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212. The Gorsuch-Kagan Tariffs Exchange
Justice Gorsuch's charge that the Democratic appointees are being inconsistent in how they interpret broad statutory delegations depends upon remarkably…
Feb 23
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Live with Preet Bharara
A recording from Steve Vladeck and Preet Bharara's live video
Feb 21
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211. Making Sense of the Tariffs Ruling
Friday's 6-3 ruling reflects an emphatic repudiation of a specific claim of delegated statutory authority by the Trump administration. Folks should be…
Feb 21
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Bonus 210: Federal Judges Speaking Out
A new advisory opinion from the Judicial Conference's Codes of Conduct Committee reinforces the appropriateness of federal judges speaking publicly in…
Feb 19
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210. The President's Lack of Power Over Elections
President Trump keeps insisting that he can unilaterally change the rules for voting in the midterms. It's not just that he's *wrong*; it's that there's…
Feb 16
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Bonus 209: State Courts and Federal Prisoners
A nerdy detour down a Federal Courts rabbit hole—and into the outsized implications of the Supreme Court's deeply obscure, obtuse, and almost certainly…
Feb 12
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5th Circuit on that Detention Bullshit w/ Steve Vladeck
A recording from Steve Vladeck and Kate Powell, MPA, CFRE's live video
Feb 9
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209. The Modern Emergency Docket Turns Ten
The February 2016 rulings blocking the Clean Power Plan were unprecedented; in retrospect, they were harbingers of a paradigm shift in the Supreme…
Feb 9
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208. The Fifth Circuit Jumps the Immigration Detention Shark
Late Friday, two of the nation's most right-wing circuit judges adopted an odious legal claim that district court judges from across the country (and…
Feb 7
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Bonus 207: The Court's True Transparency Problem(s)
Monday's New York Times scoop on Chief Justice Roberts having employees sign non-disclosure agreements would hit differently if the justices were…
Feb 5
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207. The Justice Department Beclowns Itself (Again)
The denouement of DOJ's misconduct complaint against Chief Judge Boasberg provides useful lessons relating to both the Department's continuing…
Feb 2
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January 2026
Bonus 206: Legal Scholarship and the Dual State
A few thoughts on the responsibilities of legal academics in a time of increasing governmental lawlessness.
Jan 29
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