Lady Justice is often depicted wearing a blindfold, signifying that judges are neutral arbiters of the law. Unfortunately, thanks for... more

The government’s deprivation of life, liberty, or property is legitimate only if preceded by certain procedural protections—better known as due process of... more

The federal government is brimming with hundreds of agencies and millions of employees, many of whom enjoy some independence from... more

A central feature of our Constitution’s separation of powers is that Congress is charged with making the law, and it... more

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

In this bonus episode, the ladies discuss an exciting cert grant and the Supreme Court’s recent opinions and dissents related... more

In 1972, the Supreme Court ruled that capital punishment was being “so wantonly and so freakishly imposed” that it was... more

In this bonus episode, four guests joined us to make the case for why the Supreme Court should overrule Chevron v.... more

This is the story of Bond. Carole Anne Bond. She discovered her husband and her best friend were having an... more

This episode concerns one of the most vociferous dissents of all times: Justice Antonin Scalia's scathing opinion in United States... more

In 1952, the Supreme Court smacked down President Truman’s attempt to seize the nation’s steel mills. The dissenters—who happened to... more

Antitrust is making headlines, with figures as diverse as Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren seeking to use it as a... more

In the landmark ruling District of Columbia v. Heller, Justices Antonin Scalia and John Paul Stevens wrote dueling originalist opinions... more

The idea of “court-packing,”⸺that is, adding seats to the court for political purposes⸺has recently gained steam for the first time... more

In 1883, a Supreme Court ruling signaled the end of federal efforts to protect newly freed slaves and ushered in... more

In this bonus episode, the Political Orphanage's Andrew Heaton joins the ladies to discuss big cases (guns, abortion, and executions,... more

In this bonus episode, the ladies discuss the cursing cheerleader case, Pacific Legal Foundation’s win in a property rights case,... more

In this bonus episode, the ladies discuss the Supreme Court’s recent opinions and dissents related to the Affordable Care Act... more

This is the story of the most consequential Supreme Court case in history: Dred Scott v. Sandford. It was a... more

A license to arrange flowers? Laws mandating higher prices during difficult financial times? Government lawyers defending economic regulations on the... more

Since the Supreme Court first upheld the constitutionality of affirmative action in college admissions in 1978, the clock has been... more

42 U.S. Code § 1983, one of our nation’s most important civil rights statutes, offers plaintiffs a way to seek damages... more

In this bonus episode, the ladies discuss the Supreme Court’s recent opinions and dissents related to juvenile life sentences, disputes... more

For much of our nation’s history, courts asked whether government physically intruded on property to determine if it violated the... more

In the inaugural bonus episode, the ladies discuss the Supreme Court’s latest COVID order and Justice Breyer’s “dissent” on court... more

Almost as soon as the government started passing measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, the lawsuits began. Many of... more

In the spring of 1837, Justice Joseph Story was despondent. A new chief justice—the infamous Roger Taney—had just joined the... more

President Harry Truman once said, “I thought I was the president, but when it comes to these bureaucrats, I can’t... more

What happens when a Supreme Court justice votes to dissent from a ruling but doesn’t actually write a dissenting opinion?... more

The Supreme Court will hear its 7th challenge involving Obamacare this term. We sat down to talk about the first... more

The ladies unpack a ruling from 30 years ago involving religious liberty, a shocking majority opinion, a surprising dissent, and... more