Unprecedented by Legal AF

Popok and Lisa Graves are back to anchor the #1 United States Supreme Court podcast, Unprecedented. The anchors break down Monday's start to the new Supreme Court including a "fiery" first oral argument on the power of the States to sue Big Oil for billions in damages; the debate the question of just whose Court is it, Roberts or Amy Coney Barrett; and discuss Supreme Court reform that could lead to, wait for it, Chief Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson?

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Lisa Graves breaks down the issues involving Sam Alito's recusal from the case the Roberts Court is about to hear on climate change. She discusses the ethical issues and the substantive policies at stake in this case dubbed Suncor v. Boulder County, a details some of the history of fossil fuel investments by Alito and also how fossil fuel interests helped stack the appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Popok is joined by co-anchor and constitutional and Roberts Court expert, Lisa Graves, as Unprecedented returns from a short break to breakdown the imminent reopening of the US Supreme Court.

The Unprecedented Podcast and its deep look at all things United States Supreme Court has relaunched with new host, constitutional scholar and Roberts Court expert, Lisa Graves, along with Popok. On today's episode, they take a hard look at the Shadow Docket decried by Justice Jackson in public comments; the Missouri Maps case, and a brand new ruling issued in the last 24 hours about our private social security data now in the hands of the Department of Homeland Security.

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As American voters grow increasingly concerned about the influence of money in politics, the Supreme Court has once again expanded the role of big money in elections by striking down limits on campaign contributions to political parties like the RNC and DNC. Meanwhile, Hawaii and Montana are pursuing a novel legal strategy to challenge the reach of Citizens United. Michael Popok and Dina Doll discuss the Court’s latest campaign finance ruling, the states’ new approach, and what it could mean for the future of money in politics.

The Supreme Court’s recent expansion of presidential power, coupled with a series of similar decisions, underscores the Court’s growing embrace of the unitary executive theory. Michael Popok and Dina Doll discuss the implications of the Court’s latest Slaughter ruling, what powers a future Democratic president could exercise under this framework, and what Congress can—and should—do to reassert its authority over executive agencies.

The march on the Capitol by hundreds of members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front on July 4 underscores the alarming rise of extremist activity amid the political climate surrounding the Supreme Court’s recent birthright citizenship decision. Michael Popok and Dina Doll discuss the Court’s ruling, the broader implications of its decision-making, and the growing visibility of white supremacist groups across the country.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor warns that "more people will die" after the Supreme Court allows the Trump administration's metering policy to remain in place effectively barring migrants from applying for desperately needed asylum, but really, as Dina Doll and Michael Popok discuss, this saying is just as true for the Supreme Court decision striking down Hawaii's gun law stand and its ruling barring cancer victims’ lawsuit against the chemical Roundup.

A day before the Supreme Court narrowly upholds birthright citizenship and days after it issues devastating immigration decisions, Justice Clarence Thomas is found in the halls of Congress, potentially having met with Speaker Mike Johnson, raising serious ethical concerns.  Dina Doll and Michael Popok examines the consequential immigration cases roiling the country and how Justice Clarence Thomas and his fellow conservatives want to remake this country.