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.

 

#433

He Quit the Bench to Raise the Alarm

Dahlia Lithwick welcomes retired federal judge Mark Wolf for his first ever podcast interv... more

15 Nov 2025

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:20

15 Nov 2025


#432

When Tariffs Crashed Into SCOTUS

The Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices have been treating the Trump administratio... more

08 Nov 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:47

08 Nov 2025


#431

The Federal Judiciary Is Trapped

“The Chief Justice… is presiding over the end of the rule of law in America”. That quote d... more

01 Nov 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:56

01 Nov 2025


#430

Demolition Man

Bulldozers and bulwarks are the twin themes of this week’s show, as Dahlia Lithwick is joi... more

25 Oct 2025

55 MINS

55:25

25 Oct 2025


#429

Voting Rights, But Mainly for White People

Janai Nelson, president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund argued in defense of the Voting Ri... more

18 Oct 2025

54 MINS

54:27

18 Oct 2025


#428

Trump’s Insurrection Claims Could Lead American Democracy Off a Cliff

Troops on America's streets, threats of “plenary powers”, and extrajudicial killings in th... more

11 Oct 2025

56 MINS

56:19

11 Oct 2025


#427

This Will Be Trump’s Best Term at the Supreme Court Yet

Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern are joined by Vox’s Ian Millhiser to discuss... more

04 Oct 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:09

04 Oct 2025


#426

“Color-Blind” Admissions Continue to Hurt Us

The week ended with a Grand Jury Indictment of former FBI Director James Comey for what lo... more

27 Sep 2025

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:43

27 Sep 2025


#425

Free Speech Is The Enemy of Free Speech, Apparently

Dahlia Lithwick talks to First Amendment law professor Mary Anne Franks to explore the inv... more

20 Sep 2025

52 MINS

52:59

20 Sep 2025


#424

Dear Justice Kavanaugh, “I’m American, Bro”

In this week’s episode of Amicus, we delve into the recent Supreme Court shadow docket ord... more

13 Sep 2025

51 MINS

51:28

13 Sep 2025


#423

How To Fix Our Broken Constitution

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

06 Sep 2025

55 MINS

55:37

06 Sep 2025


#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