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5-4

Prologue Projects

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 in which the law is shaped by politics.Subscribe to our premium episodes & much more at fivefourpod.com/support5-4 is a production of Prologue Projects.

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32:25

5-4 Presents: Damages - "Manoomin v. Minnesota"

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2022/04/05

This week, 5-4 is inviting you to check out an episode of Damages, from the Critical Frequency Podcast Network.Damages is a courtroom drama podcast that follows the well over 200 climate lawsuits currently active in courtrooms all over the world. Ranging from explanatory episodes to docuseries to narrative seasons, it’s a show about the quest for justice and a crime against humanity: the climate crisis. In this episode: a case on behalf of wild rice, or manoomin in the Ojibwe language. The rights of

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53:57

Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Reilly

5-4 ·

2022/03/29

To review: If you are an anonymous donor, using your money to drown out the voices of everyone else in an election, that is free speech. If you are a citizen who wants to tell a cop to fuck off, that is NOT free speech. And if you are a tobacco company that wants to tell children about the rich, smooth taste of a product that will addict and kill them, that is free speech.Follow Peter (@The_Law_Boy), Rhiannon (@AywaRhiannon) and Michael (@_FleerUltra) on Twitter.If you're not a Patreon member,

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41:15

Strickland v. Washington

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2022/03/22

In this case, eight Supreme Court justices felt like it was totally fine to let the state kill a man, even though his lawyer prepared exactly NOTHING to present mitigating factors during the sentencing phase of his trial. Follow Peter (@The_Law_Boy), Rhiannon (@AywaRhiannon) and Michael (@_FleerUltra) on Twitter.If you're not a Patreon member, you're not hearing every episode! To get exclusive Patreon-only episodes, discounts on merch, access to our Slack community, and more, join at

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4:47

The Civil Rights Cases of 1883 [TEASER]

5-4 ·

2022/03/15

In this episode, the hosts discuss a series of cases from 1883 about the 13th and 14th Amendments, which ultimately ushered in the Jim Crow era. And what's really fun (fun?), is that these holdings use some of the very same shitty justifications of racial discrimination that you'll find on Fox News to this very day. Time is a flat circle!The full version of this premium episode is available exclusively to our Patreon supporters. To join, visit www.patreon.com/fivefourpod. Hosted on Acast. See

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41:01

We Need To Talk About Ginni

5-4 ·

2022/03/08

In this long-anticipated episode we finally get into The Ginni Problem. New Yorker chief Washington correspondent Jane Mayer joins us to talk cults, insurrection, and other super normal Supreme Court stuff.Follow Peter (@The_Law_Boy), Rhiannon (@AywaRhiannon) and Michael (@_FleerUltra) on Twitter.If you're not a Patreon member, you're not hearing every episode! To get exclusive Patreon-only episodes, discounts on merch, access to our Slack community, and more, join at patreon.com/fivefourpod. Hosted

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49:22

Merrill v. Milligan

5-4 ·

2022/03/01

The Supreme Court says there's simply no time before elections that are months away, to redraw racist Congressional district maps, that took all of one week to make initially. If you're a fan of democracy that probably sounds bad, but listen, nothing in the Constitution explicitly says that fascism is expressly prohibited.Follow Peter (@The_Law_Boy), Rhiannon (@AywaRhiannon) and Michael (@_FleerUltra) on Twitter.If you're not a Patreon member, you're not hearing every episode! To get exclusive

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5:00

The Lochner Era [TEASER]

5-4 ·

2022/02/22

Do you like reboots? You're gonna love The Lochner Era 2: Return of the Robber Barons! Featuring all of the union-busting, labor-exploiting, children-working-in-a-coal-mine of the original Gilded Age, but now with 100 percent more campaign spending by corporations!The full version of this premium episode is available exclusively to our Patreon supporters. To join, visit www.patreon.com/fivefourpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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34:38

Ingraham v. Wright

5-4 ·

2022/02/15

This episode contains references to physical abuse of children. Take care when listening.The standing law on corporal punishment - physically punishing children - in schools, is that it's legal because 8th Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment only applies to CRIMES. Failure to get your keister in line mister, is not a crime, and therefore, punishable by beating.Follow Peter (@The_Law_Boy), Rhiannon (@AywaRhiannon) and Michael (@_FleerUltra) on Twitter.If you're not a Patreon

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53:20

Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle...

5-4 ·

2022/02/08

Racism equals bad so acknowledging race bad too so reverse racism real so white girl go to preferred school, yes?Follow Peter (@The_Law_Boy), Rhiannon (@AywaRhiannon) and Michael (@_FleerUltra) on Twitter.If you're not a Patreon member, you're not hearing every episode! To get exclusive Patreon-only episodes, discounts on merch, access to our Slack community, and more, join at patreon.com/fivefourpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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6:24

The Best Amendment (The Ninth) [TEASER]

5-4 ·

2022/02/01

This long-lost amendment gives you rights that our founding fathers, even in their wildest dreams, couldn't enumerate. So that's kind of a problem for modern conservatives.The full version of this premium episode is available exclusively to our Patreon supporters. To join, visit www.patreon.com/fivefourpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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55:13

