No Enforcement, No Problem?

The Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision de facto killed climate legislation. Then, they blew up the Clean Power Plan, killing climate regulation. And now, through a new case before the Court, they’re targeting climate litigation.In this episode, former Governor Jay Inslee jo ...  Show more

Todd Blanche lacks the impartiality and integrity to be US Attorney General.In this episode, Senators Whitehouse and Blumenthal discuss the nomination of Todd Blanche to the role of our nation’s top prosecutor. From his botched handling of the Epstein files, to his weaponization ...  Show more

In a hearing today, the Senate Judiciary Committee took on the Supreme Court’s lack of ethics standards. ProPublica’s Joshua Kaplan explains how his reporting on Justice Clarence Thomas’s history of accepting gifts from a conservative megadonor led to increased scrutiny of the co ...  Show more

After months of public pressure, the Supreme Court has released its newly adopted code of ethics. But it leaves a lot to be desired! Melissa, Kate, and Leah analyze the code and find all the possible loopholes. We also talk to Molly Duane, one of the plaintiffs' lawyers in the ...

After intense public scrutiny over ethics, the U.S. Supreme Court released its first-ever code of conduct governing the behavior of the justices. The justices claim the new code codifies what they have long been doing and should dispel public misunderstandings about judicial ethi ...  Show more