Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts
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Jan 10, 2015 • 37min
The Super Lawyers
Dahlia Lithwick talks to Joan Biskupic, the author of a new Reuters study about the elite "one-percent" group of lawyers who bring most of the cases at the Supreme Court. She also hears from two of these super-lawyers -- Tom Goldstein and Paul Clement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 6, 2014 • 33min
Rapper's Intent
Dahlia Lithwick talks to rap music scholar Charis Kubrin about Elonis v. U.S., and about how courts are using rap lyrics in criminal proceedings. She also hears from Sam Bagenstos, who argued this week’s pregnancy discrimination case Young v. United Parcel Service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 22, 2014 • 39min
Mental Illness and the Death Penalty
With an execution looming, Dahlia Lithwick revisits Panetti v. Quarterman, a case involving mental illness and the death penalty. Her guests are Scott Panetti’s lawyer Kathryn Kase and Brandon Garrett of the University of Virginia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 8, 2014 • 30min
Jerusalem Born
Fresh off oral arguments in the Supreme Court, Alyza Lewin discusses Zivotofsky v. Kerry, which asks if Congress or the President has ultimate authority over passports. Plus, Yates v. U.S. debates whether grouper should qualify as "tangible objects." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 1, 2014 • 24min
Amicus: Ballot-Box Special
On Ep. 4 of Amicus, a pre-election special. Dahlia sits down with UC Irvine law professor Rick Hasen, founder of Election Law Blog, to survey the landscape of state voter ID laws. They consider the effect of recent headlines on voters' confidence in elections, as well as the enduring curiosity of judicial elections in America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 25, 2014 • 35min
Amicus: Revenge of the Octogenarians
On Ep. 3 of Amicus, Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick talks with the New Yorker’s Jeffrey Toobin about his recent interview with President Obama on Obama’s judicial legacy. Then Dahlia welcomes Roberta Kaplan, the lawyer who won last year’s DOMA case U.S. vs. Windsor, and who’s now fighting for same-sex marriage in the South. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 18, 2014 • 33min
Amicus: Let's Salsa with Sotomayor
On Ep. 2 of Amicus, Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick and former acting solicitor general Walter Dellinger discuss the Surpreme Court’s recent non-decisions about abortion and voter I.D. laws. Then Dahlia talks with Joan Biskupic, author of a new biography of Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 11, 2014 • 38min
Amicus with Dahlia Lithwick
On Ep. 1 of Amicus, Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick discusses the opening of the Surpreme Court’s new term with Tom Goldstein, publisher of SCOTUSblog. Dahlia also welcomes Douglas Laycock, who argued the case of a Muslim prisoner who wants to grow a beard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
