333 Episodes

  1. Sarah Palin loses her defamation case & The Trump family loses their bid to avoid depositions

    Published: 2/19/2022

  2. Sarah Palin v NYT, Trump's Document Dump, SCOTUS on Voting Rights - It's a Legal Roundup!

    Published: 2/12/2022

  3. What is next for the Supreme Court? (Guest: Lawrence Hurley)

    Published: 2/4/2022

  4. The State of the Senate (Guest: Senator Alex Padilla)

    Published: 1/30/2022

  5. The Biden Administration's Past and Possible Futures (Guest: Molly Hooper)

    Published: 1/22/2022

  6. A Look At President Biden's First Year (Guest: Joel Payne)

    Published: 1/15/2022

  7. BEST-OF Passing Judgment GUESTS!

    Published: 1/9/2022

  8. 2021 Legal and Political Roundup

    Published: 12/31/2021

  9. Is the Supreme Court a broken institution? (Guest - Jay Willis)

    Published: 12/25/2021

  10. 'Justice on the Brink' (Guest - Linda Greenhouse)

    Published: 12/17/2021

  11. Texas' Abortion Law, Trump's Efforts to Thwart the Jan 6th Committee, the Jussie Smollett Trial & Senator Bob Dole

    Published: 12/11/2021

  12. Abortion, January 6th, and Gun Control -- Legal Roundup Time

    Published: 12/4/2021

  13. The Trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's Long-Time Companion, Begins

    Published: 11/29/2021

  14. Charlottesville White Supremacists Liable for Substantial Fine in Civil Trial After Deadly Rally

    Published: 11/28/2021

  15. Three Men Found Guilty in the Murder of Ahmaud Arbery

    Published: 11/25/2021

  16. Kyle Rittenhouse is found not guilty on all counts. Did the jury make the right decision?

    Published: 11/20/2021

  17. The Kyle Rittenhouse Trial, Explained

    Published: 11/17/2021

  18. Bannon indicted, Trump sues the National Archives, Biden's vaccine mandate is put on hold, and the Supreme Court considers the religious rights of death row inmates

    Published: 11/14/2021

  19. (How) Does Power Corrupt? Guest: Dr. Brian Klaas Talks About His New Book, Corruptible

    Published: 11/10/2021

  20. Is the Supreme Court Poised to Expand Gun Rights?

    Published: 11/4/2021

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Is the constitution in crisis? This podcast is for people who are curious about politics and the law and how the biggest political and legal issues of the moment affect you. Pull up a chair and join host Jessica Levinson, a professor at LMU’s Loyola Law School, and a rotating cast of experts. Jessica will be joined by journalists, politicians, political scientists, lawyers, and many others. Listen to Jessica and her guests for a wry, and sometimes irreverent take on the most pressing issues of our time. What are the laws of our democracy? How are they changing? And what does that mean for your daily life?