Case in Point: The Legal Show on the Hottest Legal Cases in Politics and Culture
The Heritage Foundation
If the thought of a legal podcast makes you shy away and you’re tired of so-called “legal” experts talking in confusing legal jargon, you’ve come to the right place. The Heritage Foundation’s “Case in Point” talks about the hottest cases affecting politics, culture, and everyone’s daily lives in a way that lawyers and non-lawyers alike can understand.
Host Hans von Spakovsky may work in Washington, D.C., but he grew up in Huntsville, Alabama. He hasn’t lost touch with his roots and hasn’t been captured by the Beltway Insiders. He understands the heart and soul of America, the everyday fol
Host Hans von Spakovsky may work in Washington, D.C., but he grew up in Huntsville, Alabama. He hasn’t lost touch with his roots and hasn’t been captured by the Beltway Insiders. He understands the heart and soul of America, the everyday fol
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Dec 11, 2025 • 27min
Slaughtering Humphrey’s Executor
Guest is Mark Chenoweth, president and chief legal officer of the New Civil Liberties Alliance, to discuss the oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Monday, Dec. 8, in Trump v. Slaughter, an important case about the constitutional authority of the president over the so-called “independent” agencies like the Federal Trade Commission set up by Congress. For the Christmas season, classic movie review of the 1945 film, “Christmas in Connecticut,” a romantic comedy starring Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, and Sydney Greenstreet.
Dec 4, 2025 • 33min
Rogue Justice – The Rise of Judicial Supremacy in Israel
Guest is Yonatan Green, a Fellow at the Georgetown Center for the Constitution, author of a new book about the seizure of political power by the Israeli Supreme Court, a foreshadowing of what is happening in America with our partisan rogue judges.Classic movie review of the 1966 film, “Cast a Giant Shadow,” directed by Otto Preminger and starring Kirk Douglas as the real life American Army veteran who went to Israel to help train the fledgling Israeli Defense Force to defend the new nation in the 1948 Arab Israeli War.
Nov 24, 2025 • 30min
The Congressional Dishonorable Conduct Award
Cully Stimson, retired Navy Captain and Deputy Director of the Meese Legal Center, joins Hans to discuss the propaganda video by six members of Congress urging members of the military to disobey orders. Classic film review is of the World War II picture, “They Were Expendable,” the 1945 John Ford movie about a torpedo boat squadron that fought in the Battle of the Philippines against enormous odds, a film that shows the courage and sacrifice of members of our armed forces.
Nov 20, 2025 • 33min
A Revolution of Common Sense
Hans is joined by Scott Jennings, AKA, the “Black Sheep of CNN,” to discuss his new book, “A Revolution of Common Sense – How Donald Trump Stormed Washington and Fought for Western Civilization.” The movie review is of a classic film about politics in the nation’s capital, “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” Frank Capra’s 1939 picture starring Jimmy Stewart and Jean Arthur.
Nov 13, 2025 • 21min
Passports and the Single Girl – Or Maybe Not!
Hans is joined by former foreign service officer and Heritage Senior Research Fellow Simon Hankinson, to discuss the tussle over the Trump administration’s requirement to list your biological sex on your passport, which has ended up at the Supreme Court. The movie review is of the 2006 film “Argo,” produced, directed, and starred in by Ben Affleck about the real life CIA operation that smuggled six American foreign service officers out of Iran during the Islamic revolution using fake passports, disguises, and a phony movie company.
Nov 7, 2025 • 32min
The Midterm Elections Hurrah!
Hans is joined by former Federal Election Commission Chairman Allen Dickerson to discuss the pending U.S. Supreme Court case, National Republican Senatorial Committee v. FEC, originally also filed by then-Ohio Senator J.D. Vance, and the effect the Court’s decision on the constitutionality of the limits on coordinated party expenditures may have on the 2026 congressional elections. Our classic movie review is of “The Last Hurrah,” the 1958 political film directed by John Ford and starring Spencer Tracy, about a reelection fight between the mayor of a big city and a civic reformer.
Oct 30, 2025 • 31min
Lawfare and the Silencing of Americans
Guest is Kim Strassel, member of the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal, who also writes the weekly Potomac Watch column about goings on in the nation’s capital, to talk about lawfare, Jack Smith and other threats to the Republic.Classic movie review of “The Strange Love of Martha Ivers,” a 1946 film noir starring Van Heflin, Kirk Douglas and Barbara Stanwyck in a complex story about a corrupt DA and his equally corrupt wife.
Oct 23, 2025 • 29min
Bringing Light Into Darkness - The Federalist
Guest is Mark Hemingway, editor at The Federalist, to discuss the rise of new media as a counterinsurgency to biased news organizations and the rise of censorship.Classic movie review of "Adam's Rib," the 1947 film about married lawyers who end up opposing each other in court.
Oct 16, 2025 • 30min
The Orwellian State of Colorado
Guest is James Campbell, chief legal counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom, who was in the Supreme Court on October 7 arguing the case of Chiles v. Salazar, challenging the Colorado censorship law than bans counselors from saying anything to their clients that disagrees with the state’s Woke view of homosexuality, transgenderism, and gender dysphoria. Classic movie review of the 1942 film, “The Talk of the Town,” starring Cary Grant and Ronald Coleman, about a law professor’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
Oct 9, 2025 • 29min
The Federal Reserve’s Reservation at the Supreme Court
Hans is joined by E.J. Antoni, Heritage’s chief economist and a leading expert on the federal budget, explains the Federal Reserve, its problems and effects on our banking system and the economy, and the case over the firing of Reserve member Lisa Cook by Pres. Trump that is now before the Supreme Court. The classic movie review is of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” the 1947 Frank Capra Christmas movie in which one of the essential plot elements is a bank run on the small building and loan run by Jimmy Stewart.
