Podcast Episodes

Debunking the Independent State Legislature Fantasy

Season 3

With guests Jamelle Bouie and Carolyn Shapiro, Kate and Leah analyze the fan fiction that is the Independent State Legislature "Theory" (emphasis on the quotation marks), which threatens to take the …

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Fossil Fuel Rules Everything Around Me

Season 3

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joins Leah and Melissa for a deep dive into West Virginia v. EPA, the Supreme Court's major climate case last term.

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Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

What the Fight After Roe Actually Looks Like

Season 3

Somehow, it's only been less than two months since the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade with their decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. But A LOT has happened since then. To f…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Women Are Not Without Power

Season 3

Even though it's summer, there's a lot to catch up on in the legal world! Leah and Melissa talk with Grace Panetta, who co-wrote a piece for Business Insider on the GOP's plans for state constitution…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

Hostility to Mercy

Season 3

Leah talks with Lee Kovarsky of the Capital Punishment Center at the University of Texas about the Supreme Court's treatment of death penalty cases.  Before 2020, there hadn't been a federal executio…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

Law & Religion on the Barrett Court

Season 3

It's a deep dive into law and religion in this conservative supermajority iteration of the Supreme Court. Kate talks with Micah Schwartzman of UVA and Nelson Tebbe of Cornell about some of the major …

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

The Family Roe: An American Story

Season 3

Melissa interviews journalist Joshua Prager about his book, The Family Roe: An American Story. Prager spent hours interviewing Norma McCorvey (aka Jane Roe), her daughters, and other key figures thro…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

How Mitch Rigged the Courts

Season 3

While the Supreme Court gets all the focus, lower federal courts are just as much in need of reform. Unfortunately, rigging the courts is a game the GOP knows how to play. In this episode, Leah talks…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

Break Glass in Case of Emergency

Season 3

It was a long term. It's over. Leah, Melissa, and Kate recap what all happened, what we maybe learned out of it, and what we have to look forward to.

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Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

Smashing Precedents and Making Up Facts

Season 3

The Supreme Court finally finished the OT2021 term-- and it was a doozy. Kate and Leah recap the last few opinions, including Oklahoma v. Castro Huerta, with special guest Greg Ablavsky of Stanford L…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago