Unprecedented by Legal AF

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. Watch the Unprecedented podcast and download the audio version. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a m...

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...

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...

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. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF S...

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 s...

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. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_...

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 disc...

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...

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 supre...

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 canc...

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...

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.yo...

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...

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...

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. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://ww...

Join Popok and special guest host Lisa Graves on the Unprecedented podcast for an overview of this week’s historic Supreme Court rulings, one of which will rock Trump’s world. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https:/...

In today’s episode of Unprecedented, Michael Popok and Dina Doll break down the Supreme Court’s decision to allow Alabama use a congressional map that lower courts found racially discriminatory despite the fact this will likely create chaos in the state’s election and further diminish the voting rights of black voters.  Plus, Trump’s lawyer ask the Supreme Court to have both of the verdicts agains...

You won't believe which Justices joined together to find that race was improperly used in jury selection in a death penalty case and will be shocked by who wrote the decision!  Speaking of race, the Supreme Court has set a Monday deadline for the last brief before they either overturn or bless the racist Alabama congress map.  And if you thought the "shadow docket" rulings were only temporary and...

Popok is joined by Chief Justice John Roberts expert and constitutional scholar Lisa Graves, sitting in for a traveling Dina Doll, to update the audience on what could happen next with voting maps at the US Supreme Court in the month of May, and its 7-2 shock decision to allow women nationwide to have access to an abortion drug even in states that ban abortion. https://politics-prose.com/book/9781...

On this episode of Unprecedented, Michael Popok and Dina Sayegh Doll discuss the Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which critics argue further weakens the Voting Rights Act and could reshape representation for Black voters across the South. They also break down the Court’s emergency intervention in the latest battle over the abortion pill mifepristone, after Justice Samuel Alito te...

On this episode of Unprecedented, Michael Popok and Dina Sayegh Doll discuss the decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which effectively dismantles the landmark Voting Rights Act and ushers in a new era of politics that could disenfranchise millions of Black voters. The Supreme Court also heard oral arguments this week in a case that will decide whether Kristi Noem’s decision to cancel Temporary Prote...

On this episode of Unprecedented, Michael Popok and Dina Sayegh Doll break down the lay Supreme Court’s moves including a new filing from CNN urging the Court not to take up Alan Dershowitz’s defamation case, in which he is asking the Court to radically change protections for the free press. Also this week, the Court agreed to hear a Colorado case over funding for a Catholic preschool that refused...

On this episode of Unprecedented, Dina Doll breaks down the Supreme Court’s new Chevron decision and what it signals beyond environmental regulation—potentially shaping how the Court will view the legality of Minnesota County new arrest warrant issued against an ICE agent for second-degree assault with a deadly weapon. Also, this week Clarence Thomas disturbingly claimed that “progressivism,” was...

The Unprecedented Podcast with Dina Doll and Popok are back to drill down on birthright citizenship, a new devastating first amendment case; whether Trump is pressuring Alito to retire so he gets his 4th Supreme Court seat, and so much more. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFP...

Unprecedented, the podcast devoted to giving you what you need to know about what's happening at and around the United States Supreme Court, is back with anchors Dina Doll and Popok, joined by Supreme Court scholar Lisa Graves, for this week's update, including a review of oral arguments on mail in ballots and voting, immigration policy and a preview of next week's "birth right citizenship" oral a...