Damn you, Merrick Garland. This all could have been avoided... With the election now over, we digest what happened with... more

With a second Trump presidency on the horizon, we look ahead to how trans rights will be under attack. 5-4... more

Only subscribers get to hear the rest of our delightful review of My Cousin Vinny, which we consider one of... more

How America’s morally and physically ugliest billionaires are plotting to destroy labor rights.You can subscribe to 5-4 Premium on Patreon,... more

Could a national abortion ban already be in the works? A majority of Americans say no thank you, but as... more

Think you're an American citizen just because you're born here? Think again.You can subscribe to 5-4 Premium on Patreon, Apple... more

Do you love culture war? Then the upcoming Supreme Court term is for you...You can subscribe to 5-4 Premium on... more

This is a subscriber-only episode about the Real John Roberts, as rendered in a New York Times exposé about the... more

White collar ass crime... You can subscribe to 5-4 Premium on Patreon, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. 5-4 is presented by... more

Is being dosed against your will with mind-altering drugs just part of being a soldier? You won't believe what the... more

You've heard about the law on 5-4… now, what if you went to a school about it? In this annual... more

This is a subscriber-only episode about Biden's proposals for reforming the Supreme Court... will the hosts of 5-4 say "we... more

Did the January 6th riot "obstruct an official proceeding"? That depends on how you interpret that very straightforward and unambiguous... more

It's not about BEING homeless, it's about doing something that's homeless. If you're not a 5-4 Premium member, you're not... more

Barbie doesn't have shit on John Roberts. Now that he's killed off Chevron deference, Roberts can be an aircraft safety... more

We once again revisit the idea that a bribe is only a bribe if it's in a pillowcase with a... more

This case includes descriptions of domestic violence. Please take care while listening.If you're not a 5-4 Premium member, you're not... more

Take a deep breath. John Roberts just handed Donald Trump the keys to the country and said "don't bother bringing it... more

Citing Urban Dictionary and wikiHow*, Clarence Thomas argues that a gun that can kill hundreds of people with a single... more

The Court is back at again, pretending like they don't understand politics, while handing conservatives a victory that cements their... more

Harvard invited us back (so that's on them) to talk about the speciousness of originalism, inclusive constitutionalism, and how to... more

Run a January 6th insurrectionist flag up the pole and see who salutes. Oh look! It's appointed-for-life Supreme Court Justice... more

Brett Kavanaugh might have had a better shot at writing a reasonable decision if Arizona v. Navajo Nation revolved around... more

In the movies, detectives trail a suspect until he messes up and throws his DNA-soaked paper cup into the trash.... more

What to do if you get arrested (not legal advice™), why are the liberal justices just sitting back while conservatives... more

Rhi got locked up. The food was bad, the comrades were immaculate, and while the friendless centrist pundits on Twitter... more

E Pluribus Unum, more like E Pluribus Sue Them! In America, if your landlord refuses to do repairs, you sue... more

Listen, we're not going to do the whole merch thing again, but it's time to hang up the robe and... more

Santa isn't the only one who keeps a naughty and nice list. And if your organization winds up on the... more

Texas passed a law that allows it to police the US border with Mexico without regard to federal policy. That... more

The Court does not want you to plead not guilty by reason of insanity and to enforce that, they'll happily... more

This is the story of a man with the worst luck in the whole world, and how Jay-Z called the... more

We're joined by Balls and Strikes' Jay Willis in this emergency episode to talk about Trump v. Anderson, which challenged... more

The legal academy is losing its mind. Good news for us, the profs are talking about their broken brains in... more

You can't sue the President if they wronged you, as long as what they did was in the course of... more

Groundhog Day but make it interrogation. The Supreme Court says cops are welcome to keep hauling you in for questioning... more

Let's burn this motherfucker down metaphorically speaking OF COURSE! Today we're talking about how to counter Fed Soc's influence on... more

The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist. He learned it from the Federalist... more

First you get the money, then you get the power. But FIRST first you get the law students. This week... more

There's a powerfully connected right-wing organization operating at every elite law school in the nation. It built itself by leveraging... more

Every year we like to shout out organizations that inspire us or have deeply embarrassing kompromat on us. Good luck... more

This episode was available early to Premium members. If you'd like that kind of perk, consider joining at fivefourpod.com/support.Ryna Workman... more

Ryna Workman and Jinan Chehade were both knocked off the Big Law course they thought they were on, after expressing... more

It's basically impossible to amend our crummy Constitution, as demonstrated by the litany of proposed amendments that have face planted... more

Our nation has laws, procedures, and courts for settling labor disputes. But what if you're a concrete company and you... more

Get a load of this - this guy accepted a SALARY for TEACHING at a SCHOOL. Simply not Supreme Court... more

We want to dedicate this episode to Vermont and Maine, the only two states in this whole goddamn country that... more

War! Huh! Yeah! What is it good for? Absolutely suppressing speech!Read "The Anti-Surveillance Coalition's Highest-Stakes Gamble" by Spencer Ackermanhttps://foreverwars.ghost.io/the-anti-surveillance-coalitions-highest-stakes-gamble/Listen to... more

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A conversation about Legally Blonde has to do with the Supreme Court … how? Because we assume in Elle's universe... more

We're sharing this episode of Rhiannon's movement lawyering series with all of our listeners. Our Patreon subscribers heard it first,... more

This case about discrimination on the basis of pregnancy might have you thinking that Potter Stewart said "trans rights are... more

In a world where the police are charged with protecting your Constitutional rights, they'd be climbing all over themselves to... more

Proving once again that the sequel is always worse … we present Brown v. Board of Education II, and the... more

My life is a movie! A movie where a federal agent sets me up to do a drug deal by... more

Doesn't it feel like we JUST did a term recap episode? What if the Supreme Court just like took a... more

We have the smartest, most curious listeners in the business and in this episode we're answering your burning questions with... more

We're joined by Nick Estes, of The Red Nation podcast to talk about Indigenous sovereignty, land back, and how stupid... more

Just like clockwork, the Spirit Halloweens are popping up and law students are heading back to campus, which means it's... more

Jump int the RV kids, we're exploring Clarence Thomas' dissents, concurrences, and the mind of the man. Buckle up, because... more

The Supreme Court has overturned one of our nation's only proactive strategies for addressing its foundational sin. But what's worse, the... more

The lapsed memberships of your youth can be held against you in immigration proceedings. It's only a matter of time... more

The 2022 Supreme Court term is officially over. Don't you feel relieved? lol us neither.The full version of this Premium... more

This episode discusses child abuse. We urge you to take care while listening.If you're not a 5-4 Premium member, you're... more

Absolutely fuck the major questions doctrine, fuck this Court, and fuck student loan debt. Come get pissed with us.If you're... more

In this case from this past Friday, the Court has added a giant loophole to our anti-discrimination laws. How big... more

What has a head and a mouth, but cannot wear a hat? A river! What has its head up its... more

This episode was available early to Premium members. If you'd like that kind of perk, consider joining at fivefourpod.com/support.Journalist Erin... more

When the union's inspiration through the workers' blood shall runThere can be no power greater anywhere beneath the sunUnless the... more

I am Bill Douglas, I speak for the trees.  I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.... more