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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.

A show about the law and the nine Supreme Court justices who interpret it for the rest of America.

 

#296

SCOTUS Is Not Done With Guns and Abortion

Dahlia Lithwick is joined by [Ryan Busse] (https://twitter.com/ryandbusse) , 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 domestic abusers is set to be argued at SCOTUS ] (https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/07/supreme-court-rahimi-domestic-abuse-guns.html) this term, Dahlia and Ryan discuss how gun culture has been radicalized in order to… sell more guns. They also examine how that radicalization has reached the Supreme Court, and threatens our safety, and our democracy.  Next, Dahlia is joined by Alison Block MD, a family doctor and [abortion provider] (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/06/opinion/abortion-provider-second-trimester-roe-v-wade.html?referringSource=articleShare) who is also executive producer and host of [The Nocturnists podcast’s Post-Roe America] (https://thenocturnists.com/post-roe-america-series) season. The season lifts the voices of healthcare workers and abortion providers around the country, scrambling to survive in the confusing legal landscape created by Dobbs. The conversation highlights the impossible bind for red state abortion providers forced to choose between caring for patients and criminalization, and how providers in neighboring states are trying to keep up with unquenchable demand for care.  In this week’s [Amicus Plus] (https://slate.com/amicusplus) segment, Dahlia is joined by Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern to discuss why they never ever want to go to the all-male rich dude Lord of the Flies camp that is Bohemian Grove, why it’s pretty shocking that Justice Clarence Thomas did, and how the latest Propublica reporting shows the scheme in sharp relief: interest groups founded and funded by billionaires wanted to end the regulatory state, and they found a justice ready to change his mind and do just that. Dahlia and Mark also discuss why the abortion pill banning Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk is all of a sudden so worried about misogyny.  [Sign up for Slate Plus] (https://my.slate.com/plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Amicus&utm_source=show_notes) now to listen and support our show.  Dahlia’s book  [Lady Justice: Women, the Law and the Battle to Save America] (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0525561382/?tag=slatmaga-20) , is now out in paperback. It is also available as an audiobook, and [Amicus listeners can get a 25 percent discount by entering the code “AMICUS” at checkout] (https://books.supportingcast.fm/lady-justice) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

17 hrs Ago

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:13

17 hrs Ago


#295

The Supreme Court We Deserve?

Dahlia Lithwick is joined by award-winning documentarian and lawyer Dawn Porter for a conversation about two projects shining a light on the law and how we can shape it: Porter’s new Showtime documentary series [Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court] (https://www.sho.com/deadlocked-how-america-shaped-the-supreme-court) , and the paperback release of Dahlia’s book [Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America] (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/598207/lady-justice-by-dahlia-lithwick/) .  Together they trace the political shifts and cultural earthquakes from the Warren Court to the Burger, Rehnquist and now Roberts Court, and they discuss how the courts current crisis of legitimacy cannot be cured with a moratorium on criticism. In both Lady Justice and Deadlocked a truth surfaces: when it comes to the rule of law, there is no “plan b”, so the challenge to Dawn’s audience, Dahlia’s readers and Amicus listeners is the same: to use the law as a tool for progress and justice.  [Sign up for Slate Plus] (https://my.slate.com/plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Amicus&utm_source=show_notes) now to listen and support our show.  Dahlia’s book  [Lady Justice: Women, the Law and the Battle to Save America] (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0525561382/?tag=slatmaga-20) , is now out in paperback. It is also available as an audiobook, and [Amicus listeners can get a 25 percent discount by entering the code “AMICUS” at checkout] (https://books.supportingcast.fm/lady-justice) . [https://books.supportingcast.fm/lady-justice] (https://books.supportingcast.fm/lady-justice) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

