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Back to SearchCan 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 8 months, 2 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 8 months, 3 weeks ago
How to Lose a Democracy in 10 Laws (with Elie Mystal)
Season 6
Leah, Kate, and Melissa are joined this week by Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation, whose new book is Bad Law: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America. They talk about what rotten la…
Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago
The Conservative Push to Sue the Media Into Oblivion
Season 6
After covering the latest goings-on in Trumpland, Melissa and Kate turn to this week’s SCOTUS arguments and opinions, touching on the Court’s decision to weaken the EPA’s clean water regulations and …
Published on 9 months ago
Pod Save the Separation of Powers
Season 6
Leah, Melissa, and Kate once again wade through the latest malevolence from the Trump White House in a segment they’re now calling “Pod Save the Separation of Powers.” Then, they turn to what’s going…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
The Atextual & Illegal Attack on Birthright Citizenship
Season 6
Melissa, Leah, and Kate are joined by Professor Kate Masur of Northwestern to talk about just how illegal and off-the-wall Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship is. Then, the hosts cover …
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Yes, We’re in a Constitutional Crisis
Season 6
Live from Fordham Law, Leah, Melissa, and Kate stay on the Trump 2.0 chaos beat. They cover the continued ransacking of the federal government by the new administration, lawlessness at the DOJ, and t…
Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago
DOGE Runs Amok & Originalism’s Ahistoricism
Season 6
This week, the ladies react to the ransacking of the federal government by Elon Musk and his fleet of DOGE dorks. Then, Kate and Leah speak with Jonathan Gienapp, professor of law and history at Stan…
Published on 10 months ago
The Lawlessness, Chaos, & Cruelty of Trump 2.0
Season 6
Melissa, Kate, and Leah continue to assess the fallout from the second Trump administration, including his blatant disregard of the law in firing many inspectors general. They also discuss the mental…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
Trump’s Onslaught of Executive Orders
Season 6
Post-inauguration, the Trump administration is wasting no time issuing a flurry of heinous executive orders. Melissa, Kate, and Leah walk through them and then take a look at last week’s SCOTUS argum…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago