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Season 6
Our fearless hosts continue to slog through this sh*tty shadow docket summer, covering an order from the Court okaying racial profiling by ICE office…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Lower Courts Punch Up
Season 6
Kate, Leah, and Melissa break down how the lower courts are challenging the Trump administration and expressing their frustration with SCOTUS. Then, …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Shadow Docket Just Won’t Quit
Season 6
The gang is back together as Melissa, Kate, and Leah break down this week’s mountain of legal news, including the Court’s greenlighting of Trump’s an…
7 months ago
The Dubious Legality of Trump's DC Takeover
Season 6
Kate and Leah recap the week's legal news, including argument calendars for the next SCOTUS term and President Trump's attempted federal takeover of …
7 months, 1 week ago
How the GOP is Trying to Steal the 2026 Midterms
Season 6
Melissa and guest co-host Imani Gandy of Rewire News Group break down the week’s legal happenings, including how Texas Democrats are attempting to th…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Stacking the Bench with Creeps & Kooks
Season 6
Leah and guest co-host Mark Joseph Stern of Slate and the Amicus podcast run through what’s been happening in the courts this week, including disturb…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Can Trump Sue His Way Out of the Epstein Mess?
Season 6
Kate and Leah break down the week’s legal happenings, including Trump’s flailing efforts to manage the Epstein fallout, the latest abomination from t…
8 months ago
SCOTUS Enables Government Destruction
Season 6
Melissa and Kate run through the latest legal news, including the Court greenlighting the dismantling of the Department of Education. Then, they spea…
8 months, 1 week ago
Hunger Games for Legal Hackery
Season 6
Katie Phang, independent journalist and trial lawyer, joins Leah to run through the week’s legal news–and there’s a lot of it! They unpack, as KBJ pu…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
A Term for the Rich, the Reactionaries, and the Ruthless
Season 6
With July upon us and bad decision season (mercifully) over, Leah, Kate and Melissa take a step back to recap this year’s SCOTUS term. They highlight…
8 months, 3 weeks ago