Episodes
No matter what happens on Election Day, Trump and his allies have already put legal challenges in motion. Here’s what a nerdy agency, hanging chads, and zombie lawsuits can tell us about how all this could play out.
Published 11/04/24
Falsely claiming there is a wave of violence perpetrated by migrants, Trump has threatened mass deportations under the broad and terrifying powers of the Alien Enemies Act.
Published 10/29/24
The United States has a strange way of electing presidents.
Published 10/08/24
Election deepfakes have the potential to change people's opinions about a presidential election in ways that can be harmful to democracy and the truth itself. But what does the Constitution say about regulating these manipulated images? One place to look: Hustler Magazine.
Published 09/24/24
As students go back to school, colleges and universities across the country are preparing for the continuation of protests against the Israel-Hamas war—and claims by other students that the protests are violating their own civil rights. Institutions and courts are now weighing the question: whose free speech matters more?
Published 09/10/24
What’s the connection between former President Donald Trump's attacks on the so-called “Deep State" and a tiny silvery fish? The Supreme Court, of course.
Published 08/27/24
Preview: Not Built For This from 99% Invisible
Published 08/14/24
What does it mean for punishment to be cruel and unusual?
Published 08/14/24
After an unprecedented several weeks in politics, some on the right are advancing far-fetched arguments to challenge Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, and a federal judge in Florida threw out the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump. Neither of these are based on established constitutional precedent.
Published 07/30/24
The concept of presidential immunity is not explicitly stated anywhere in the Constitution. That hasn’t stopped the Supreme Court from essentially creating a law-free zone around the President.
Published 07/16/24
Does the 14th Amendment's Disqualification Clause apply to Trump?
Published 12/18/23
Why do courts issue gag orders and when do they conflict with the First Amendment?
Published 11/02/23
What’s the connection between Trump, margarine, and Mark Meadows?
Published 09/19/23
19th century "zombie" laws are shambling into the abortion debate
Published 05/31/23
The presumed criminal charges against former President Trump and role of the New York Grand Jury
Published 04/04/23
What does the Constitution say about lies, punishing lies, and punishing someone who lies to get elected?
Published 03/17/23
What if a business owner asserts that serving a gay customer violates their first amendment rights?
Published 02/10/23
How the Dormant Commerce Clause tries to stop states from passing laws that put an undue burden on interstate commerce. Plus, what's going on with student debt relief: who filed a lawsuit against it and why.
Published 11/27/22
When the FBI executed a search warrant on his home, Trump and his lawyers filed their complaints in a district where they thought they’d get sympathetic treatment from Judge Aileen Cannon, who Trump appointed. The assignment of a particular judge is not up to Trump, but in this case, he got lucky, and Cannon was assigned. How did Trump’s gamble on getting his case in front of Judge Cannon work out? Let’s find out.
Published 10/22/22
Elizabeth teaches Roman about which crimes the Justice Department is interested in as described in the Mar-a-Lago search warrant
Published 09/10/22
We go through the other Supreme Court decisions that were released the same week Roe was overturned.
Published 08/12/22
What have we learned from the January 6th Committee hearings and what does is mean for a potential Justice Department investigation of Trump?
Published 08/05/22
The Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision has overturned Roe v. Wade and revoked the right to abortion, a Constitutionally guaranteed right we have had for about 50 years. What happens now?
Published 06/29/22
The recent mass shootings and a New York gun carrying permit case calls for an examination of the current interpretation of the Second Amendment.
Published 06/07/22