Dunking On Trump's Lawyers Might Not Be The Win You Think It Is
If we are to take Donald J. Trump seriously (and at this stage it’s surely a fool’s errand not to), then the rule of law and democracy are on the line if (when) he becomes the Republican nominee for 2...
11 Nov 20231h
The Right to Bear Arms and Terrorize Your Partner
Next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in one of the most significant—and potentially deadly—cases of the term - United States v Rahimi. The case, a follow on from New York State Rifle & Pis...
4 Nov 202343min
Watching Trump Shrink in Court
On this week’s show, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Slate’s Jurisprudence Editor, Jeremy Stahl. Jeremy is also the lucky person tasked with helming Slate’s coverage of the many many criminal and civil t...
28 Okt 202350min
Donald Trump's John Gotti Moment
As MAGA Republicans engage in extremist arm wrestling in the House Speaker race, and the sins of the 2020 election subversion scheme catch up with Donald Trump’s closest allies, Dahlia Lithwick is joi...
21 Okt 202352min
Justice Samuel Alito Got Out Of Bed on The Perry Mason Side
In this week’s big voting rights case, Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, the Supreme Court heard arguments concerning whether to uphold a South Carolina congressional map that...
14 Okt 202346min
Senator Elizabeth Warren is Deeply Worried About SCOTUS
Following oral arguments in a case aimed at demolishing Senator Elizabeth Warren’s brainchild - the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Senator Warren to talk about how ...
7 Okt 20231h 3min
A Monumental SCOTUS Term Begins: Our Reluctant Curtain-Raiser
Refusing to play the traditional first Monday in October game, Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern squint through the cloud of ethics scandals enveloping the High Court to see a docket aimed squarel...
30 Sep 202355min
SCOTUS Is Not Done With Guns and Abortion
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Ryan Busse, a former gun-industry executive turned gun-safety advocate, who is now running for governor in his home state of Montana. As the right to bear arms for domesti...
23 Sep 20231h 11min
