Ignorance of the law is no excuse! That's true for a traffic stop, and it's true if you want to participate in whatever's left of American democracy. If the events since the 2016 election taught us anything, it's that tuning out is not an option. Legal journalists Liz Dye and Andrew Torrez break down the week's most important courtroom stories, so you can keep on top of this crazy news cycle. Whether it's Texas giving two middle fingers to the Supreme Court, or Donald Trump in all the courts at once, we've got you covered.
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Ep 259 — COINTELPRO 2: Defective Boogaloo
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The J. M. Smucker Company notched a win in its trademark dilution case against Trader Joe's over the Uncrustable dupes. A judge in Ohio refused to dismiss the case or tra
Sep 1 54 min
Ep 258 — Florida Corruptionpalooza
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Washington Post opinion writer Karen Attiah, who was fired for her remarks after the death of Charlie Kirk, has been reinstated to her job after winn
Aug 28 59 min
Ep 257 — That Time When EBay Lost Its Mind
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It's a special episode today. We'll spend the whole show diving into the debacle of eBay, a $50 billion company, launching a harassment campaign agains
Aug 25 42 min
Ep 256 — Natalie, Hide the Ketchup!
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US Attorney Jeanine Pirro wants to leave the door open to re-charging David Hearn for damaging the reflecting pool, although she concedes that litera
Aug 20 58 min
Ep 255 — Double the Jeopardy, Double the Fun
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The Supreme Court denied Trump's motion for rehearing in the first E. Jean Carroll case. Time to pay up, creep!
Federal Judge Lynn Winmill inva
Aug 18 1 h 12 min
Ep 254 — More Like the Department of Manifest Injustice
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The Kennedy Center board of trustees is back on its BS. After being ordered to take Trump's name off the side of the building, they've now voted agai
Aug 14 1 h 02 min
Ep 253 — The One Weird Trick Presidency
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Todd Blanche was confirmed as permanent attorney general after Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy remembered that he's an unprincipled hack.
Trump'
Aug 11 53 min
Ep 252 — Blanche, Boutros, and Buc-ee's
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Todd Blanche advanced out of the Judiciary Committee and faces a vote by the full Senate on whether to confirm him as Attorney General. Will Republic
Aug 7 55 min
Ep 251 — You Whack The Guy, You Don't 86 Him
Andrew is flying solo today. He's got three stories about the petty incompetence of this administration. First, we start off with the likely impending confirmation of Tod
Aug 4 57 min
Ep 250 — Trump Corruption-palooza (Ft. Zach Everson)
It's our semiquincentennial! And we're celebrating with a long-form interview with Zach Everson, research director of the Trump Accountability Project. Zach joins us to d
Jul 31 1 h 06 min
Ep 249 — DHS Voter Lists?
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The Paramount-Warner Bros. merger is on hold well into next year. The parties stipulated that the merger would not go through pending trial in the an
Jul 28 52 min
Ep 248 — Tariff Man Returns
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After SecDef Hegseth ordered testosterone testing for all troops over 30 and offered hormone replacement therapy to all, Judge Ana Reyes ordered the
Jul 24 1 h 04 min
Ep 247 — They See Me Trollin'
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Minnesota passed the "Grandparents' Happy Hour" law making it legal to serve wine to grown adults in assisted living. Skol!
The DOJ's Civil Div
Jul 21 59 min
Ep 246 — Blanche and Buc-ee's
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This week, the Senate confirmed Jeffrey Kuntz as a judge in the Southern District of Florida, making him the second former Florida state jurist who d
Jul 17 53 min
Ep 245 — Lindsey Graham: Bad Lawyer
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Todd Blanche will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week as it considers his nomination to be Attorney General. Can he advance withou
Jul 14 58 min
Ep 244 — Trump Says SCOTUS Must Reconsider 'IMMEDIATELY
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Trump says he's going to get the Supreme Court to reconsider its birthright citizenship ruling "IMMEDIATELY." (He's not.)
He also says he's goi
Jul 10 48 min
Ep 243 — Judgefight
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As Trump tries to get out of paying E. Jean Carroll what he owes her, his supporters have filed a scandalously irresponsible bar complaint against he
Jul 7 56 min
Ep 242 — SCOTUS Wanders Off For Summer, But State Judges Keep Delivering
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House Speaker Mike Johnson sent everyone home for vacation rather than deal with a dissident faction in his own caucus that keeps demanding a vote on
Jul 3 1 h 07 min
Ep 241 — SCOTUS Burns Down The Government For Sport
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From the SCOTUS orders list, petitions for certiorari denied in E. Jean Carroll's defamation suit against Trump and Alan Dershowitz's defamation suit aga
Jun 30 56 min
Ep 240 — The Only Consistent Thing About The Supreme Court
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The administration says it's going to prosecute anyone who touches the algae-ridden Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial. So far, that seems to be mor
Jun 26 1 h 00 min
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There are only 3 branches of government, so with a defenestrated Republican Congress it is up to the Judicial branch. This podcast keeps me up to date with what’s going on. Liz and Andrew are both lawyers and quote the law chapter and verse. It helps me understand what’s reasonable and what is just plain bonkers.
heumans · May 2025
Great breakdown, clear, accurate on point legal information really necessary for these times. Commentary is also very funny and love the deep dives. Definitely recommend.
Minnie Tall · Apr 2025
Both Liz and Andrew are knowledgeable and entertaining hosts. Love the deep dives into 13th century Saxony and the fact they are definitely NOT the same age.
JeremyVBVO · Feb 2025
Fine Pod. Not normally one to be patient with podcasters. Too many are wannabe comedians, Simpsons’ addicts, Seinfeld Suckups, and/or pitching a lousy screenplay to Meir Kahane’s people. But there are exceptions. This pod is an exception. Hosts explain the law, know the process, understand the players, and refuse to suffer fools, gladly or on Ailes Spews and CNN.
Peter Guillam · Nov 2024
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