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5-4 is a podcast about how much the Supreme Court sucks. It's a progressive and occasionally profane

Episodes

Total: 248

Sonia Sotomayor [TEASER]

2022/12/6

Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor is undoubtedly one of our faves. But "no robes, no masters" still

Glossip v. Gross

2022/11/22

This episode contains graphic depictions of an execution. Please take care while listening.If you're

Utah v. Strieff

2022/11/15

The Fourth Amendment protects you from unreasonable search and seizure by the government. Unless the

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Samuel Alito [TEASER]

2022/11/8

Justice Samuel Alito is deeply contemptuous of those who don't share his worldview, where abortion i

Bowers v. Hardwick

2022/11/1

This episode quotes outdated language about homosexuality that maybe painful to hear. Please take ca

The first time the Supreme Court flirted with Independent State Legislature doctrine, George W. Bush

The hosts have some ~personal~ news.The full version of this premium episode is available exclusivel

The state of legal discourse is bad. There's an entire ecosystem of talkers that need the Court to e

Tanner v. United States

2022/10/11

Fun party idea: convene 11 strangers, get zooted at lunch, deal some weed, do a little coke in the b

Having accomplished their big goals of overturning Roe and giving a praying football coach back a jo

The Supreme Court term begins next week and for the first time in American history, a Black woman wi

Minor v. Happersett

2022/9/20

Welcome to citizenship in the United States of America - you knew that you weren't guaranteed to get

Vega v. Tekoh

2022/9/13

Cops have to read you your Miranda rights. If they don't … nothing happens, according to this recent

Oh my god, MORE of you decided to go to law school? Even after we released this episode last year? W

Harriet Miers was a lawyer and advisor in the Bush Administration. But what she was NOT was reliably

The United States has a long, complex, and often contradictory history of firearm regulation. Claren

Continuing its trajectory of abandoning tests that don't pass the vibe check, the Supreme Court rule

Live from the People's Parity convening in Washington, DC, we're talking about free speech and the r

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