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Lisa Graves unpacks a brand new lawsuit against Jared Kushner, Donald Trump, and the Trump administration alleging that they are violating the Constitution's "Appointments Clause," which requires Senate confirmation of people designated to act as an ambassador for the U.S. Kushner has been flying around the world at Trump's behest representing the U.S. without filing any of the financial disclosures that would be required if he wer...

Popok and Lisa Graves are back on the Unprecedented Podcast catching you up on all you need to know about the US Supreme Court, including new cases about political TV ads; Elon Musk's documents and communications when he ran DOGE; Sam Alito being pushed out potentially by Trump to fill a seat with a younger justice, and another case where the Court and its 70% membership that is catholic, looks to make taxpayers fund religion.

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This week on the Unprecedented Podcast, Lisa Graves unpacks the real story behind Bush v. Gore and the fact the three of the Justices on the Supreme Court aided Bush’s efforts to stop the recount of ballots: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett. She also discusses some of the voting rights decisions the Roberts Court has issued and how the past is prologue.

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Michael Popok and Lisa Graves discuss Justice Jackson’s forceful dissents, Amy Coney Barrett’s rising role as the right right center of the Court, and proposals to reform and expand the Supreme Court.

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Michael Popok and Lisa Graves preview the Supreme Court’s Big Oil showdown and explain why Alito’s recusal could matter for Boulder’s climate lawsuit.

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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 Keta...

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.

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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 hand...

In the latest episode of Unprecedented,  the podcast hosted by Popok and Dina, Dina breaks down how Trump wasted no time invoking the Supreme Court's Slaughter decision to fire every member of the bipartisan Election Assistance Commission ahead of the midterms, but that it could backfire as new suits are lined up to be filed against it.

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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 campai...

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 auth...

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 th...

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 t...

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 w...

In a dramatic reversal, NPR reports that Justice Samuel Alito is retiring, then immediately retracts the story and apologizes. Dina Doll and Michael Popok break down the retirement speculation swirling around Alito, and what his departure could mean for the Supreme Court. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5...

On the latest episode of Unprecedented, Michael Popok and Dina Doll discuss how the Supreme Court ended its term by dramatically expanding presidential power, giving Trump broad authority to fire the heads of independent federal agencies while preserving protections for the Federal Reserve Governor. Chief Justice Roberts, in writing for the majority, upheld birthright citizenship decision, however, justice Kavanaugh's concurrence ...

In today’s episode of Unprecedented, Michael Popok and Dina Doll break down four devastating end-of-term Supreme Court decisions, including allowing Trump to end Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians, and ruling that the controversial "metering" policy—which prevents migrants from setting "foot on U.S. soil"—means they cannot apply for asylum. In a blistering dissent, Justice...

On the UnPrecedented Podcast, Popok is joined by Supreme Court scholar Lisa Graves to break down this week's Supreme Court newly released Opinions, including about Gun Rights and the Second Amendment, and discuss whether Cameras in the Supreme Court courtroom is a good thing.

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