Amicus

A legal podcast with Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick.

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A show about the law and the nine Supreme Court justices who interpret it for the rest of America.

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Election Meltdown—Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap

Inside the defunct voter fraud commission.

Election Meltdown, Part 1

The voter fraud that wasn’t, the voter suppression that is.

A Trial That’s Not a Trial

As the chief justice and senators swear in for Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, a lawyer’s bird’s-eye view of proceedings.

What Is Impeachment For?

Live from the Aspen Institute, a conversation about the case against Donald Trump.

Buckle Up, John Roberts

Looking ahead to a turbulent 2020 for the chief justice.

Divided Realities

Lawyers on the crisis at the border and a cacophony of bad faith at the Capitol.

Impeaching Other Presidents

History lessons and a constitutional law clinic at the House Judiciary Committee hearing on impeachment.

Bonus: A Conversation About Conversations With RBG

Dahlia Lithwick and Jeff Rosen on Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s jurisprudence—and her character.

Your Move, Mitch

The next steps for impeachment and deciphering the DACA arguments with Janet Napolitano.

Live Bonus: Press Freedom

In partnership with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

A Look at the Original Quid Pro Quo: Emoluments

We’re talking impeachment, the federal courts, and emoluments.

Impeachment and the “Spy Stuff”

House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Jim Himes on the intersection of the law and national security.

The Conservative Legal Resistance

Stuart Gerson on the case for impeachment from the right. Plus, Cyrus Habib on listening.

Impeachment Primer

Answering all the questions you’ve had about the constitutional crisis but were afraid to ask.

Get Ready for the Most Significant Supreme Court Term in a Decade

The justices are tackling abortion, guns, DACA, and LGBTQ rights.

How Trump Weaponizes the Law

From his first real estate lawsuits all the way to Ukraine-gate, Trump’s legal (and extralegal) bag of tricks.

The Clerk’s Eye View of Justice John Paul Stevens

Remembering the late Supreme Court Justice with professors Sonja West and Jamal Greene.

Redefining the Executive Power

Overturning the conventional wisdom on presidential powers with a radical reading of constitutional history.

Lawyers: Who Needs ’Em?

What the lack of legal representation in the civil courts can teach us about justice.

Let’s Start With Race

Michele Goodwin on America’s defining issue and papering over the gaping holes in the Constitution.