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Season 6
Melissa, Leah, and Kate kick the show off with a look at the Court’s 4-4 deadlock on Oklahoma’s religious charter school case. Then, it’s a romp through the shadow docket, Judge Jim Ho’s sweaty pleas…
Published on 4 months ago
Will the Courts Let Trump End Birthright Citizenship?
Season 6
May is supposed to be the calm before June’s opinion storm in SCOTUS-land, but not in Trump’s America. Melissa, Kate, and Leah kick off the show with the latest news, including Stephen Miller’s habea…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
The Supreme Court’s ‘Lawless’ Era
Season 6
Drop everything and read! This week, the hosts celebrate the release of Leah’s book, Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes. Just how did the vi…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Will SCOTUS Sign Off on Religious Charter Schools?
Season 6
Is this the term when the Court says “see ya” to the Establishment Clause? Leah, Melissa and Kate consider that question in their recap of this week’s religious charter school case, Oklahoma Charter …
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Can Religious Parents Veto Books in Public Schools?
Season 6
Kate and Leah recap oral arguments in two big cases the Supreme Court heard this week. The first is about LGBTQ+ inclusive reading materials in public schools, and the second is about the Affordable …
Published on 5 months ago
Are Trump Administration Officials in Criminal Contempt?
Season 6
Leah, Melissa and Kate join forces to dig through the Trump administration’s latest affronts to the law and the possibility that its officials could be held in criminal contempt. They also react in r…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
SCOTUS Lets Trump Play Word Games
Season 6
This week, the Court weighed in on two cases arising out of the Trump administration’s use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport people to El Salvador. Kate, Melissa, and Leah break down both rulin…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
What’s the Future of Planned Parenthood?
Season 6
Leah and Kate recap recent opinions and arguments from the Supreme Court, including cases about tax exemptions for religious organizations and the future of Planned Parenthood. Along the way they cel…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Can Elon Musk Buy the Wisconsin Supreme Court Race? (With Jon Lovett)
Season 6
Jon Lovett joins Leah and Melissa to talk about what’s at stake in this week’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election and what it was like campaigning for Susan Crawford in Madison and Milwaukee. Then, the…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Deportations and the Death of Due Process
Season 6
After a deep dive on the Trump administration’s horrifying misuse of the Alien Enemies Act to deport people from the US without due process, Kate and Leah preview upcoming SCOTUS cases about the Voti…
Published on 6 months ago