Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe 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, F…
10 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’…
10 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 publi…
11 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 …
11 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 Salva…
11 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 fu…
11 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 …
11 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…
1 year 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 A…
1 year 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 decisio…
1 year ago