The Supreme Court just wrapped the term with a blitz of extremely consequential decisions, and the smoke hasn’t cleared yet. (In fact, it’s looming like a dark storm cloud over our Fourth of July and America 250th festivities…) In this week’s episode, cohosts Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern focus on two of the term’s bleakest legacies: first, the court’s catastrophically bad use of history and second, the demise of independent agencies. They discuss the court’s 6–3 decision in Trump v. Slaughter, which was rooted in shoddy originalism and reckless disregard for how an accountable democratic government actually functions. Meanwhile, the dissenters in Trump v. Barbara would have weaponized bogus history to end birthright citizenship for millions.&nbsp;To unpack this, Dahlia and Mark sit down with two law professors: <a href="https://michigan.law.umich.edu/faculty-and-scholarship/our-faculty/samuel-r-bagenstos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sam Bagenstos</a> of the University of Michigan and a former general counsel at the Department of Health and Human Services, and <a href="https://www.bu.edu/law/profile/jed-handelsman-shugerman/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jed Shugerman</a> of Boston University (whom Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson cited this week). They deconstruct the myriad ways in which the high court ultimately embarrassed itself, history, and truth, with decisions that will affect millions of Americans for years to come.Slate Plus members! Don't miss the <a href="https://slate.com/breakfasttable" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amicus Plus Breakfast Table</a> on Friday, July 10th at noon EDT. Mark Joseph Stern and Dahlia Lithwick will be in conversation with Professors Steve Vladeck, Sherrilyn Ifill, and Niko Bowie. Our Pluskateers can sign up to be in the live, online audience for this special end-of-term conversation. Go to <a href="http://slate.com/breakfasttable" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">slate.com/breakfasttable</a> to sign up for online access. (Psst: Submit your questions now to <a href="mailto:amicus@slate.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">amicus@slate.com</a>)This is part of <a href="https://slate.com/tag/opinionpalooza-2025" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Opinionpalooza</a>, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court. The best way to support our work is by joining <a href="https://slate.com/plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Slate Plus</a>. (If you are already a member, consider a <a href="https://slate.com/donate?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus&utm_content=nav_bar&utm_source=nav" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">donation</a> or <a href="https://shop.slate.com/collections/exclusive-amicus-merch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">merch</a>!)Want more Amicus? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes with exclusive legal analysis. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Amicus show page on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/amicus-with-dahlia-lithwick-law-justice-and-the-courts/id928790786" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7DpL32jgjwBTah8o9HQkBl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>. Or, visit <a href="https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Amicus&utm_source=show_summary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">slate.com/amicusplus</a> to get access wherever you listen.Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate.com, check out our <a href="https://slate.com/podcastfaqs#plusbenefits" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FAQ</a> at slate.com/podcastfaqs for easy instructions. Members subscribed via Apple Podcasts get automatic access—no setup required.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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