Special Interests; Special Decisions

The reckless behavior of masked ICE agents on the streets of Minneapolis has been appalling to witness, and widely condemned by real law enforcement officers. Their misconduct must not be beyond the reach of law for people they have injured. Reforms and accountability are due. On ...  Show more

If you’re looking for a high-profile job in the Trump Administration, loyalty to MAGA is the only requirement. In this episode, Senator Whitehouse welcomes Lisa Graves of True North Research back to the podcast to discuss how President Trump’s DOJ has gone after his political ene ...  Show more

BREAKING NEWS: Special counsel Jack Smith questions witnesses about an “unhinged” Oval Office meeting that happened six-weeks after Donald Trump lost the election, in which White House staff were pitted against outside advisers to Trump about signing an executive order to seize v ...  Show more

Oral arguments at the Supreme Court Thursday in Trump v. Anderson revealed a lot about some of the justices’ commitment to the primacy of originalism. Noah Bookbinder, president of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, joins Dahlia Lithwick to discuss why his orga ...  Show more

This week on Trump's Trials, host Scott Detrow is joined by NPR Justice Correspondent Carrie Johnson.This week's focus: The Supreme Court and presidential immunity. The court decided they would not take up Special Counsel Jack Smith's request to fast-track arguments on whether fo ...  Show more

The latest term of the U.S. Supreme Court will include blockbuster cases on two of the most contentious topics in American life: abortion and gun rights.

The cases come at a time when the court has a majority of Republican appointees and as it battles accusations of poli ...