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🚨 EMERGENCY EPISODE: Trump v. United States 🚨 By a 6-3 decision, we live in a monarchy.

‎5-4: Trump v. United States on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show 5-4, Ep Trump v. United States - Jul 2, 2024

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Supreme Court no good

This week’s episode is Garland v. Cargill, where the Court used the power of textualism to deduce that guns with bump stocks aren’t *technically* machine guns.

‎5-4: Garland v. Cargill on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show 5-4, Ep Garland v. Cargill - Jun 25, 2024

This week’s episode is Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, where Justice Alito explained that we shouldn’t accuse state legislators of doing racist gerrymandering, because that would be too mean.

‎5-4: Alexander v. South Carolina NAACP on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show 5-4, Ep Alexander v. South Carolina NAACP - Jun 18, 2024

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spent an hour chatting supreme court stuff with don lemon and kyla jenee lacey www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5bS...

Lemon LIVE at 5 | SUPREME ABORTION SHOCKER! - June 13th, 2024www.youtube.com Hey there Lemonation! Tune in to Lemon Live at 5 tonight to hear all about the biggest news stories of today. Don is joined by co-host of the 5-4 podcast, Mi...

we told you these justices were dumb freaks

mamma mia! www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

New Audio: Alito Bashes ProPublica for Reporting on Supreme Court Ethicswww.rollingstone.com Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in a new recording suggests partisan funding is to blame for coverage of justices’ undisclosed luxury gifts.

This week’s premium episode is the much-requested discussion of Justice Alito’s various flags. Subscribe on Patreon to listen:

This week's episode is Arizona v. Navajo Nation, where the Court held that just because we gave you a tribal reservation doesn't mean we have to give you water.

‎5-4: Arizona v. Navajo Nation on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show 5-4, Ep Arizona v. Navajo Nation - May 28, 2024

This week’s episode is Maryland v. King, where the Court held that the cops can take just a little bit of your DNA if you get arrested.

‎5-4: Maryland v. King on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show 5-4, Ep Maryland v. King - May 21, 2024

This week’s premium episode is a mailbag. We answer your questions about feckless liberal justices, professors dating students, and Joseph Biden. Subscribe on Patreon:

This week’s episode is about the campus protests, how your free speech rights work in the real world, and the unjust arrest of our very own Rhiannon.

‎5-4: Free Rhiannon! Campus Protests and the First Amendment on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show 5-4, Ep Free Rhiannon! Campus Protests and the First Amendment - May 7, 2024

We are preparing a Q&A/mailbag episode, so send us your questions by 1pm this coming Monday! Please send all good questions to [email protected], which will definitely make it into the pool for the episode; conversely, all bad questions should be posted as replies to this post. Many thanks.

Today’s case is Hans v. Louisiana, where back in 1890 the Court basically made up a new constitutional amendment just to make it harder for you to sue the government.

‎5-4: Hans v. Louisiana on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show 5-4, Ep Hans v. Louisiana - Apr 30, 2024

that’s right

This week’s premium episode is about the calls for Sonia Sotomayor to retire. Are the people calling for her to step down correct? Yes. Are the people who disagree very stupid? Also yes. Subscribe on Patreon:

This week's episode is Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, where the Court held that trying to teach a designated terrorist group to stop using terrorism and use peaceful means instead is actually illegal.

‎5-4: Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project on Apple Podcastst.co ‎Show 5-4, Ep Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project - Apr 16, 2024

prayers up

Justice Thomas is not in court for Monday's oral arguments. The court said he would "participate fully" based on briefs/transcripts but gave no reason for his absence.

This week’s premium episode is about the legal battle at the southern border, where Texas is attempting to implement its own immigration regime, creating a constitutional crisis in the process.

‎5-4: The (Constitutional) Crisis at the Border on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show 5-4, Ep The (Constitutional) Crisis at the Border - Apr 2, 2024

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lol I saw this headline before I saw the accompanying photo and thought it was about the Supreme Court but it’s actually just about clowns

This week's episode is United States v. Jones, where the Court held that if you successfully use the "insanity defense," you can just be placed into a mental health institution indefinitely.

‎5-4: United States v. Jones on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show 5-4, Ep United States v. Jones - Mar 26, 2024

This week's episode is Illinois v. Caballes, where the Court held that a police dog sniffing around your car doesn't technically qualify as a "search."

‎5-4: Illinois v. Caballes on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show 5-4, Ep Illinois v. Caballes - Mar 19, 2024

we are in hell

Liberal Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett are headlining joint public appearances to make the case for disagreeing more agreeably at a time when the country is more polarized than ever and public opinion of the Supreme Court is at historic lows.

The Supreme Court seems bitterly divided. Two justices say otherwise.wapo.st Liberal Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett have taken their friendship onstage to encourage civil public discourse.

🚨🚨 EMERGENCY EPISODE 🚨🚨 The Supreme Court gave Donald Trump a special insurrection pass in a 9-0 ruling. We break down how bad this is for democracy and the rule of law, and what a whiff it was from the libs to not even dissent. With guest @jaywillis.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

‎5-4: Trump v. Anderson on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show 5-4, Ep Trump v. Anderson - Mar 7, 2024

This week’s premium episode is about how to teach constitutional law in the era of a right wing supermajority. We dissect a recent New York Times piece that features quotes from a gauntlet of the nation’s most credulous law professors. Subscribe to listen:

This week’s episode is Maryland v. Shatzer, where the Court held that invoking your right to an attorney buys you some time but doesn’t actually get you an attorney.

‎5-4: Maryland v. Shatzer on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show 5-4, Ep Maryland v. Shatzer - Feb 20, 2024

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proud of the 5-4 crew for their work on this series, and proud to drop the final episode on the anniversary of Scalia’s death

This week's premium episode is the final installment of our Federalist Society series. This one is about how to fight back, from undermining them on campus to building organizations on the left. Subscribe on Patreon to listen:

that’s right Anna

If y'all aren't Patreon members of fivefourpod, you're missing out!

This week’s episode is part 3 of our series on the Federalist Society. This episode is about how the organization has changed the law itself, creating a pipeline for right-wing ideas and getting gullible liberals to buy in.

‎5-4: The Federalist Society, part 3: The Spoils on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show 5-4, Ep The Federalist Society, part 3: The Spoils - Feb 6, 2024