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5-4 is a podcast about how much the Supreme Court sucks. Hosted by Peter Shamshiri, Rhiannon Hamam, and Michael Liroff, it's a progressive and occasionally profane take on the ideological battles at the heart of the Court's most important landmark cases and an irreverent tour of all the ways...
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No War Is Illegal (When They All Are) [SUBSCRIBER-ONLY]
As President Trump leads the U.S. into his very own middle eastern war, now may be a good time to ask: what part of the government actually has the po...
Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump
Is the Supreme Court’s decision on tariffs a declaration of independence?? Only three columnists at the New York Times can say.
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Immigration Law in 2026: Fighting the Cruelty Machine
This week, Rhiannon and Michael talk to two immigration lawyers about what it’s like to practice under the second Trump administration, the unpreceden...
Meet Your Attorney General, Pam Bondi [TEASER]
Was she assembled in a lab by the Heritage Foundation? Summoned from beyond the veil by a MAGA demonologist? Or is she simply an emergent feature of F...
Pulsifer v. United States
What does “and” REALLY mean?
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Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Delgado
The fourth amendment protects against unlawful searches and seizures…unless, of course, the search is just a friendly survey from your local armed imm...
Is any of this legal? The 2026 Mailbag Episode [TEASER]
5-4 answers your questions about whether ICE agents can be prosecuted, why it’s worth knowing your rights, if the president can cancel the midterms an...
The Rise and Fall of the Voting Rights Act, Part II
How the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was dismantled.
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The Rise and Fall of the Voting Rights Act, Part 1
The history of why we needed (and still need) the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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The 2025 Five Four Giving Guide: Don’t Let the Fascists Keep You Down
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Movie Review: Average Joe [TEASER]
A movie about a dipshit who prays his way to the Supreme Court. It’s worse than you imagine.
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Trump v. Orr
Trans erasure. Anti-intellectualism. Culture war. Moral panic. These are a few of the Supreme Court’s favorite things!
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Fire at Will: Trump’s Illegal War in the Caribbean [TEASER]
These days, three degrees of separation from a drug dealer is all it takes to get you drone struck by the U.S. government in Venezuela. And look, mayb...
Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam
*** An earlier version of this episode incorrectly referred to the asylum officers who conduct credible fear interviews as border patrol agents. ***
“What’s at Stake is Everything”: The Last Columbia Protester in ICE Detention
You've heard about all the Supreme Court cases about how immigration law is different, about how ICE's powers are different, about how the Trump admin...
Garcetti v. Ceballos
The Supreme Court tramples upon your most sacred right: the right to complain about your co-workers.
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Panic! In The Federal Judiciary [TEASER]
You know things are really bad when federal judges–historically an extremely reticent group–are sounding the alarm about the chaos and confusion the S...
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Lopez-Mendoza
I think we can all agree that the Constitution guarantees every individual certain unalienable rights–oh wait, sorry, getting a call. Right. Sorry. Ok...
Rhiannon Interviews Mahmoud Khalil
On this episode of Popular Cradle, (Rhiannon’s other podcast!), she interviews Columbia grad student Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained by ICE for more...
Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition
Feels like we should be able to collectively wrestle with the problems of a system by which 14 million people will die in the next five years because...
Free Speech, Chilled to Perfection [TEASER]
Do you ever feel…like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind, wanting to start again? That’s understandable because battles over free speech and the...
2025-2026 Supreme Court Term Preview
You are getting very sleepy…you are getting very sleepy…HEY! Wake up. It may look like the slate of cases for this Supreme Court term doesn't have man...
Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo
Papers, please. The hallmark of fascist states of eras past and your favorite movie about authoritarianism is now also the official policy of the Unit...
Introducing FIASCO: BENGHAZI, hosted by Leon Neyfakh
SELF-PROMOTION ALERT FROM LEON! Check out my six-part series on the origins and consequences of the Benghazi scandal.
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Welcome to Law School 2025
Kudos to everyone who is starting law school in this economy and during an authoritarian regime. In this annual episode, Peter, Rhiannon, and Michael...
Step Your Pussy Up Under Fascism [TEASER]
It's okay to be scared. It's hard not to succumb to the nihilism of the second Trump administration. But that is precisely what he and his administrat...
Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic
Federal law says that Medicaid recipients have the right to choose their healthcare provider. One problem, though–what if a Medicaid recipient chooses...
McMahon v. New York
Don't be sad, little Johnny, Trump just took the Department of Education to live on a big farm with so much space to run around and play in, and all t...
Trump Brings the War Home [UNLOCKED]
California has become a testing ground for Trump's police state ambitions. In Los Angeles and across the country, he’s merging the military and the po...
Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton
Please have your driver's license, social security card, or any other highly personal private information ready to share if you wish to rub one out to...
Mahmoud v. Taylor
Because the conservatives on the Supreme Court are lowkey homophobic, they have made it easier for parents of kids in public schools to opt out of top...
Portrait of a John Roberts on Fire [TEASER]
These “boys” and in some cases “gals” keep proving us right! The 2024-2025 Supreme Court term was a beautiful illustration of this podcast’s entire th...
Trump v. CASA, Inc.
CTRL+F for “birthright citizenship” in this majority opinion, and you only get two hits. That’s because Amy Coney Barrett spends thousands of words te...
United States v. Skrmetti
The Supreme Court has made life more difficult for trans children, who are already among the most marginalized groups in the country.
The DOGE Cases
The Supreme Court allowed the 20-somethings at DOGE to access your Social Security information. What's the worst that could happen?
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Trump v. Wilcox
The Supreme Court just made it easier for Trump to fire heads of independent federal agencies. Unitary executive theory, anyone?
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Copaganda with Alec Karakatsanis [TEASER]
Crime rates are at historic lows, yet year after year, people say that they feel unsafe and believe crime is rising. You can thank the news media with...
Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union
If the Supreme Court can take away constitutional rights from one minority group, it can do it to any of us. Yes, even podcasters.
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No Due Process, Yes Jumbo Plane [TEASER]
Since taking office, Trump has moved quickly to implement his authoritarian agenda. Now, he is asking the Supreme Court to limit the judicial branch b...
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
The Supreme Court has been stripping away students' free speech rights for decades. They don't want you to think for yourself or speak your mind. You...