Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor is undoubtedly one of our faves. But "no robes, no masters" still applies.The full version of... more

This episode contains graphic depictions of an execution. Please take care while listening.If you're not a 5-4 Premium member, you're... more

The Fourth Amendment protects you from unreasonable search and seizure by the government. Unless the government wants to unreasonably search... more

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Justice Samuel Alito is deeply contemptuous of those who don't share his worldview, where abortion is murder, and the cops... more

This episode quotes outdated language about homosexuality that maybe painful to hear. Please take care while listening.If you're not a... more

The first time the Supreme Court flirted with Independent State Legislature doctrine, George W. Bush wound up in the presidency.... more

The hosts have some ~personal~ news.The full version of this premium episode is available exclusively to our Patreon supporters. To... more

The state of legal discourse is bad. There's an entire ecosystem of talkers that need the Court to exist so... more

Fun party idea: convene 11 strangers, get zooted at lunch, deal some weed, do a little coke in the bathroom... more

Having accomplished their big goals of overturning Roe and giving a praying football coach back a job he never actually... more

The Supreme Court term begins next week and for the first time in American history, a Black woman will sit... more

Welcome to citizenship in the United States of America - you knew that you weren't guaranteed to get health care,... more

Cops have to read you your Miranda rights. If they don't … nothing happens, according to this recent Supreme Court... more

Oh my god, MORE of you decided to go to law school? Even after we released this episode last year?... more

Harriet Miers was a lawyer and advisor in the Bush Administration. But what she was NOT was reliably conservative enough... more

The United States has a long, complex, and often contradictory history of firearm regulation. Clarence Thomas reached into that history,... more

Continuing its trajectory of abandoning tests that don't pass the vibe check, the Supreme Court ruled that states can prosecute... more

Live from the People's Parity convening in Washington, DC, we're talking about free speech and the right's obsession with cancel... more

Senator Elizabeth Warren, we can only assume against the advice of counsel, agreed to come on 5-4. We talked about... more

Imagine you are given a month and a half head start on a race. Do you A) start running, B)... more

John Roberts has decided that the standard for whether or not something is a "major question" is whether or not... more

In this case from the most recent term, the Court once again says we should look to history and tradition... more

This episode contains descriptions of violence against a child that may be challenging for some listeners. Please take care while... more

The Supreme Court has released the long-awaited Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision. The news is bad. Ruling in... more

In this case the Court holds that you have no right to sue a federal official, even if a border... more

The hosts were recently guests on Know Your Enemy, talking about the origins of the conservative legal movement, and its... more

This week, the hosts use a variety of film and television references to try and capture the pure villainy of... more

The hosts pound some brewskis with Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.Normally there would be no episode in the free feed... more

This unanimous decision holds that cops who don't deal with traffic enforcement are allowed to tail you until you commit... more