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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts

A show about the law and the nine Supreme Court justices who interpret it for the rest of America.Want more Amicus? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes with exclusive legal analysis. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Amicus show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/amicusplus to get access wherever you listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate Presents: Lockdown

24 mins; December 18, 2019

Slate Presents: Lockdown

25 mins; December 18, 2019

Impeaching Other Presidents

63 hours 12 mins; December 07, 2019

Impeaching Other Presidents

61 hours 12 mins; December 07, 2019

Bonus: A Conversation About Conversations With RBG

68 hours 21 mins; November 27, 2019

Bonus: A Conversation About Conversations With RBG

66 hours 21 mins; November 27, 2019

Your Move, Mitch

67 hours 39 mins; November 23, 2019

Your Move, Mitch

64 hours 39 mins; November 23, 2019

Live Bonus: Press Freedom

2 mins; November 16, 2019

Live Bonus: Press Freedom

2 mins; November 16, 2019

A Look at the Original Quid Pro Quo: Emoluments.

70 hours 24 mins; November 09, 2019

A Look at the Original Quid Pro Quo: Emoluments.

67 hours 24 mins; November 09, 2019

Bonus: Impeachment and the “Spy Stuff”

35 mins; October 29, 2019

Impeachment and the “Spy Stuff”

37 mins; October 29, 2019

The Conservative Legal Resistance

60 hours 4 mins; October 26, 2019

The Conservative Legal Resistance

57 mins; October 26, 2019

Impeachment Primer

68 hours 6 mins; October 12, 2019

Impeachment Primer

66 hours 6 mins; October 12, 2019

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

48 mins; October 05, 2019

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

45 mins; October 05, 2019

How Donald Trump Weaponizes the Law

82 hours 1 min; September 28, 2019

How Donald Trump Weaponizes the Law

79 hours 1 min; September 28, 2019

The Clerk’s Eye View of Justice John Paul Stevens

67 hours 35 mins; September 14, 2019

The Clerk’s Eye View of Justice John Paul Stevens

65 hours 35 mins; September 14, 2019

Redefining The Executive Power

57 mins; August 31, 2019

Redefining The Executive Power

55 mins; August 31, 2019

Lawyers, Who Needs 'Em?

41 mins; August 17, 2019

Lawyers, Who Needs 'Em?

39 mins; August 17, 2019

Let's Start with Race

65 hours 30 mins; August 03, 2019

Let's Start with Race

63 hours 30 mins; August 03, 2019

The End of an Era, and the Cult of the Constitution.

60 hours 51 mins; July 20, 2019

The End of an Era, and the Cult of the Constitution.

58 mins; July 20, 2019

High Crimes and Misdemeanors

59 mins; July 06, 2019

High Crimes and Misdemeanors

57 mins; July 06, 2019

Ready, Set, Gerrymander!

39 mins; June 29, 2019

Ready, Set, Gerrymander!

41 mins; June 29, 2019

Trumpcast: An Interview With E. Jean Carroll

39 mins; June 27, 2019

Trumpcast: An Interview With E. Jean Carroll

38 mins; June 27, 2019

Flowers, Crosses, Clauses and Oaths

65 hours 50 mins; June 22, 2019

Flowers, Crosses, Clauses and Oaths

63 hours 50 mins; June 22, 2019

Clarence Thomas Said What?

44 mins; June 08, 2019

Clarence Thomas Said What?

42 mins; June 08, 2019

“Slouching Toward Gilead”

67 hours 45 mins; May 25, 2019

“Slouching Toward Gilead”

