask whether the REAL victims of government coercion today are… conservatives with fringe views! Leah, Melissa, and Ka…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
The TLDR of Trump's Indictments
Season 5
Our very own Melissa Murray has a new book out with co-author Andrew Weissmann-- The Trump Indictments: The Historic Charging Documents with Commentary-- and it was an instant New York Times bestsell…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
SCOTUS Restores Trump to the Colorado Ballot, Unanimously (Kind Of)
Season 5
The Supreme Court released its opinion in Trump v. Anderson, saying Colorado and other states can't disqualify Trump from the ballot under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. Kate, Melissa, and Le…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Content Moderation, Machine Guns, and Trump's Trial Calendar
Season 5
Leah and Kate analyze the ramifications of the Supreme Court agreeing to hear Trump's immunity case... seven whole weeks from now. They also recap the arguments in a case about whether the federal go…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
The Alabama Supreme Court Embraces Fetal Personhood
Season 5
Looks like we have to add a new segment to the show: Fetal Personhood Watch. Leah, Melissa, and Kate break down the decision from the Alabama Supreme Court that ruled frozen embryos used in IVF treat…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly From State Courts
Season 5
Kate, Melissa, and Leah preview the cases the Supreme Court will hear this week, explain the latest news in the Trump criminal cases, and survey the significant decisions happening in lower courts.
Re…Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
SCOTUS Has Their Own Theories About Trump’s Eligibility
Season 5
The Supreme Court heard arguments in the case about whether Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment disqualifies Donald Trump from appearing on the presidential ballot or holding the office of the pres…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Why Did Trump Get Denied Immunity?
Season 5
This morning, the US Court of Appeals for the DC circuit ruled that Donald Trump doesn't have immunity in the D.C. election interference case. Kate, Melissa, and Leah break down the D.C. Circuit's de…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Does the Constitution Disqualify Trump from Presidency?
Season 5
This week the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case about whether Donald Trump is eligible to run for president, or whether he's disqualified from doing so by a provision of the 14th Amendmen…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago