Podcast Episodes

KBJ's Rookie Year

Season 4

Being a Supreme Court podcast means we spend much of the year in dystopia. So just this once, let's look at the silver lining that is Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Amir Ali, executive director of th…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

After Affirmative Action

Season 4

Juvaria Khan, founder of The Appellate Project, joins Melissa, Kate, and Leah to catch up on the fallout of the Supreme Court's affirmative action decision in June. Then, Melissa talks with Justice G…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Can These Courts Be Reformed?

Season 4

Melissa, Leah, and Kate invite two guests to zoom out and analyze how the current Supreme Court got to be the way that it is... and what progressives are doing to push back. Michael Waldman, author o…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

The Aesthetic Enjoyment of Other People’s Uteruses

Season 4

Easha Anand of Stanford's Supreme Court Litigation Clinic joins Kate, Melissa, and Leah to lay out what SCOTUS has been up to in the world of criminal law. But first, Kate and Leah analyze the Fifth …

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

The Rise and Fall of the Voting Rights Act

Season 4

It's been 10 years since the Supreme Court started to dismantle the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder. Ari Berman, author of Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in Am…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

The Dobbs Decision Hasn't Aged Well

Season 4

It's been over a year since the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. The majority opinion, concurrences, and joint dissent…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Trump Indicted Again Again

Season 4

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted for a third time-- this time in a Washington, DC, case about attempts to overturn the 2020 election. Kate, Melissa, and Leah huddle to break down the c…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

America's First Civil Rights Movement

Season 4

First things first, Melissa and Leah break down Sam Alito's latest airing of grievances in the Wall Street Journal. Then, Kate joins them for a lesson in actual history from an actual historian. Kate…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

BONUS: #WITHpod & Strict Scrutiny Crossover

Season 4

Leah, Kate, and Melissa join MSNBC's Chris Hayes (aka Mr. Kate Shaw) to fully process the drama of the last Supreme Court term. It's our second annual crossover with Why Is This Happening?!

Another ye…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Shining Light on the Shadow Docket

Season 4

Leah, Kate, and Melissa talk to Steve Vladeck about his new book, The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic. From abortion bans to immigr…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago