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Episodes: 119
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 10k-100k
Gender skew: Female
Location: USA
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Sarah Longwell - Bulwark publisher Sarah Longwell (not a lawyer) hosts conversations about how court filings, rulings, and procedural twists in the Trump era are shaping American democracy, unpacking justice issues...
Andrew Weissmann - Iran Nuclear Deal Leverage; U.s. Foreign Policy Context; Court/legal Theory Affecting Environmental Enforcement And The Right To Sue Polluters.
Leah Litman - Suspension Of Habeas Corpus; Insurrection Act Discussions; Potential Supreme Court Decisions Affecting American Democracy.
S2 Ep166: MAGA is Furious at Amy Coney Barrett (w/ Steve Vladeck)
July 01, 2026
Sarah Longwell and Georgetown University Law Center's Steve Vladek discuss the Supreme Court's final day of the term—a narrow 5-4 ruling upholding birthright citizenship, the court gutting independent agency protections (while carving out a suspicious exception for the Fed), and a rapid-fire tour through rulings on mail-in ballots, trans athletes, campaign finance, TPS for Haitians, and asylum seekers at the border. Plus: why Amy Coney Barrett has become the MAGA right's newest target, and wh...
S2 Ep165: The Reflecting Pool is a Symbol of Trump’s Failure (w/ Andrew Weissmann)
June 25, 2026
Sarah Longwell and Andrew Weissmann talk about the Iran nuclear deal—why the "win" Trump is selling actually leaves America with less leverage, fewer allies, and zero nuclear resolution than where we started. Plus: what Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman's book reveals about JD Vance's behind-the-scenes opposition to the war, Trump's habit of comparing himself to history's worst tyrants, and the new DOJ legal theory that could gut Americans' right to sue polluters under environmental law.Head ...
S2 Ep164: Stephen Miller and JD Vance Wanted to Suspend Habeas Corpus (w/ Leah Litman)
June 17, 2026
Sarah Longwell is joined by law professor and Strict Scrutiny co-host Leah Litman to discuss the White House’s plan to suspend habeas corpus, JD Vance’s push to invoke the Insurrection Act, the Gavin Newsom investigation, and the 19 Supreme Court decisions that could reshape American democracy before the midterms.Make laundry day the best day of the week! Get 20% off your entire order @LaundrySauce with code ILLEGALNEWS at https://laundrysauce.com/ILLEGALNEWS #laundrysaucepod Ready to reach y...
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