5-4 is a podcast about how much the Supreme Court sucks. It's a progressive and occasionally profane take on the ideological battles... 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
We're sharing this episode of Rhiannon's movement lawyering series with all of our listeners. Our Patreon subscribers heard it first, back in... more