How to Balance the Supreme Court How to Balance the Supreme Court
On this episode of Contempt of Court, legal experts Dan Epps and Steve Vladeck discuss ways to find the balance in our highest court.
Aug 1, 2023 / Podcast / Elie Mystal
Merrick Garland Is Letting Texas Get Away With Sadism Merrick Garland Is Letting Texas Get Away With Sadism
The DOJ has chosen to look away as GOP governors like Greg Abbott treat migrants as political punching bags who can be bashed for the amusement of white nationalist voters.
Jul 27, 2023 / Elie Mystal
If You Want to Reform the Court, Reform the Media, Too If You Want to Reform the Court, Reform the Media, Too
On this episode of Contempt of Court, Melissa Murray and Elie Mystal reflect on how the media discusses SCOTUS.
Jul 25, 2023 / Podcast / Elie Mystal
It’s Summer Vacation. Does the Media Know Where Clarence Thomas Is? It’s Summer Vacation. Does the Media Know Where Clarence Thomas Is?
As corruption scandals ooze from the muck of the Supreme Court, it’s time for the media to up their reporting game—and report on the justices like the political actors they are.
Jul 20, 2023 / Elie Mystal
You’re Wrong About Term Limits You’re Wrong About Term Limits
On this episode of Contempt of Court, Leah Litman and Aaron Belkin join the podcast to discuss what's wrong with everybody's favorite reform option.
Jul 18, 2023 / Podcast / Elie Mystal
The White Media Has Missed a Key Part of the Affirmative Action Ruling The White Media Has Missed a Key Part of the Affirmative Action Ruling
The upshot isn’t just that colleges must end affirmative action but that they’ll have to cut Black enrollment to avoid lawsuits questioning their compliance with the decision.
Jul 12, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Elie Mystal’s Court-Packing Plan Elie Mystal’s Court-Packing Plan
On this episode of Contempt of Court, Elie Mystal tells us how many justices we should add to the Supreme Court.
Jul 11, 2023 / Podcast / Elie Mystal
Why and How to Pack the Court Why and How to Pack the Court
On the first episode of the Contempt of Court podcast, Chris Kang and Representative Jamaal Bowman explore what court expansion actually is, and how attitudes around it are finally...
Jul 4, 2023 / Podcast / Elie Mystal
The Supreme Court Has Kicked the Door Wide Open to Jim Crow–Style Bigotry The Supreme Court Has Kicked the Door Wide Open to Jim Crow–Style Bigotry
The court's conservatives used a case literally based on a homophobe’s fantasies to blow a huge hole in our antidiscrimination laws and revive the spirit of Plessy v. Ferguson.
Jul 3, 2023 / Column / Elie Mystal
The Supreme Court Just Told Student Debtors to Go to Hell The Supreme Court Just Told Student Debtors to Go to Hell
In a wildly incoherent opinion, John Roberts blocked Biden’s student debt relief plan—and reminded everyone that he thinks only Republican presidents are allowed to rule.
Jun 30, 2023 / Elie Mystal