65 hours 45 mins; May 25, 2019

A Judge, on Judging

63 hours 58 mins; May 11, 2019

A Judge, on Judging

61 hours 58 mins; May 11, 2019

The Fight for LGBTQ Protections Under the Civil Rights Act

72 hours 36 mins; April 27, 2019

The Fight for LGBTQ Protections Under the Civil Rights Act

70 hours 36 mins; April 27, 2019

Extra: Redactionist History

25 mins; April 18, 2019

Extra: Redactionist History

23 mins; April 18, 2019

Death Penalty Dust-Ups at the High Court

48 mins; April 13, 2019

Death Penalty Dust-Ups at the High Court

46 mins; April 13, 2019

Kavanaugh and Kagan Had a Moment

69 hours 12 mins; March 30, 2019

Kavanaugh and Kagan Had a Moment

67 hours 12 mins; March 30, 2019

Lawyers are Tackling our Democracy Problem Via the Take Care Clause

62 hours 42 mins; March 16, 2019

Lawyers are Tackling our Democracy Problem Via the Take Care Clause

60 hours 42 mins; March 16, 2019

The Case Regarding the So-Called Emergency

63 hours 32 mins; March 02, 2019

The Case Regarding the So-Called Emergency

61 hours 32 mins; March 02, 2019

Parsing the Shadow Docket

55 mins; February 16, 2019

Parsing the Shadow Docket

53 mins; February 16, 2019

Amicus Presents: The Pre-Crime Unit

47 mins; February 09, 2019

Amicus Presents: The Pre-Crime Unit

48 mins; February 09, 2019

What Did We Learn From The Trans Ban Injunction Decision?

58 mins; February 02, 2019

What Did We Learn From The Trans Ban Injunction Decision?

56 mins; February 02, 2019

We’re Back to Where Mueller Began: Counterintelligence

50 mins; January 19, 2019

We’re Back to Where Mueller Began: Counterintelligence

48 mins; January 19, 2019

The Threat of National Emergency

21 mins; January 11, 2019

The Threat of National Emergency

20 mins; January 11, 2019

Chief Justice John Roberts, a Rock, and a Hard Place

60 hours 16 mins; January 04, 2019

Chief Justice John Roberts, a Rock, and a Hard Place

58 mins; January 04, 2019

The Incrementalist RBG

47 mins; December 22, 2018

The Incrementalist RBG

49 mins; December 22, 2018

Mapping the Mueller Investigation

66 hours 38 mins; December 08, 2018

Mapping the Mueller Investigation

68 hours 38 mins; December 08, 2018

A Hard Line on Acosta’s Hard Pass

28 mins; November 24, 2018

A Hard Line on Acosta’s Hard Pass

30 mins; November 24, 2018

“Taking a Wrecking Ball to Our Constitution”

58 mins; November 10, 2018

“Taking a Wrecking Ball to Our Constitution”

60 hours 13 mins; November 10, 2018

SPECIAL: The Deadly Shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue

19 mins; November 03, 2018

SPECIAL: The Deadly Shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue

21 mins; November 03, 2018

Docket Deep Dive and Is It Time to Freak Out About Voting?

55 mins; October 27, 2018

Docket Deep Dive and Is It Time to Freak Out About Voting?

57 mins; October 27, 2018

Amicus Presents: Legal Wars

10 mins; October 22, 2018

Amicus Presents: Legal Wars

10 mins; October 22, 2018

Due Processing

54 mins; October 13, 2018

Due Processing

56 mins; October 13, 2018

Live from Austin

68 hours 14 mins; October 01, 2018

Live from Austin

66 hours 14 mins; October 01, 2018

The Press, The President, and Enemy Construction

53 mins; September 29, 2018

The Press, The President, and Enemy Construction

55 mins; September 29, 2018

Introducing Slate Day

1 min; September 24, 2018

Introducing Slate Day

55 secs; September 24, 2018

SPECIAL: Surviving a School Shooting, From a Teacher's Point of View

30 mins; September 20, 2018

SPECIAL: Surviving a School Shooting, From a Teacher's Point of View

29 mins; September 20, 2018

Roe v Kavanaugh

56 mins; September 15, 2018

Roe v Kavanaugh

58 mins; September 15, 2018

Back to School Protest Special

57 mins; September 01, 2018

Back to School Protest Special

59 mins; September 01, 2018

Barbie, Bratz, and Who Owns Your Dreams?

39 mins; August 18, 2018

Barbie, Bratz, and Who Owns Your Dreams?

41 mins; August 18, 2018

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