Trump Chose Barrett. What Will Democrats Do About It?
President Donald Trump nominated Seventh Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Sept. 26 to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Sept. 18. It's a move that could reshape the high court and the l...
27 Sep 202014min
A Somber Start to the Post-Ginsburg Era at SCOTUS
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death has raised the Supreme Court’s profile as a confirmation fight over her successor and the presidential campaign converge. Kimberly Robinson and Jordan Rubin look at the fut...
25 Sep 202039min
Goodwin Liu on RBG's Legacy of Opinions and Dissents
Goodwin Liu, a California Supreme Court Justice, and former law clerk to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, remembers the late Supreme Court Justice on this special episode of Cases & Controversies. Liu talks about...
21 Sep 202012min
Trump SCOTUS Nominee Shortlist Not Very Short Anymore
President Donald Trump announced 20 more potential Supreme Court justices for his "short" list, putting new attention on the high court as the 2020 election approaches. In the latest episode of Cases ...
11 Sep 202018min
Election Law to Get a Workout in Run Up to Nov. 3
Challenges to election laws have poured into the Supreme Court and more are likely as the 2020 election season really heats up after Labor Day. Election law expert Rick Hasen, a professor at the Unive...
28 Aug 202019min
SCOTUS Goes to Church—and to the Casinos
The Supreme Court keeps generating news despite it being in the thick of what should be a summer vacation. Some of that news involves yet more divided shadow docket orders related to Covid-19. On this...
31 Jul 202022min
‘Cases and Controversies’ Podcast: Movie Night, Trump, and RBG
After a wild term, the Supreme Court is finally starting to settle down a bit, so the hosts of “Cases and Controversies” are going to the movies! On the latest episode, they interview ACLU attorneys s...
24 Jul 202028min
Consequential SCOTUS Decisions Lurk in the Shadows
If you were excited about the new five-justice conservative majority, this just-completed term of the Supreme Court might have left you disappointed. But law professor Stephen Vladeck says that's not ...
17 Jul 202033min
