5-4

5-4

5-4 is a podcast about how much the Supreme Court sucks. It's a progressive and occasionally profane take on the ideological battles at the heart of the Court's most important landmark cases; an irreverent tour of all the ways in which the law is shaped by politics. Subscribe to our access our premium episodes & much more at fivefourpod.com/support Listen each week as hosts Peter, Michael, and Rhiannon dismantle the Justices’ legal reasoning on hot-button issues like affirmative action, gun rights, and campaign finance, and use dark humor to reveal the high court's biases. Presented by Slow Burn co-creator Leon Neyfakh, and hosted by Rhiannon Hamam, Peter Shamshiri, and Michael Morbius. 5-4 is a production of Prologue Projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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April 29, 2025 56 mins

Following the 9/11 attacks, both liberal and conservative justices contributed to the rise of some authoritarian powers that the Trump administration is now wielding today.


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The Firm, the legal thriller starring Tom Cruise, shows us that big law is sometimes worse than the literal mob.


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April 21, 2025 43 mins
New from Prologue Projects and Pushkin Industries: it's a new edition of Fiasco: Iran-Contra, widely available for the first time ever. New episodes of Fiasco release Mondays, available wherever you get your podcasts. Pushkin+ subscribers can listen to the full season of Iran-Contra, ad-free, now. Find Pushkin+ on the Fiasco show page in Apple Podcasts or at Pushkin.fm/plus. 

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April 15, 2025 51 mins

The Supreme Court under Trump 2.0 is engaging in their favorite pastime: finding convoluted procedural reasons to rule in his favor.


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April 8, 2025 51 mins

Finally, the Supreme Court gets to live its dream: being xenophobic and homophobic at the same time.


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April 1, 2025 4 mins

The Trump administration has moved at breakneck speed to suppress free speech, mass deport hundreds of individuals without due process, and target judges who dare cross him – moves straight out of an authoritarian playbook.


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March 25, 2025 50 mins

While a law may have discriminatory or racist effects—such as diluting the Black vote in a city and rendering those votes essentially meaningless—this does not necessarily mean it was created with malicious intentions. The Supreme Court says that we should assume good faith and not presume that some laws are enacted with racist motives... Sure...


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March 18, 2025 42 mins

How much poop is in our water? The Supreme Court says “not enough.” 


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March 11, 2025 4 mins

Before he was ever a Supreme Court justice, Lewis Powell was an enterprising corporate attorney representing tobacco companies and calling on CEO’s to get off their asses and flood American politics with money.


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February 25, 2025 56 mins

Presidential candidates raised more than $1.6 billion in the 2024 election cycle, but if you think flooding politics with money is bad then you don’t understand FREEDOM OF SPEECH. Thanks to this Supreme Court decision, that pesky problem of an individual donor not being able to give more than $117,000 to political campaigns because of stupid campaign finance laws has now been solved.


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February 18, 2025 42 mins

Crisis pregnancy centers can provide misinformation about healthcare and perform medical procedures without requiring a licensed doctor. Yes, all of that is legal, thanks to the Supreme Court.  


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What do you do if ICE comes to your door? How will Trump enforce his anti-trans orders? Are there risks to podcasting in the age of Trump? You asked some really dark questions, and we have answers.


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February 11, 2025 56 mins

Trump’s blitzkrieg of executive orders has left many of us scrambling. The policies are cruel and reactionary, but do they amount to a constitutional crisis?


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What do you do if ICE comes to your door? How will Trump enforce his anti-trans orders? Are there risks to podcasting in the age of Trump? You asked some really dark questions, and we have answers.


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January 28, 2025 56 mins

The Supreme Court says that you don’t have a constitutional right to post short form videos of cute cats. Is it time for a revolution?


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January 21, 2025 48 mins

You may have noticed that sports betting apps have taken over the world in just a few short years. Blame the Supreme Court.


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Peter and Michael join the hosts of the podcast "Know Your Enemy" to discuss how Trump is likely to reshape the federal judiciary during his second term. They talk about some of Trump's judicial appointees as well as outgoing President Biden's successes and failures in the courts.


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December 24, 2024 24 mins

Every year we like to share some organizations that have a special meaning to us. Given the year ahead, please consider donating or, at the very least, keep listening to 5-4.


https://vocal-tx.org

shutitdown4palestine.org/fundraiser

https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org


https://www.hechoonline.org

https://runforsomething.net

https://www.marinemammalcenter.org

https://debtcollective.org


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Here is a link to The Verge influencer lawsuit story by Mia Sato Bad influence


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December 10, 2024 41 mins

Imagine losing some of your civil rights based on where you happen to be hanging out. Crazy, we know.


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