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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts

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Jul 13, 2024 • 53min

Opinionpalooza: This SCOTUS Decision Is Actually Even More Devastating Than We First Thought

Georgetown Law School's Professor Lisa Heinzerling discusses the Supreme Court's power grab, shifting power from agencies to corporations. They delve into administrative law, Supreme Court rulings on industry regulations, AI support for finance teams, implications of SCOTUS decisions on agency deference, and real-world effects of administrative law on food safety and aviation regulations.
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Jul 6, 2024 • 1h 2min

Opinionpalooza: The Supreme Court End-of-Term Breakfast Table

Dahlia Lithwick, Mark Joseph Stern, Steve Vladeck, and Mary Anne Franks analyze monumental Supreme Court decisions, justices' perspectives, and dissents. They discuss originalism, policy areas, expertise, J. Edgar Hoover's legacy, tone of opinions, and concerns about democracy and ethics.
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Jul 1, 2024 • 11min

Opinionpalooza: The Supreme Court Puts Presidents Above the Law (Preview)

Exploring the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity and the implications for presidential accountability. Discussing the extension of immunity to former presidents for official acts and its impact on democracy and separation of powers. Navigating the complexities of defining official duties, especially in cases like January 6th.
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Jun 29, 2024 • 54min

Opinionpalooza: The Day SCOTUS Became President

The podcast delves into recent Supreme Court rulings on sleeping in parks and insurrectionist actions. It highlights the impact of decisions on federal agencies and the balance of powers. The discussion includes contrasting views on punishing homeless individuals and legal analysis of specific court rulings. It also explores the implications of the court's influence on key policy issues like climate change and securities fraud.
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Jun 27, 2024 • 50min

Opinionpalooza: SCOTUS and MAGA’s Shared Vision For Government Comes Into View

SCOTUS decisions impacting agencies, conservative legal movement targeting administrative state, dissent by Justice Sotomayor, implications of SEC v Jarkesy on enforcement, power grab by the court disrupting Congress's authority, upcoming big administrative cases, emphasis on expanding court's power
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Jun 26, 2024 • 8min

Opinionpalooza: The Vanishing Emergency Abortion Decision (Preview)

Supreme Court's accidental release of abortion opinion, social media regulation, federal bribery laws, and chaotic aftermath discussed by Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern in this insightful episode.
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Jun 22, 2024 • 56min

Rahimi and The Roberts Court’s All New, Also Old, Second Amendment Doctrine

The podcast discusses the Supreme Court's decision on domestic abusers possessing firearms, the evolution of Second Amendment doctrine, the impact on marriage equality, and the legal battle on spousal immigration rights.
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Jun 15, 2024 • 51min

Opinionpalooza: SCOTUS Says Yes to Bump Stocks, No to Gun Safety Regulation

The podcast discusses the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the bump stock ban, Justice Thomas' controversial interpretation of gun regulations, and the implications for future gun safety measures. The conversation delves into the history of bump stocks, the influence of gun rights groups, and the need for continued advocacy for sensible gun regulations.
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Jun 13, 2024 • 7min

Opinionpalooza: Don’t Call the Mifepristone Case a Win (Preview)

In this podcast, they discuss the Supreme Court's decision on the abortion pill case, FDA v Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, challenging the legal status quo. They analyze the implications of a doomed case and how it could impact future abortion laws.
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Jun 8, 2024 • 57min

The Supreme Court’s Appeal to Heaven

Journalist and author Katherine Stewart discusses the rise of Christian Nationalism in the US with Dahlia Lithwick and Rachel Laser. They explore extremist ideologies in the highest court, legal shifts enabling right-wing agenda, and the impact of religious beliefs on laws like Project 2025.

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