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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. 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://mi...

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 Ketanji Brown Jackson?

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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. 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://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here...

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 hands of the Department of Homeland Security.

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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 campaign finance ruling, the states’ new approach, and what it could mean for the future of money in politics.

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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 authority over executive agencies. 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://mi...

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 the country. 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://michaelpopok.subs...

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 the chemical Roundup. 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...

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 want to remake this country. 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://m...

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/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app...

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 is already being used as a roadmap by Republicans to seek nationwide relief in future cases, the ruling allowing states to continue counting timely mail-in ballots received after Election Day, and the blockbuster campaign finance decision that opens the...

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 Sotomayor warned the consequences are clear: "more people will die." Plus, the Supreme Court strikes down a Hawaii law that allowed private businesses to decide whether guns could be brought onto their property, and rules against cancer...

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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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://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here...

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 against him in the latest E. Jean Carroll verdicts, a major ruling on what disgorgement remedies the SEC can seek from private companies, and a preview of he blockbuster end-of-term cases still looming o...

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 not to be relied upon by lower courts, think again.  Popok and Dina Doll are on the Unprecedented podcast to break it all down.

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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.

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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 temporarily restored nationwide access to the medication by mail and telehealth while challenges from Louisiana move forward. In addition, they examine the escalating legal fight over Donald Trump and E. Jean Carroll, including the Justice Department’s latest...

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 Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants is unreviewable, as the Trump administration argues, or a discriminatory action taken without the legally required process, as the plaintiffs contend. In addition, the Justices tackled the legality of...

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 enrollment to children of same-sex parents.  They also preview next week’s oral arguments in a case where the Court will decide how much of your cellphone location data po...

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 antithetical to the Declaration of Independence.  Plus,  Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson continued to sound the alarm about the shadow docket and the Court once again considers whether to take up Trump’s appeal of the $5 million E. Jean Carroll verd...

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/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile...

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 argument.

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On the latest episode of Unprecedented, Michael Popok and Dina Doll break down major legal battles shaping the moment. They cover Monday’s high-stakes argument in Watson v. RNC on whether mail-in ballots can be counted after Election Day, a decision with major implications for the midterms. They also dive into Tuesday’s case, Noem v. Al Otro Lado, examining whether asylum seekers blocked by “metering” at the border can still qualify for legal asylum. Also, the Court fast-tracks for oral argument the case that will decide whether Trump can cancel TPS status for nearly a million migrants. And in a str...

On the latest Unprecedented, Dina Doll breaks down the public feud between Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Brett Kavanaugh over the Supreme Court’s controversial use of the “shadow docket, as highlighted by the recent shadow docket decisions involving California school policies affecting transgender students and TPS status of Haitian immigrants 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://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.soci...

On the latest episode of Unprecedented, Michael Popok and Dina Doll discuss the latest Supreme Court developments regarding voting rights and the free press — including the Court blocking New York from redrawing a district found to dilute Black and Latino voting power, the Court’s rejection of a right-wing bid to turn the Motor Voter law into a voter purge machine and the Alan Dershowitz defamation case that may give Justice Thomas his long-sought chance to overturn NYT v. Sullivan, the landmark ruling that has protected press freedom for 60 years. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a me...

In the latest episode of Unprecedented, Dina Doll breaks down the stunning new Supreme Court decision and its major ramifications for mail-in ballots this November. Meanwhile, Democratic members of Congress speak out about ensuring fair and free elections for the midterms. 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://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile...

Michael Popok and Dina Doll drill down on all the new developments at the US Supreme Court, including the Tariff decision and its aftermath only on the UnPrecedented podcast. 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://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https...

Supreme Court precedent and the courts are firmly lined up against Trump and his efforts to violate the plain language of the Constitution and try a Federal/Presidential take over of State-run Federal Elections, He's nibbling around the corners, trying to use the CIA to take over voting machines, and search warrants to grab voting data and machines. But what will the Supreme Court do, especially so close to the Midterm elections.  Popok and Dina Doll connect the dots on the Unprecedented podcast. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: h...

Dina Doll and Popok provide breaking Supreme Court updates about birthright citizenship, mail in ballots for the midterms, and Trump Tariffs on the UnPrecedented podcast. 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://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us...

In a special episode of Unprecedented, Dina Doll is joined by Melba Pearson (Aka the Resident Legal Diva) for a crucial breakdown of a Supreme Court case on police entry without a search warrant and what it could mean for ICE enforcement nationwide. They also examine alarming accounts from a Minneapolis-area police chief who says off-duty officers—each a person of color—are being aggressively stopped by ICE, raising serious concerns about the rampant occurrence of Kavanaugh Stops, racial profiling events recently named after Justice Kavanaugh. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF Y...

On the latest Unprecedented Podcast, Dina Doll and Popok break down—at the molecular level—how the MAGA wing of the Supreme Court may be poised to hand Donald Trump a major loss. From his failed attempt to seize control of the Federal Reserve to why even right-wing justices led by Amy Coney Barrett could strike down his tariff scheme and resulting taxes as unconstitutional, we explain what’s really happening inside the Court. We also cover a looming anti-gun-safety ruling out of Hawaii and close with the Trump administration’s escalating attack on the Fourth Amendment—and how the Suprem...

Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 On today’s episode of the Unprecedented Podcast , Dina Doll and Popok break down a pivotal week at the Supreme Court—from the transgender rights oral argument to a ruling that opens the door to continued attacks on mail‑in voting. We also analyze the high‑stakes fight over Fed Governor Lisa Cook’s seat, as Donald Trump’s escalating attacks on Fed Chair Jerome Powell signal a broader effort to seize control of the Federal Reserve and destroy its independence. This is about civil rights, democratic guardrails, and economic stability—right now. Bec...

Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Join Popok, Dina Doll and special guest Supreme Court expert Lisa Graves for an overview of the Supreme Court’s new rulings and oral arguments. Exclusively on Legal AF’s UnPrecedented Podcast. Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed...

Join Popok and Dina Doll for a special Holiday Edition of the UnPrecedented podcast, focused on 4 BIG CASES with oral argument before the Supreme Court in January on guns, the Federal Reserve, and transgender sports. Popok and Dina also discuss whether the National Guard ruling against Trump has in impact on the Tariffs ruling we have all been waiting on.