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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

Imagine you are given a month and a half head start on a race. Do you A) start running, B) wait arou

John Roberts has decided that the standard for whether or not something is a "major question" is whe

In this case from the most recent term, the Court once again says we should look to history and trad

Shinn v. Ramirez

2022/6/28

This episode contains descriptions of violence against a child that may be challenging for some list

The Supreme Court has released the long-awaited Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decisio

Egbert v. Boule

2022/6/21

In this case the Court holds that you have no right to sue a federal official, even if a border agen

The hosts were recently guests on Know Your Enemy, talking about the origins of the conservative leg

This week, the hosts use a variety of film and television references to try and capture the pure vil

The hosts pound some brewskis with Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.Normally there would be no

Whren v. United States

2022/5/24

This unanimous decision holds that cops who don't deal with traffic enforcement are allowed to tail

In this ruling from just last month, the Supreme Court ruled that Puerto Ricans are not entitled to

A common criticism of 5-4 is that adjudicating is hard work, and the hosts have no experience. So to

In this emergency episode, the hosts are talking about what happens now that a draft of Dobbs v. Jac

In this case, the Supreme Court rules that a mother who is at risk of losing parental rights for her

A difference of political opinion is when one person wants the coal industry to get tax breaks, but

President Biden thought he could bury his weaksauce Supreme Court commission report by releasing it

This week, 5-4 is inviting you to check out an episode of Damages, from the Critical Frequency Podca

To review: If you are an anonymous donor, using your money to drown out the voices of everyone else

Strickland v. Washington

2022/3/22

In this case, eight Supreme Court justices felt like it was totally fine to let the state kill a man

In this episode, the hosts discuss a series of cases from 1883 about the 13th and 14th Amendments, w