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#394

Trump’s Plan To Put A Chokehold On Voting

The Trumpian inversion of reality was threaded into so many areas of the law and active li... more

29 Mar 2025

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:45

29 Mar 2025

#393

The Rule of Law Took A Very Dark Turn This Week

If you’re overwhelmed by the sheer volume of lawless acts, constitutional crises (we count... more

22 Mar 2025

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:33

22 Mar 2025

#392

Sneak Preview: An Escalating Constitutional Crisis

In this urgent extra episode of Amicus, host Dahlia Lithwick and Slate's senior writer Ma... more

18 Mar 2025

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09:49

18 Mar 2025

#391

Big Law Stands Up

Donald Trump continued his almost uninterrupted losing streak in the courts. Across the co... more

15 Mar 2025

42 MINS

42:01

15 Mar 2025

#390

The Constitutional Truth At The Heart Of The DOGE Cases

Elon Musk’s moves at DOGE have been legally dubious from the start. And the more we learn,... more

08 Mar 2025

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1:05:01

08 Mar 2025

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Sneak Preview: What Trump’s First Big Loss At SCOTUS Means

On Wednesday morning the Supreme Court dealt a blow to the Trump administration's effort t... more

05 Mar 2025

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07:14

05 Mar 2025

#388

When the Lawyers are Lawless

This past week has seen firings at the Pentagon, an Executive Order targeting a private la... more

01 Mar 2025

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51:06

01 Mar 2025

#387

Long Live The King?

President Donald J Trump’s administration has been invoking a conservative legal theory as... more

22 Feb 2025

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58:59

22 Feb 2025

#386

The Gangster Presidency

On Monday, President Trump’s personal lawyer and Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove ... more

15 Feb 2025

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:58

15 Feb 2025

#385

Trying To Undo A Coup, In The Courts

DOGE is running wild in the District of Columbia. Chaos reigns supreme. Trump 2.0 has been... more

08 Feb 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:30

08 Feb 2025

#384

Trump’s American Takeover

If you’re punch-drunk and disoriented this week, come on in. Donald J Trump’s second admin... more

01 Feb 2025

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59:25

01 Feb 2025

#383

Extra: The Federal Funding Freeze

Amicus is coming to you with an extra episode because of the five-alarm threat to the bala... more

28 Jan 2025

42 MINS

42:52

28 Jan 2025

#382

Trump’s Unconstitutional Rampage Against Immigration

It’s barely been a week and the torrent of horrible coming from the pens and mouth of Pres... more

25 Jan 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:51

25 Jan 2025

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Preview: Deciphering The Lawlessness of Trump’s Executive Orders

Some very clear themes are already emerging from President Donald Trump’s executive orders... more

21 Jan 2025

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