Air Date: 7-12-2025

The idea of the founders was to separate and balance the powers of the federal government and that, as Madison wrote, ambition would counteract ambition. The problem we face now is that the ambition of the Supreme Court is to give as much power as possible to the executive branch because, ironically, they seem to be nostalgic for a king.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Trump, the Imperial Presidency, and How the Bush & Biden Administrations Got Us Here w/ James Bovard - Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael - Air Date 7-2-25 

KP 2: The Shadow Docket and How the Supreme Court Uses It - Bloomberg Law - Air Date 11-3-21 

KP 3: SCOTUS Clears the Way for Trump's Lawlessness - Strict Scrutiny - Air Date 6-30-25 

KP 4: Hot Shadow Docket Summer with Leah Litman Part 1 - Justice By Design - Air Date 6-20-25

KP 5: The Many Compromises of Elena Kagan - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Air Date 6-21-25

KP 6: Trump-GOP’s Supreme Court Rubber Stamp w/ Elie Mystal - The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder Part 1 - Air Date 6-30-25

KP 7: Why Supreme Court Approved Trump's Mass Deportation to Foreign Concentration Camp Scheme - Thom Hartmann Progam - Air Date 6-25-25

(00:50:22) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the One Million Rising activist trainings from Indivisible.org

DEEPER DIVES

(00:56:04) SECTION A: SHADOWY & FUTURE RULINGS

A1: What the Supreme Court Does in the Shadows - Throughline - Air Date 6-26-25

A2: SCOTUS Will Rehear Louisiana Redistricting Case, Spelling Trouble for Future of Voting Rights Act - Democracy Docket - Air Date 6-27-25 

A3: Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration - The Lawfare Podcast - Air Date 6-30-25

A4: Supreme Court to Trans Kids: Sorry Not Sorry, But You're SOL - Boom! Lawyered - Air Date 6-26-25

(01:25:26) SECTION B: THE IMPLICATIONS

B1: The Injunction Ban, Explained - Leeja Miller - Air Date 6-30-25

B2: How Is the US Supreme Court Giving Trump More Power? | The Take - Al Jazeera English - Air Date 7-1-25 

B3: SCOTUS May End Birth Right Citizenship SOON - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 6-30-25

B4: ‘Lawlessness Will Flourish’: SCOTUS Justice Issues Chilling Warning After Major Ruling - The Beat - Air Date 6-27-25 

(01:50:55) SECTION C: THE GOP'S JUDGES

C1: Losing! 'MAGA Justices' Bail Out Trump After Losing More Court Cases Than Any POTUS: Ari Breakdown - The Beat - Air Date 6-30-25

C2: SCOTUS Strengthens Conservative War on Education - Strict Scrutiny - Air Date 6-30-25

C3: Samuel Alito: Everything You Didn't Know About His Shitty Past - Hysteria - Air Date 6-28-25

C4: Hot Shadow Docket Summer with Leah Litman Part 2 - Justice By Design - Air Date 6-20-25

(02:25:22) SECTION D: DICTATOR TRUMP

D1: Trump TAKES FULL CONTROL Over The Courts - HasanAbi - Air Date 6-28-25

D2: Did Trump End Democracy Already? How Far Does Can Trump Go Before We Call Him Dictator? w/ Ro Khanna - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 6-24-25 

D3: Trump ALREADY Making Use of New Power Supreme Court Gave Him to Override the Constitution - The Humanist Report - Air Date 6-30-25 

(02:46:07) SECTION E: SORT OF POSITIVE I GUESS

E1: The Corporate Mole On The Supreme Court - Organized Money - Air Date 5-15-25

E2: Ketanji Brown Jackson Sounds the Alarm - Strict Scrutiny - Air Date 6-23-25

E3: Trump-GOP’s Supreme Court Rubber Stamp w/ Elie Mystal - The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder Part 2 - Air Date 6-30-25

SHOW IMAGE CREDITS

Description: Composite image of the conservative justices on the Supreme Court in front of a giant, elaborate gold frame with a painting of an angry-looking Trump in king/general regalia and tie.

Credit: Composite design A. Hoffman. Elements: Portrait of Supreme Court Justices, Public Domain | Other elements from Pixabay. License

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