NFIB v. Department of Labor

5-4 ·

2022/01/25

In this ongoing case, the Court holds that requirements that employees mask and test weekly, or get vaccinated, cannot be enforced while a challenge makes its way through the judiciary.It's good news for … I don't know, hermits living in caves who never interact with humans, or people who are already dead? For everyone else, it's not so great.Follow Peter (@The_Law_Boy), Rhiannon (@AywaRhiannon) and Michael (@_FleerUltra) on Twitter.If you're not a Patreon member, you're not hearing every episode

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42:37

Florida v. Riley

5-4 ·

2022/01/18

Go-go-gadget surveillance state! In this case the Court holds that cops can hover a helicopter over your house and peer into it without a warrant. That set a new standard for the Fourth Amendment - namely that it doesn't really exist, and if you wanted privacy then you should have been richer.Follow Peter (@The_Law_Boy), Rhiannon (@AywaRhiannon) and Michael (@_FleerUltra) on Twitter.If you're not a Patreon member, you're not hearing every episode! To get exclusive Patreon-only episodes, discounts on

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40:13

5-4 Presents: Scene on Radio - "Pachamama"

5-4 ·

2022/01/11

This week, 5-4 is inviting you to check out an episode of Scene on Radio, from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. Scene on Radio asks big, hard questions about who we are, and how we got this way. This season, "The Repair," they're focusing on the climate crisis, and in this episode they're looking at the creative ways we can use the law to protect nature and fend off climate change.If you like Scene on Radio, you can find it wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See

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59:38

The Return of the Rise and Fall of Roe v. Wade, Pt. 1

5-4 ·

2022/01/04

Welp, 2021 wasn't a banner year for reproductive rights, and 2022 is looking worse.That's why it's worth revisiting this episode about Roe v. Wade. In this first episode of a two-part series, the hosts look at the legal and factual origins of Roe v. Wade. They also discuss how Roe was weaponized by the conservative legal movement to rally against an interpretation of the Constitution that allows for flexibility in favor of a far more rigid approach.Follow Peter (@The_Law_Boy), Rhiannon

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The Return of the Rise and Fall of Roe v. Wade, Pt. 2

5-4 ·

2022/01/04

In the second part of this two-episode series on abortion rights, the hosts discuss Planned Parenthood v. Casey, a 1992 case in which the Supreme Court made it easier for states to restrict abortion access so long as abortion regulations don't create an "undue burden." The vague standard set lawmakers on a new path of attacking abortion access, and fueled anti-abortion groups' efforts to spread stigma and misinformation, setting up Roe v. Wade for a death by a thousand cuts.Follow Peter

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16:04

The 5-4 Giving Guide: How to Help

5-4 ·

2021/12/24

We're sorry for bumming you out all year - but the antidote to a crumbling democracy is mutual aid! In this episode we've got some organizations that you can share your resources with, to help take the edge off of 2021's agony. Happy New Year! Better luck next year!Here are links to the organizations that we talk about in this episode:The Legal Aid Society of New York City - https://legalaidnyc.org/ (Peter)International Refugee Assistance Project - https://refugeerights.org/ (Michael)Texas Harm

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29:15

5-4 Presents: The Politics of Everything on "the New...

5-4 ·

2021/12/21

This week, 5-4 is inviting you to check out an episode of The Politics of Everything, from The New Republic:Today’s youth are overwhelmingly left-wing. So who are the young conservatives? On this episode of The Politics of Everything, hosts Laura Marsh and Alex Pareene talk to Sam Adler-Bell, a writer and the host of the podcast Know Your Enemy, about an energetic cohort who call themselves the New Right. They differ in many ways from the median right-wing voter. They hate the Republican

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5:05

The Warren Court: 5 Out of 5 Stars [TEASER]

5-4 ·

2021/12/14

On the 12th day of Christmas, the Warren Court gave to us:Loving Day on June 12th;11 December 1952 - final day of argument in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka;Nationalization of the first ten amendments;Nine concurring justices;(8-1 in Reynolds v. Sims);Seven birth control pills a week;Sixth Amendment right to counsel;Five Miranda rights;Fourth Amendment protections;Three expansions of due process;Brown v. Board of Education II;And one man, one vote.The full version of this premium episode is

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40:04

Town of Greece v. Galloway

5-4 ·

2021/12/07

Let us now bow our heads in observance of this episode about why the Supreme Court thinks it's OK for a government to have prayer before public meetings, but NOT OK for the town to manage who gives that prayer or what they pray about. Amen.Follow Peter (@The_Law_Boy), Rhiannon (@AywaRhiannon) and Michael (@_FleerUltra) on Twitter.Learn more about how you can help get the Judiciary Act passed at https://demandjustice.org/podcast.If you're not a Patreon member, you're not hearing every episode! To get

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4:58

The Failed Nomination of Robert Bork [TEASER]

5-4 ·

2021/11/23

Robert Bork, a Regan nominee to the Supreme Court, showed the depth of his reactionary views during his confirmation hearings, and as a result, was voted down. That kicked off three decades of conservative whining and moaning and retribution, which continues to haunt us today. This is why we drink.The full version of this premium episode is available exclusively to our Patreon supporters. To join, visitwww.patreon.com/fivefourpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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