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. 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.

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. 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.

 

#451

Church and State are Being Reunited, Thanks to SCOTUS

On this week’s Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick explores the rise of Christian nationalism in Ameri... more

07 Mar 2026

49 MINS

49:36

07 Mar 2026


#450

Preview: This War is Obscenely Illegal

Trump’s actions in Iran have massive global impacts, but they also have serious legal impl... more

02 Mar 2026

07 MINS

07:46

02 Mar 2026


#449

Yes, Supreme Court Decisions Really Matter

“Not on the level” is how Donald Verrilli Jr. describes the Trump administration’s general... more

28 Feb 2026

58 MINS

58:41

28 Feb 2026


#448

Trump’s Tariffs Overturned

The Supreme Court struck down Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Friday, ruling 6–3 that t... more

21 Feb 2026

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:06

21 Feb 2026


#447

The Concentration Camp Next Door

The machinery to enable Stephen Miller’s darkest deportation dreams is both tangible and l... more

14 Feb 2026

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:50

14 Feb 2026


#446

Trump Has a New “Big Lie” for the Midterms

According to [Marc Elias] (https://elias.law/bio/marc-elias/) , Dahlia Lithwick’s guest on... more

07 Feb 2026

50 MINS

50:00

07 Feb 2026


#445

Legal Blinkers, Moral Hazards

Lawyers love legal reasoning. It promises a clean, clear path through sticky, tricky terri... more

31 Jan 2026

47 MINS

47:36

31 Jan 2026


#444

Who Gave ICE Permission to Trample the Constitution?

The evidence is mounting that ICE is not only unbothered by moral boundaries, but immigrat... more

24 Jan 2026

50 MINS

50:17

24 Jan 2026


#443

Preview: Fed Up

In this member-exclusive episode, co-hosts Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern discuss t... more

21 Jan 2026

09 MINS

09:20

21 Jan 2026


#442

Invoking the Insurrection Act

President Trump REALLY wants to invoke the Insurrection Act. He’s fallen hard for this 200... more

17 Jan 2026

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:41

17 Jan 2026


#441

Renee Good and Trump’s Age of Immunity

You saw it. We all saw it. We all saw what happened in Minneapolis when an ICE agent shot ... more

10 Jan 2026

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:01

10 Jan 2026