16 Sep 2023

55 MINS

55:20

16 Sep 2023


#294

Alabama Double-Dares SCOTUS Over Voting Maps

Dahlia Lithwick is joined by [Marc Elias] (https://twitter.com/marceelias) , who has litigated more election and voting cases than almost anyone, to talk about [Alabama’s disregard for SCOTUS’ decision] (https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/09/alabama-defying-supreme-court-gerrymandering-whoops.html) in the big Voting Rights Act case of last term, and why the lawlessness is the point. They also delve into the dangers of tying the [disqualification of former President Donald J Trump from office] (https://www.citizensforethics.org/news/press-releases/lawsuit-filed-to-remove-trump-from-ballot-in-co-under-14th-amendment/) under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the outcomes in his criminal trials. And why, when it comes to defending democracy, depending on the courts may make sense in the short term, but faces serious problems in the long term. In this week’s [Amicus Plus] (https://slate.com/amicusplus) segment, Dahlia is joined by Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern to discuss Justice Samuel Alito’s chosen venue to publish a [love letter to Senator Dick Durbin] (https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-alito-ethics-senate-democrats-89bcb5186b03acc0dab353e6c2aa01a3) , Chief Justice John Roberts’ chosen venue to publish a [ love letter to Justice Brett Kavanaugh] (https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/08/politics/supreme-court-voting-rights-kavanaugh-alabama/index.html) , and why a [major religious freedom case] (https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/09/supreme-court-praying-coach-joe-kennedy-fake.html) is looking more and more like a [fake spike] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick_play) .   [Sign up for Slate Plus] (https://my.slate.com/plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Amicus&utm_source=show_notes) now to listen and support our show.  Dahlia’s book  [Lady Justice: Women, the Law and the Battle to Save America] (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0525561382/?tag=slatmaga-20) , is also available as an audiobook, and [Amicus listeners can get a 25 percent discount by entering the code “AMICUS” at checkout] (https://books.supportingcast.fm/lady-justice) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

09 Sep 2023

51 MINS

51:52

09 Sep 2023


#293

Citizen Justice: The Environmental Legacy of William O. Douglas

In Amicus’ summer series of conversations about books that expanded our thinking about justice and the courts, beyond the churn of headlines, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Judge Margaret M McKeown of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CIrcuit, to discuss her book [Citizen Justice: The Environmental Legacy of William O. Douglas―Public Advocate and Conservation Champion] (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1640123008/?tag=slatmaga-20) [Sign up for Slate Plus] (https://my.slate.com/plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Amicus&utm_source=show_notes) now to support our show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

26 Aug 2023

56 MINS

56:50

26 Aug 2023


#292

The Family Roe

In Amicus’ summer series of conversations about books that expanded our thinking about justice and the courts, beyond the churn of headlines, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Joshua Prager to discuss his book [The Family Roe: An American Story] (http://www.amazon.com/dp//?tag=slatmaga-20) , about the unknown lives at the heart of Roe v Wade.  [Sign up for Slate Plus] (https://my.slate.com/plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Amicus&utm_source=show_notes) now to support our show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

12 Aug 2023

54 MINS

54:51

12 Aug 2023


#291

The Fear of Too Much Justice

In Amicus’ summer series of conversations about books that expanded our thinking about justice and the courts, beyond the churn of headlines, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by death penalty lawyer, professor and author Stephen Bright to discuss his new book, [The Fear of Too Much Justice: Race, Poverty, and the Persistence of Inequality in the Criminal Courts] (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1620970252/?tag=slatmaga-20) .  [Sign up for Slate Plus] (https://my.slate.com/plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Amicus&utm_source=show_notes) now to support our show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

29 Jul 2023

50 MINS

50:36

29 Jul 2023


#290

Zero-Sum Justice

In the first of Amicus’ summer series of conversations about books and podcasts that have helped us look at the Supreme Court from a different angle, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Joel Anderson, host of Season 8 of Slate’s Slow Burn podcast: [ Becoming Justice Thomas] (https://slate.com/podcasts/slow-burn/s8/becoming-justice-thomas) . They talk about the experiences and people who helped shape Justice Thomas’ worldview and how deeply his jurisprudence is rooted in a kind of “cruel to be kind” ethos from his childhood. And why he was so blind to the challenges and suffering of so many Black women in his life.  Next, Dahlia talks to Heather McGhee, Author The Sum of Us: WHAT RACISM COSTS EVERYONE AND HOW WE CAN PROSPER TOGETHER, about her books and podcast, and what they can teach us about a Supreme Court that is inclined to frame the world as zero-sum. [Sign up for Slate Plus] (https://my.slate.com/plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Amicus&utm_source=show_notes) now to support our show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

15 Jul 2023

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:21

15 Jul 2023


#289

Supreme Arrogance

This episode is a part of [ Opinionpalooza] (https://slate.com/tag/opinionpalooza) . Slate’s coverage of Supreme Court decisions. If you would like to help us continue to cover the courts aggressively, please consider [ joining Slate Plus] (https://slate.com/amicusplus) .  In our final [Opinionpalooza] (https://slate.com/tag/opinionpalooza) episode of 2023, Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern host the Amicus annual “breakfast table” round-up at the end of the Supreme Court term, and they’re joined by:   [Jamelle Bouie] (https://twitter.com/jbouie) , former chief political correspondent at Slate and current New York Times Opinion columnist and political analyst for CBS News.  [Sherrilyn Ifill] (https://twitter.com/SIfill_) , former President and Director Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and newly appointed head of Howard University’s inaugural Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Esq. Endowed Chair in Civil Rights.  [Professor Stephen Vladeck] (https://twitter.com/steve_vladeck) , the Charles Alan Wright Chair in Federal Courts at the University of Texas School of Law, author of the New York Times bestselling book, " [The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic] (https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/stephen-vladeck/the-shadow-docket/9781541602632/) ." --- In this week’s [Amicus Plus] (https://slate.com/amicusplus) segment, Dahlia and Mark loosen their ties, pour a snifter of brandy and hit the cigar bar of jurisprudence for a final discussion of the term that was; why progressives are still struggling to find an answer to the court’s torque to the right, and resisting the media’s urge to put a moderate bow on each extreme term. [Sign up for Slate Plus] (https://my.slate.com/plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Amicus&utm_source=show_notes) now to listen and support our show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

08 Jul 2023

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:38

08 Jul 2023


#288

MAGA SCOTUS Is Back

This episode is a part of [ Opinionpalooza] (https://slate.com/tag/opinionpalooza) . Slate’s coverage of Supreme Court decisions. We consider this coverage so essential that we’re taking down the paywall for all of it. If you would like to help us continue to cover the courts aggressively, please consider [ joining Slate Plus] (https://slate.com/amicusplus) . And [ sign up for the pop-up newsletter] (https://slate.com/_pages/clidcx5kl000hgsma2w2y3u93.html?) to see the latest every week in your inbox. As the Supreme Court’s June term wraps up with a slew of awful decisions, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Slate’s own [Mark Joseph Stern to analyze 303 Creative LLC v Elenis] (https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/06/supreme-court-lgbtq-gay-wedding-website-discrimination.html) , a case with startling implications for the dignity and equal treatment of LGBTQ couples and families. They also discuss the new reporting that shines light on the [ hall of mirrors that brought the case to court] (https://newrepublic.com/article/173987/mysterious-case-fake-gay-marriage-website-real-straight-man-supreme-court) . Then, Dahlia and Mark are joined by [Dalié Jiménez] (https://twitter.com/daliejimenez) , [Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, and Director of the Student Loan Law Initiative at UCI Law] (https://www.law.uci.edu/faculty/full-time/jimenez/) to discuss the court’s decision to strike down the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program. Finally, Dahlia turns to [Michaele Turnage Young] (https://www.naacpldf.org/about-us/staff/michaele-turnage-young/) of the NAACP LDF to take a closer look at Thursday’s affirmative action decision, which outlawed race-conscious admissions in most higher education contexts.  In this week’s [Amicus Plus] (https://slate.com/amicusplus) segment, Dahlia is joined by Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern to answer a listener question about something that has us all scratching our heads in the wake of Moore v Harper, and look ahead to some gun safety litigation that’s winding its way up to the High Court. [Sign up for Slate Plus] (https://my.slate.com/plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Amicus&utm_source=show_notes) now to listen and support our show.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

01 Jul 2023

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:08

01 Jul 2023


#287

The End of Affirmative Action

This episode is a part of [ Opinionpalooza] (https://slate.com/tag/opinionpalooza) . Slate’s coverage of Supreme Court decisions. Thank you to our Slate Plus members for making this episode available to all listeners. The full version of this episode is now exclusively available to our Slate Plus members. If you want to have access to bonus content like this, go to [ ] (https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/88b50b64-fb9f-11e7-bd58-1743cd86ef27/podcasts/32590f9a-8289-11e5-b42a-071d65eb13b2/episodes/6d6edc48-062c-11ee-bb39-336dc1cb36d6/slate.com/amicusplus%20) [slate.com/amicusplus] (https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/88b50b64-fb9f-11e7-bd58-1743cd86ef27/podcasts/32590f9a-8289-11e5-b42a-071d65eb13b2/episodes/6d6edc48-062c-11ee-bb39-336dc1cb36d6/slate.com/amicusplus%20) to become a member. In an emergency episode of Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Slate’s own [Mark Joseph Stern] (https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/06/real-story-behind-affirmative-action-cases-court.html) to analyze [SCOTUS’ decision to wipe out affirmative action in college admissions] (https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/06/affirmative-action-decision-supreme-court-bulldozes-college-admissions.html) . They find Chief Justice John Roberts’ majority opinion has some curious carve-outs that will keep lawyers busy, and college admissions tutors and applicants… baffled.  [Sign up for Slate Plus] (https://my.slate.com/plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Amicus&utm_source=show_notes) now to support our show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

29 Jun 2023

06 MINS

06:16

29 Jun 2023


#286

Moore v Harper Was a Win for Democracy, A Big Loss For Donald Trump

This episode is a part of [ Opinionpalooza] (https://slate.com/tag/opinionpalooza) . Slate’s coverage of Supreme Court decisions. Thank you to our Slate Plus members for making this episode available to all listeners. The full version of this episode is now exclusively available to our Slate Plus members. If you want to have access to bonus content like this, go to [ ] (https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/88b50b64-fb9f-11e7-bd58-1743cd86ef27/podcasts/32590f9a-8289-11e5-b42a-071d65eb13b2/episodes/6d6edc48-062c-11ee-bb39-336dc1cb36d6/slate.com/amicusplus%20) [slate.com/amicusplus] (https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/88b50b64-fb9f-11e7-bd58-1743cd86ef27/podcasts/32590f9a-8289-11e5-b42a-071d65eb13b2/episodes/6d6edc48-062c-11ee-bb39-336dc1cb36d6/slate.com/amicusplus%20) to become a member. In deciding against the bonkers (technical legal term) “Independent State Legislature Theory” in Moore v Harper, the Supreme Court chose not to take a wrecking ball to American democracy. [Judge Michael Luttig] (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/25/opinion/trump-republican-party.html) , a counsel of record in the case, is relieved but not surprised. In this emergency episode of Amicus, Judge Luttig tells Dahlia Lithwick that Tuesday’s decision may have big repercussions at the Department of Justice, in Jack Smith’s investigation of former President Trump’s role in January 6th. [Sign up for Slate Plus] (https://my.slate.com/plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Amicus&utm_source=show_notes) now to support our show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

27 Jun 2023

06 MINS

06:16

27 Jun 2023


#285

Supreme Court Politics One Year On From Dobbs

This episode is a part of [ Opinionpalooza] (https://slate.com/tag/opinionpalooza) . Slate’s coverage of Supreme Court decisions, and the other legal happenings in June. We consider this coverage so essential that we’re taking down the paywall for all of it. If you would like to help us continue to cover the courts aggressively, please consider [ joining Slate Plus] (https://slate.com/amicusplus) . And [ sign up for the pop-up newsletter] (https://slate.com/_pages/clidcx5kl000hgsma2w2y3u93.html?) to see the latest every week in your inbox. On this one year anniversary of Dobbs, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by [Anat Shenker Osorio] (https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/06/democrats-supreme-court-survey-voters-mad.html) to talk about how the political class still hasn’t found a way to communicate or act toward the court that delivered this suffering.  Next, Dahlia is joined by Slate’s own Mark Joseph Stern to talk about two important decisions that came down this week, one concerning the [ rights of criminal defendants ] (https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/06/supreme-court-conservatives-jones-hendrix-disaster.html) and another about the [U.S. President’s right to set immigration policy] (https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/06/red-states-lose-kavanaugh-supreme-court.html) .  In this week’s [Amicus Plus] (https://slate.com/amicusplus) segment, Dahlia and Mark tackle more questions from the Slate Plus listener mail bag about the tension between establishment clause and equal protection claims in suits brought to fight back against Dobbs on religious grounds, and how to impeach terrible awful no-good judges. [Sign up for Slate Plus] (https://my.slate.com/plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Amicus&utm_source=show_notes) now to listen and support our show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

24 Jun 2023

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:02

24 Jun 2023


#284

Samuel Alito and The Billionaire

This episode is a part of [ Opinionpalooza] (https://slate.com/tag/opinionpalooza) . Slate’s coverage of Supreme Court decisions. Thank you to our Slate Plus members for making this episode available to all listeners. The full version of this episode is now exclusively available to our Slate Plus members. If you want to have access to bonus content like this, go to [ ] (https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/88b50b64-fb9f-11e7-bd58-1743cd86ef27/podcasts/32590f9a-8289-11e5-b42a-071d65eb13b2/episodes/6d6edc48-062c-11ee-bb39-336dc1cb36d6/slate.com/amicusplus%20) [slate.com/amicusplus] (https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/88b50b64-fb9f-11e7-bd58-1743cd86ef27/podcasts/32590f9a-8289-11e5-b42a-071d65eb13b2/episodes/6d6edc48-062c-11ee-bb39-336dc1cb36d6/slate.com/amicusplus%20) to become a member. Amicus is coming at you again with an emergency episode. Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Mark Joseph Stern to process ProPublica’s latest reporting on a growing theme of conservative supreme court justices with a penchant for luxury travel at the expense of billionaires (who also happen to be close friends with Leonard Leo of the Federalist Society). Dahlia and Mark also examine Justice Samuel Alito’s eye-popping pre-buttal of ProPublica’s piece about his Alaskan fishing trip with billionaire GOP donor Paul Singer, which Justice Alito chose to publish in the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal.  Dahlia’s book  [Lady Justice: Women, the Law and the Battle to Save America] (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0525561382/?tag=slatmaga-20) , is also available as an audiobook, and [Amicus listeners can get a 25 percent discount by entering the code “AMICUS” at checkout] (https://books.supportingcast.fm/lady-justice) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

21 Jun 2023

06 MINS

06:16

21 Jun 2023


#283

SCOTUS Wants To Drain The Swamp, Too

This episode is a part of [ Opinionpalooza] (https://slate.com/tag/opinionpalooza) . Slate’s coverage of Supreme Court decisions. We consider this coverage so essential that we’re taking down the paywall for all of it. If you would like to help us continue to cover the courts aggressively, please consider [ joining Slate Plus] (https://slate.com/amicusplus) . And [ sign up for the pop-up newsletter] (https://slate.com/_pages/clidcx5kl000hgsma2w2y3u93.html?) to see the latest every week in your inbox. Dahlia Lithwick is joined by environmental appellate lawyer [Sean Donahue] (https://donahuegoldberg.com/attorneys/sean-h-donahue/) to discuss the far-reaching consequences of one of the biggest decisions so far this term. In [Sackett v EPA] (https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/05/samuel-alito-wetlands-opinion-lost-brett-kavanaugh.html) ,  the court decided that as many as 90 million acres of wetlands no longer qualify for environmental protection. Together, they trace the case’s history, its claims, and what tools are left for lawyers fighting to protect the environment. In this week’s [Amicus Plus] (https://slate.com/amicusplus) segment, Dahlia is joined by Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern to answer listener questions, including how to counter dodgy originalism arguments, and whether there’s anything that could stop Donald Trump from running or even assuming office if he’s convicted of a crime [Sign up for Slate Plus] (https://my.slate.com/plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Amicus&utm_source=show_notes) now to listen and support our show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

