Popes and Presidents
The President has picked a fight with the Bishop of Rome, Pope Leo X. Putting aside some of the distasteful elements of language and hubris, we ask where this fits in with notions of church and state...
23 Apr 1h 35min
Last Branch Stands, The Barbara Court Sits - Special Guest Sarah Isgur
This week it’s Attorney Cecilia Wang’s turn, as she appears before the Supreme Court to defend birthright citizenship in the Trump v. Barbara case, and we continue to analyze clips of the oral argumen...
15 Apr 1h 42min
New World, Same Constitution
Trump v. Barbara - the birthright citizenship case - reaches the Supreme Court, and we are there. Akhil and Andy are at the oral argument, and immediately afterwards we stand outside the courthouse a...
8 Apr 2h 6min
Crib Sheets for Barbara
On the eve of the oral argument in Trump v. Barbara, we offer you a listener’s guide to the spectacle. What is the essence of the argument? What are the hard questions for Solicitor General Sauer, r...
1 Apr 1h 7min
Created to Born to Barbara
Akhil and Andy visit a high school in Garden City, NY, to speak with outstanding high school students about Born Equal. In the process, we trace one of America’s great credos - “All Men Are Created E...
25 Mars 58min
A Brief Ecosystem
We’ve been mentioning the birthright citizenship case, Trump v. Barbara, and Professor Amar’s amicus brief in the case. Now we begin to analyze it in depth. We begin with the structure of the brief;...
18 Mars 1h 15min
Substantive Expansion - with Advisory Opinions and Divided Argument
Amarica’s Constitution has joined with two other great podcasts! We’re still ourselves, but today we bring all three podcasts together to look at a recent case, Mirabelli v. Bonta, which brings substa...
11 Mars 1h 20min
Attorney Amar's Opening Argument
In this shorter-than-usual episode, you are now a Supreme Court clerk getting ready for the Trump v. Barbara case. What do you do? What do you read? We guide you. And as we think about what will hap...
4 Mars 28min
