Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMaking Sense of the Election and What It Means for the Court
Season 6
After processing the election and thinking through what it means for the future of the Supreme Court, Kate and Leah dig into a Voting Rights Act case newly added to SCOTUS’s docket. They also tackle …
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Election Anxiety: How the Outcome Could Affect SCOTUS’s Docket
Season 6
After diving deep on a wild story about Justice Alito palling around with a German princess, Melissa, Kate, and Leah take a look at pending SCOTUS cases, including some that could be affected by the …
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Fifth Circuit Election Madness, a Post-Mortem on Roe, & the War on Drugs
Season 6
After an emergency intro looking at the Fifth Circuit’s bonkers mail-in ballot decision, the ladies do a deep dive on two books. First, they speak with New York Times correspondents Lisa Lerer and El…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
SCOTUS’s Endless Beef with the EPA
Season 6
Melissa, Kate, and Leah recap October at the Supreme Court, diving into the sewage-infested waters of City and County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency. What did clean water ever do…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
"Ghost Guns" are Guns (Duh)
Season 6
After covering some breaking news, Kate, Melissa and Leah recap last week's oral arguments at the Supreme Court, including cases about civil rights, ghost guns, and the death penalty. Come for the pa…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
An Unsealed Brief, Ghost Guns, & Antitrust Law as Social Justice
Season 6
Leah, Melissa, and Kate kick off with a look at Jack Smith’s unsealed brief on Trump’s election interference case before digging into some cases the court is hearing this week, including one centered…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Steel Yourself for a New SCOTUS Term
Season 6
Melissa, Leah and Kate break down some excellent recent SCOTUS reporting and look ahead to what fresh hell the Roberts Court has in store for us in its new term. While much is unknown at this point, …
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
No Choice but to Stan: A Deep Dive on Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar
Season 5
Pamela Karlan, experienced advocate and co-director of Stanford’s Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, joins Kate and Leah to break down just how exceptional Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar is at he…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
The Battle for Native Rights & Comstock: The Zombie Law From Hell
Season 5
Kate and Leah speak with Rebecca Nagle, author of By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land about the battlefield that is federal Indian law. Then, all three hosts s…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Reform, Repression, & Reproductive Rights (Live from Texas!)
Season 5
This week Kate and Melissa are live from the Texas Tribune Festival with a couple of dream guests. First, U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin joins to discuss how Congress can rein in our ethically ques…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago