Podcast Episodes

Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers

Season 4

Kate talks with Deborah Tuerkheimer about her recent book, Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers. A former prosecutor and leading autho…

3 years, 5 months ago

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Pigs, Prince, and Proven Innocence

Season 4

Kate, Melissa, and Leah recap some of the cases argued at the Supreme Court last week: Reed v. Goertz, National Pork Producers Council v. Ross, and A…

3 years, 5 months ago

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Limiting the Inevitable Damage

Season 4

Melissa, Kate, and Leah welcome Sam Sankar of Earthjustice and Deuel Ross of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund to recap  arguments the Supreme…

3 years, 5 months ago

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How SCOTUS Distorts Democracy

Season 4

It feels like we're still processing the end of last term, but alas, the first Monday in October is upon us. Kate, Melissa, and Leah kick off season …

3 years, 5 months ago

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Judicial Joyriding

Season 3

For the University of Michigan's Homecoming weekend, we held a special live recording for our season finale. Michelle Adams joins Kate and Leah to wr…

3 years, 6 months ago

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Unprincipled and Inconsistent Voting Rights Shenanigans

Season 3

Leah talks with Wilfred Codrington III about his article, "Purcell in Pandemic," which appeared in the NYU Law Review. The Purcell Principle comes fr…

3 years, 6 months ago

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Please Pay Attention to State Courts and Constitutions

Season 3

Kate, Leah, and Melissa convene a panel to persuade you that the fight for progressive causes has to include state courts and state constitutions. To…

3 years, 6 months ago

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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 …

3 years, 6 months ago

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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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3 years, 7 months ago

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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 Org…

3 years, 7 months ago

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