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5-4 is a podcast about how much the Supreme Court sucks. Hosted by Peter Shamshiri, Rhiannon Hamam, and Michael Liroff, it's a progressive and occasionally profane take on the ideological battles at the heart of the Court's most important landmark cases and an irreverent tour of all the ways in which the law is shaped by politics. Subscribe to our premium episodes & much more at fivefourpod.com/support 5-4 is a production of Prologue Projects.

5-4 is a podcast about how much the Supreme Court sucks. Hosted by Peter Shamshiri, Rhiannon Hamam, and Michael Liroff, it's a progressive and occasionally profane take on the ideological battles at the heart of the Court's most important landmark cases and an irreverent tour of all the ways in which the law is shaped by politics. Subscribe to our premium episodes & much more at fivefourpod.com/support 5-4 is a production of Prologue Projects.

 

#310

Louisiana v. Callais

The end of the Voting Rights Act, brought to you by the Supreme Court. If you're not a... more

07 May 2026

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:07

07 May 2026


#309

Brecht v. Abrahamson

You have the right to remain silent. Unless you are a gay ex-con from Wisconsin. Then you’... more

05 May 2026

47 MINS

47:28

05 May 2026


#308

The Tea: Leaks, Gossip, and More Supreme Court Drama

Peter, Rhiannon, and Michael talk about the memos leaked to the New York Times, Sotomayor ... more

28 Apr 2026

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:29

28 Apr 2026


#307

Birthrights and Birthwrongs [TEASER]

Peter and Rhiannon revisit the oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, aka the birthright citi... more

21 Apr 2026

04 MINS

04:46

21 Apr 2026


#306

Chiles v. Salazar

It’s your therapist’s sacred First Amendment right to give you medically discredited advic... more

14 Apr 2026

52 MINS

52:07

14 Apr 2026


#305

Hudson v. Michigan

If we live in a multiverse, are your constitutional rights ever truly violated?? Thank you... more

07 Apr 2026

51 MINS

51:33

07 Apr 2026


#304

Dames & Moore v. Regan

A 1981 case about how the president doesn’t really have to follow the text of the law if C... more

24 Mar 2026

47 MINS

47:51

24 Mar 2026


#303

No War Is Illegal (When They All Are) [TEASER]

As President Trump leads the U.S. into his very own middle eastern war, now may be a good ... more

17 Mar 2026

05 MINS

05:32

17 Mar 2026


#302

Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump

Is the Supreme Court’s decision on tariffs a declaration of independence?? Only three colu... more

10 Mar 2026

59 MINS

59:48

10 Mar 2026


#301

Immigration Law in 2026: Fighting the Cruelty Machine

This week, Rhiannon and Michael talk to two immigration lawyers about what it’s like to pr... more

03 Mar 2026

1 HR 24 MINS

1:24:45

03 Mar 2026


#300

Meet Your Attorney General, Pam Bondi [TEASER]

Was she assembled in a lab by the Heritage Foundation? Summoned from beyond the veil by a ... more

24 Feb 2026

05 MINS

05:45

24 Feb 2026


#299

Pulsifer v. United States

What does “and” REALLY mean?   If you're not a 5-4 Premium member, you're not hear... more

17 Feb 2026

50 MINS

50:31

17 Feb 2026


#298

Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Delgado

The fourth amendment protects against unlawful searches and seizures…unless, of course, th... more

10 Feb 2026

50 MINS

50:12

10 Feb 2026


#297

2026 Mailbag: Is Any Of This Legal? [TEASER]

5-4 answers your questions about whether ICE agents can be prosecuted, why it’s worth know... more

03 Feb 2026

05 MINS

05:33

03 Feb 2026


#296

The Rise and Fall of the Voting Rights Act, Part II

How the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was dismantled.  If you're not a 5-4 Premium member,... more

27 Jan 2026

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:38

27 Jan 2026


#295

The Rise and Fall of the Voting Rights Act, Part I

The history of why we needed (and still need) the Voting Rights Act of 1965.  If you'r... more

20 Jan 2026

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:21

20 Jan 2026


#294

The 2025 5-4 Giving Guide: Don’t Let the Fascists Keep You Down

[https://immigrationequality.org/] (https://immigrationequality.org/) [bit.ly/donatepym20... more

23 Dec 2025

21 MINS

21:15

23 Dec 2025


#293

Movie Review: Average Joe [TEASER]

A movie about a dipshit who prays his way to the Supreme Court. It’s worse than you imagin... more

16 Dec 2025

04 MINS

04:53

16 Dec 2025


#292

Trump v. Orr

Trans erasure. Anti-intellectualism. Culture war. Moral panic. These are a few of the Supr... more

09 Dec 2025

45 MINS

45:59

09 Dec 2025


#291

Fire at Will: Trump’s Illegal War in the Caribbean [TEASER]

These days, three degrees of separation from a drug dealer is all it takes to get you dron... more

25 Nov 2025

04 MINS

04:45

25 Nov 2025


#290

Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam

*** An earlier version of this episode incorrectly referred to the asylum officers who con... more

18 Nov 2025

44 MINS

44:53

18 Nov 2025


#289

“What’s at Stake is Everything”: The Last Columbia Protester in ICE Detention

You've heard about all the Supreme Court cases about how immigration law is different,... more

11 Nov 2025

49 MINS

49:33

11 Nov 2025


#288

Garcetti v. Ceballos

The Supreme Court tramples upon your most sacred right: the right to complain about your c... more

04 Nov 2025

45 MINS

45:58

04 Nov 2025


#287

Panic! In The Federal Judiciary [TEASER]

You know things are really bad when federal judges–historically an extremely reticent grou... more

28 Oct 2025

04 MINS

04:45

28 Oct 2025


#286

Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Lopez-Mendoza

I think we can all agree that the Constitution guarantees every individual certain unalien... more

21 Oct 2025

49 MINS

49:29

21 Oct 2025


#285

Rhiannon Interviews Mahmoud Khalil

On this episode of Popular Cradle, (Rhiannon’s other podcast!), she interviews Columbia gr... more

18 Oct 2025

43 MINS

43:05

18 Oct 2025


#284

Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition

Feels like we should be able to collectively wrestle with the problems of a system by whic... more

14 Oct 2025

38 MINS

38:32

14 Oct 2025


#283

Free Speech, Chilled to Perfection [TEASER]

Do you ever feel…like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind, wanting to start again? Th... more

07 Oct 2025

04 MINS

04:45

07 Oct 2025


#282

2025-2026 Supreme Court Term Preview

You are getting very sleepy…you are getting very sleepy…HEY! Wake up. It may look like the... more

23 Sep 2025

59 MINS

59:08

23 Sep 2025


#281

Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo

Papers, please. The hallmark of fascist states of eras past and your favorite movie about ... more

16 Sep 2025

57 MINS

57:16

16 Sep 2025