• 43 minutes 20 seconds
    De-Supremify the Supreme Court with Niko Bowie and Daphna Renan

    Do we have to accept the Supreme Court as the final arbiter of constitutional meaning? Legal scholars Niko Bowie and Daphne Renan say no! They join the podcast to talk about their new book, Supremacy: How Rule by the Court Replaced Government by the People, which argues against “judicial supremacy” and looks to America’s past to recover a more democratic constitutional tradition. 

    Check out Supremacy here 

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    25 September 2026, 8:00 am
  • 46 minutes 22 seconds
    2026-2027 Supreme Court Term Preview

    It’s fall and you know what that means: a chill is in the air and in Sam Alito’s heart. 

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    22 September 2026, 8:00 am
  • 57 minutes 20 seconds
    The Innocence Case from Hell with Josie Duffy Rice

    Friend of the pod Josie Duffy Rice joins Peter and Michael to talk about her new podcast, The Backfire Effect. Her show digs into the case of Temujin Kensu, a man sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Scott Macklem. Has the wrong man been in prison this whole time?

    Listen to The Backfire Effect wherever you get your podcasts. 

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    15 September 2026, 8:00 am
  • 52 minutes 51 seconds
    National Park Service v. National Trust for Historic Preservation

    We have to let the President build a ninety thousand square feet of ballroom.

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    8 September 2026, 8:00 am
  • 4 minutes 56 seconds
    John Roberts is on Substack, U.S. Attorneys are Fake, and the DNC is a Scam [TEASER]

    Peter, Rhiannon, and Michael dig into some recent headlines including plans to ban halal food in Texas, John Roberts’ Substack debut, the disturbing truth behind DNC spam texts, and more.

    Check out Adam Bonica’s investigation here.

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    25 August 2026, 8:00 am
  • 38 minutes 20 seconds
    NRSC v. FEC

    Yet another opinion where the Supreme Court decides that money is speech and bribery doesn’t exist without a big sack of money. 

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    18 August 2026, 8:00 am
  • 56 minutes 33 seconds
    Trump v. Slaughter (and Trump v. Cook)

    Executive agencies are fake by the way… 

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    11 August 2026, 8:00 am
  • 4 minutes 48 seconds
    Gambling Away the Future: Kalshi, SCOTUSBlog, and Trump’s Bet on the Midterms [SUBSCRIBER-ONLY]

    Peter, Rhiannon, and Michael take a break from case law to discuss the possibility of stolen midterms, the evil lawyers defending Kalshi and Polymarket, and SCOTUSBlog’s subtle conservative makeover.

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    4 August 2026, 8:00 am
  • 55 minutes 12 seconds
    Mullin v. Doe

    It’s not racist to think, act, and talk like a racist.

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    28 July 2026, 8:00 am
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    West Virginia v. B.P.J.

    The Supreme Court backs West Virginia in banning it's only openly trans student athlete from the girls cross country team.

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    21 July 2026, 8:00 am
  • 4 minutes 46 seconds
    The Legal Media is Still in Denial [SUBSCRIBER-ONLY]

    Peter, Rhiannon, and Michael take a hard look at media coverage of this Supreme Court term. 

    Thank you to our wonderful subscribers. 

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    14 July 2026, 8:00 am
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