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Sarah Isgur and David French are joined by Vince Chhabria, a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, and Stanford professor Nora Engstrom to discuss the incredibly high number of motions granted to seal documents and the line between secrecy and protecting the public interest. They also discuss three new cases that SCOTUS adde… Play episode

Is Spending Money Protected Speech?
SUNCOR Gets Complicated
What Is Originalism? | Interview: Sherif Girgis
Not a MAGA Court
Is Press Access a Constitutional Right?
Third Time’s the Charm?
Are Marijuana Contracts Legal in Federal Court?
Looking Ahead to the Supreme Court Term
Barely Averting a Constitutional Crisis
Insular Cases | Interview: Chief Judge Jeff Sutton and Neil Weare
SCOTUS Majority Rules White House Ballroom Is A Go
Has the First Amendment Ever Been More Relevant?
How to Fix Congress | Interview: Rep. Jake Auchincloss
Civility vs. Collegiality | Interview: Judges Tom Griffith and David Tatel
Let’s Pretend We’re Justices | Interview: Chris Scalia
Trump’s Ballroom Blitz
This Is Not A Vibes-Only Podcast
SCOTUS’s October Preview
Fauci Pleads the Fifth | Interview: Elie Honig
The Island of Rationality and the First Amendment
Receipts on the Senate Filibuster | Interview: Mike “Frags” Fragoso
Reviewing the Court’s Criminal Law | Interview: Rory Little and Orin Kerr
Alaska v. a Charter Plane and a Six-Pack of Beer
Defy the Gods
A Bucket Full of Trump Bait
Plenty of Culture War Stuff
SCOTUS Vibe Check
Complicating the Polarization Narrative
It’s the End of the Term
Supreme Court Weighs In on Unitary Executive Theory
Court Rules TPS Decisions Can’t Be Judicially Reviewed
Enforcing International Law in U.S. Courts
SCOTUS Rules on Illegal Drug Users Owning Firearms
The Trump Administration's Internal Arguments Over Habeas Corpus
Can Transgender People Serve in the Military?
Counting Down the Supreme Court Term
Getting Out of the Redistricting Business
President Trump’s Losing Streak
District Map Fights Before the 2026 Midterms
SCOTUS Through the Decades | Interview: Nina Totenberg
All the Things Wrong with Trump’s Billion-Dollar Fund
Let’s Sue the Government
SCOTUS Clears Way for Alabama to Use Congressional Map
The TED Talk Heard ‘Round the World
Congress Did Something!
Justice Alito Stays Ruling on Abortion Pill by Mail
Gutting the Voting Rights Act | Interview: Judge Roy K. Altman
Arguing In Front of SCOTUS | Interview: Lisa Blatt
Overturning Religious Precedent

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