17 Jun 2023

45 MINS

45:03

17 Jun 2023


#282

Is A New Supreme Court Emerging?

This episode is a part of [ Opinionpalooza] (https://slate.com/tag/opinionpalooza) . Slate’s coverage of Supreme Court decisions. Thank you to our Slate Plus members for making this episode available to all listeners. The full version of this episode is now exclusively available to our Slate Plus members. If you want to have access to bonus content like this, go to [ ] (https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/88b50b64-fb9f-11e7-bd58-1743cd86ef27/podcasts/32590f9a-8289-11e5-b42a-071d65eb13b2/episodes/6d6edc48-062c-11ee-bb39-336dc1cb36d6/slate.com/amicusplus%20) [slate.com/amicusplus] (https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/88b50b64-fb9f-11e7-bd58-1743cd86ef27/podcasts/32590f9a-8289-11e5-b42a-071d65eb13b2/episodes/6d6edc48-062c-11ee-bb39-336dc1cb36d6/slate.com/amicusplus%20) to become a member. Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern join forces for this Opinionpalooza extra episode of Amicus where they discuss [Haaland v Brackeen] (https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/06/amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-native-win.html) , a case that could have upended Indian Law, but didn’t. The case concerned the Indian Child Welfare Act, Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s majority opinion also reveals some tensions among the Supreme Court’s conservative justices. Together, Dahlia and Mark assess what another unexpected win can tell us about the shape of the current court.  Dahlia’s book  [Lady Justice: Women, the Law and the Battle to Save America] (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0525561382/?tag=slatmaga-20) , is also available as an audiobook, and [Amicus listeners can get a 25 percent discount by entering the code “AMICUS” at checkout] (https://books.supportingcast.fm/lady-justice) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

15 Jun 2023

06 MINS

06:16

15 Jun 2023


#281

Can Trump Outrun The Law?

This episode is a part of [ Opinionpalooza] (https://slate.com/tag/opinionpalooza) . Slate’s coverage of Supreme Court decisions. Thank you to our Slate Plus members for making this episode available to all listeners. The full version of this episode is now exclusively available to our Slate Plus members. If you want to have access to bonus content like this, go to [ ] (https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/88b50b64-fb9f-11e7-bd58-1743cd86ef27/podcasts/32590f9a-8289-11e5-b42a-071d65eb13b2/episodes/6d6edc48-062c-11ee-bb39-336dc1cb36d6/slate.com/amicusplus%20) [slate.com/amicusplus] (https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/88b50b64-fb9f-11e7-bd58-1743cd86ef27/podcasts/32590f9a-8289-11e5-b42a-071d65eb13b2/episodes/6d6edc48-062c-11ee-bb39-336dc1cb36d6/slate.com/amicusplus%20) to become a member. An extra episode of Amicus as the former President of the United States, Donald J Trump, is arraigned in federal court in Miami on 37 counts, entering a plea of not guilty. Dahlia Lithwick is joined by [Ryan Goodman] (https://www.justsecurity.org/author/goodmanryan/) , co-editor-in-chief of Just Security, Professor of Law at NYU School of Law, a distinguished fellow at the National Institute of Military Justice, and former special counsel at the Department of Defense. Together, they step back from the spectacle to examine the challenge of prosecuting a former President over things that were supposed to be state secrets, and whether Trump can use politics to outrun justice this time.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

14 Jun 2023

06 MINS

06:16

14 Jun 2023