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Shibboleths and Executive Orders

Episode Date: January 21, 2021

Can Joe Biden heal the rampant degree of polarization that’s currently plaguing our nation’s politics? “There is an element on the left side of the ai...

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Chicken Wars

Episode Date: January 20, 2021

Who will preside over soon-to-be-former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial after he leaves office? Will it be the Senate’s president pro tempo...

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First Amendment Lamborghini

Episode Date: January 14, 2021

This week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski, a free speech case that will determine whether former Georgia Gwinnett...

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Incitement of Insurrection

Episode Date: January 11, 2021

In a break from our current news cycle, Advisory Opinions tackles “the more mundane issue of teenage girls complaining” in a discussion about Mahanoy...

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Known Unknowns

Episode Date: January 8, 2021

During a press conference on Thursday, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi called for President Trump’s removal from office. “Yesterday, the president o...

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C'mon Man Corollary

Episode Date: January 4, 2021

After a holiday hiatus from podcasting, our hosts have quite a bit of news to catch up on. Did Trump commit election fraud during his phone call with...

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Listener Mailbag Part I

Episode Date: December 21, 2020

On today’s holiday mailbag edition of the podcast, David and Sarah answer a series of listener questions ranging from legal history to college footbal...

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NCAA Meet the Supreme Court

Episode Date: December 17, 2020

The Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear a case concerning whether the NCAA’s eligibility rules for student compensation violate federal antitrus...

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"Naw Dawg" The Sequel

Episode Date: December 14, 2020

The Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit contesting the election results in four battleground states,...

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Naw Dog Doctrine

Episode Date: December 10, 2020

On Wednesday, 17 state attorneys general filed amicus briefs in support of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit contesting the presidential ele...

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The Safe Harbor Deadline

Episode Date: December 7, 2020

U.S. federal law’s “safe harbor deadline” means that most presidential election law cases will be resolved by tomorrow, December 8. Today, David and S...

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You Reap What You Sow

Episode Date: December 3, 2020

With the GOP’s Senate majority hanging by a thread, all eyes are on the Peach State and whether Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler can h...

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New Day for Pandemic Law

Episode Date: November 30, 2020

Over Thanksgiving break, the Supreme Court struck down New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s strict coronavirus related occupancy limits to 10 or 25 worshipers...

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Release the Kraken!

Episode Date: November 23, 2020

In Monday’s emergency episode of the podcast, David and Sarah bring us up to speed on the Trump legal team’s latest litigation drama, which has become...

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Bong Hits 4 Jesus

Episode Date: November 19, 2020

Rudy Giuliani has come out of retirement for the first time in 28 years to litigate on behalf of the Trump campaign. To say his gears were a little ru...

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Swinging for the Fences

Episode Date: November 12, 2020

The Trump campaign is swinging for the fences in most of its litigation efforts in hopes that at least some of its legal arguments will be successful....

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The Church of Voter Fraud

Episode Date: November 5, 2020

Twitter is brewing with wildly unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud as election officials in battleground states continue to count ballots. For today...

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Pivot Counties

Episode Date: November 2, 2020

It’s Election Day eve and our podcast hosts have their presidential race forecasting models at the ready. After a helpful breakdown on pivot counties...

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Voting Battles Head to Court

Episode Date: October 29, 2020

We’ve already seen record early turnout this election cycle. Our hosts have three major takeaways from the surge: 1) It means the polls are more likel...