Ep 117 — DOGE Destroys Another Agency As DOJ Courts Contempt (Ft. Aaron Reichlin-Melnick)
Musk's fash-coders take out the US Institute for Peace. Mahmoud Khalil's case gets transferred to New Jersey. And the DOJ is daring the court to find it in contempt in the case of the kidnapped Venezu...
21 Maalis 20251h 1min
Ep 116 — DOJ Courts Contempt In Immigration Case (feat. Aaron Reichlin-Melnick)
Today, we've got an all-immigration show. We break down J.G.G. v. Trump, the lawsuit seeking to block Trump's effort to summarily deport Venezuelan nationals under a 227-year-old law left over from th...
18 Maalis 20251h 3min
Ep 115 — The Rightwing's War On NYT v. Sullivan (Ft David Enrich)
New York Times financial editor David Enrich joins us to discuss his new book, Murder the Truth, about the history of defamation litigation and the right wing's plan to gut the Sullivan standard to ma...
14 Maalis 20251h 7min
Ep 114 — After Stealing Congress's Spending Power, Trump Is Back For Advice And Consent
It's another week where the DOGE bros are trying to burn down the government, and another week where the courts are trying to stop it. For our main story, we focus on the Trump administration's crazy ...
11 Maalis 202556min
Ep 113 — Hey, DOJ, Some Idiot Is Signing Your Name On Pleadings
Today's episode is another roundup of how trial judges are playing whack-a-mole with the Trump administration, and how all of it fits in with Trump's plan to usurp Congress's power to reshape the coun...
7 Maalis 20251h 3min
Ep 112 — The (Judicial) Center Holds
The Supreme Court is still sitting on its (tiny) hands, but trial judges are holding strong against the Trump administration's assault on the rule of law. We'll talk about the pushback to Trump's anti...
4 Maalis 202554min
Ep 111 — Let the Sanctions Rain Down
The Trump administration is now openly defying court orders as multiple trial court judges seek to rein in the government's illegal conduct. Are sanctions the solution? In at least one case, we won't ...
28 Helmi 20251h 1min
Ep 110 — It's A TROpallooza
The Trump administration has been sued by everyone and their mother, and we're here to cover it all. From the First Amendment violations to the illegal terminations, we've got you covered. Plus, we've...
25 Helmi 202553min
