Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts podcast

Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts

A show about the law and the nine Supreme Court justices who interpret it for the rest of America. 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 Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/amicusplus to get access wherever you listen.

A show about the law and the nine Supreme Court justices who interpret it for the rest of America. 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 Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/amicusplus to get access wherever you listen.

 

#423

How To Fix Our Broken Constitution

There is a “stuckness” to American political life right now, which has become a seemingly ... more

Yesterday

55 MINS

55:37

Yesterday


#422

Is The National Guard Coming To Your City?

In this episode of Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick discusses the recent deployment of the National... more

30 Aug 2025

57 MINS

57:52

30 Aug 2025


#421

Punished For Their Pregnancies

Women were prosecuted for experiencing miscarriage or stillbirth even before the Supreme C... more

23 Aug 2025

49 MINS

49:13

23 Aug 2025


#420

When Trump Hits New Jersey, This Lawyer Hits Back

Law firms, universities, and businesses are bending the knee to the Trump administration a... more

16 Aug 2025

51 MINS

51:09

16 Aug 2025


#419

Who Gets Left Out of Originalism?

The official history of America’s founding is often told as a whites-only story, a heroic ... more

09 Aug 2025

40 MINS

40:26

09 Aug 2025


#418

Don’t Give Up on the Law Just Yet

It’s easy to give up on the courts right now. SCOTUS is throwing down unreasoned decisions... more

02 Aug 2025

51 MINS

51:58

02 Aug 2025


#417

When Unaccountable People Come for Your Vote

Civil rights are under attack. The Supreme Court seems to have its sights set on the Votin... more

26 Jul 2025

47 MINS

47:52

26 Jul 2025


#416

How To Build A Police State (With The Supreme Court’s Blessing)

Over the last six months, life has been upended for  millions of people in America as Step... more

19 Jul 2025

55 MINS

55:53

19 Jul 2025


#415

The Call Is Coming From Inside The Court

In this episode of Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick sits down with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse to di... more

12 Jul 2025

48 MINS

48:34

12 Jul 2025


#414

Opinionpalooza 2025

The Supreme Court wraps up a momentous term. Dahlia Lithwick, Mark Joseph Stern and guests... more

11 Jul 2025

01 MINS

01:57

11 Jul 2025


#413

Sneak Preview: SCOTUS Made it Worse

Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern answer your questions about threats to federal judge... more

05 Jul 2025

15 MINS

15:14

05 Jul 2025


#412

Our All-Star SCOTUS End-of-Term Breakfast Table

Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern host the panel that’s guaranteed to help you underst... more

02 Jul 2025

59 MINS

59:19

02 Jul 2025


#411

“No Right Is Safe”

The cataclysmic opinions from SCOTUS on Friday certainly suggest that the courts can no lo... more

28 Jun 2025

53 MINS

53:19

28 Jun 2025


#410

Sneak Preview: The Supreme Court's Worst Move Since Trump Returned to Office

In this member-exclusive [Opinionpalooza] (https://slate.com/tag/opinionpalooza-2025) epis... more

24 Jun 2025

10 MINS

10:58

24 Jun 2025


#409

The Many Compromises of Elena Kagan

The Justices seem intent on packing their summer vacation bags and getting on their way.  ... more

21 Jun 2025

50 MINS

50:52

21 Jun 2025


#408

Sneak Preview: SCOTUS Apparently Doesn’t Believe Trans People Exist

In this Slate Plus exclusive episode, Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern analyse the Ro... more

18 Jun 2025

11 MINS

11:11

18 Jun 2025


#407

Tanks On DC’s Streets And A US Senator In Handcuffs

America feels very different this weekend. While the president’s planned military parade (... more

14 Jun 2025

51 MINS

51:25

14 Jun 2025


#406

There Is No Musk-Trump Feud Without The Roberts Court

Money talks, and sometimes it speaks as [law by fiat from the highest court in the land] (... more

07 Jun 2025

47 MINS

47:49

07 Jun 2025


#405

Sneak Preview: Unanimous Opinions Out Front, Desperate Dealmaking Out Back

This is part of [⁠Opinionpalooza⁠] (https://slate.com/tag/opinionpalooza-2025) , Slate’s c... more

05 Jun 2025

12 MINS

12:02

05 Jun 2025


#404

This End Of Term At SCOTUS Is Unlike Any Other in History

The end (of the Supreme Court term) is nigh. This week, Amicus goes into June Opinionpaloo... more

31 May 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:06

31 May 2025


#403

The Two Tracks of Justice

This week’s episode attempts to understand the ways in which the law of Trump unfolds alon... more

24 May 2025

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:06

24 May 2025


#402

SCOTUS Is About to Suffer Buyers Remorse, Again

Our eyes this week were trained on the arguments over birthright citizenship at the Suprem... more

17 May 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:10

17 May 2025


#401

SCOTUS, Meet The Broligarchs

After Silicon Valley’s yeet to the right after Donald Trump was elected in 2016, and the D... more

10 May 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:22

10 May 2025