Supreme Court dissents have it all: brilliant writing, surprising reasoning, shade, puns, and sometimes historic impact. Although they are necessarily written by... more
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In 1978, amid a sordid history of Native American children being taken from their families and placed in custody of... more
In 1944, the Supreme Court upheld the wartime internment of Japanese-Americans. It’s the first time the court applied strict scrutiny... more
In this bonus episode, the ladies tell the sad tale of John Rutledge, the first Supreme Court nominee rejected by... more
Dairy and apples and whiskey and wine. Many of our favorite things have turned in up cases involving the Commerce Clause... more
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is well known for his heterodox legal views and willingness to stick to his principles.... more
What are “navigable waters of the United States”? It’s a question agency bureaucrats and property owners have battled over since... more
In this bonus episode, the ladies are joined by two fellow SCOTUS watchers to preview the Supreme Court's new term. Follow... more
In 1996, someone murdered four people in a furniture store in a small town in Mississippi. A year later, Curtis... more
In this bonus episode, the ladies discuss the most highly anticipated case of the Supreme Court’s term: Dobbs v. Jackson... more
This is the story of Tone Dougie, an aspiring rapper who posted rap lyrics on Facebook about killing his estranged... more