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Mary Ziegler, a law professor and reproductive rights expert, explains the legal battles over mifepristone. She walks through the major court rulings, standing and scientific-review disputes, and the surprising Comstock Act arguments. She also unpacks how the Supreme Court is handling the case on its shadow docket and what that procedural posture could mean going forward.

Jodi Kantor, Pulitzer Prize-winning NYT investigative reporter known for her #MeToo and Supreme Court reporting. She unpacks the rise and secrecy of the Court's shadow docket and how internal memos reshaped power. She revisits breaking the Weinstein story and discusses workplace change, NDAs, and why journalism must connect with audiences.

Janai Nelson, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Supreme Court litigator, discusses the Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais. She outlines how the decision reshapes Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. They cover effects on ongoing elections, the Court's approach to intent, and risks of masked discrimination in redistricting.

Ben Smith, longtime journalist and co-founder of Semafor, talks media life from the White House Correspondents' Dinner scare to why anonymous sourcing matters. He explores access versus objectivity, Semafor’s mission to cut through noise, AI’s role in cross-language reporting, the crisis in local news, and how coverage of Trump has evolved. Short, sharp conversations on journalism’s future and its blind spots.

They unpack a DOJ indictment accusing a civil rights group of secretly funding white supremacists and probe its unusual timing. They review the organization’s history fighting the Klan and question the legal theory behind the charges. They debate risks to informants and whether the case could chill cooperation with civil rights organizations.

Rebecca Weiner, NYPD Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence and Counterterrorism with 20+ years protecting New York, discusses an “everything, everywhere, all at once” threat landscape. She covers rising Iran-linked plotting, online radicalization and grievance‑driven attacks. Conversations include lone actors, vehicle rammings, sabotage-as-a-service, and how police adapt while respecting civil liberties.

A deep dive into a federal court ruling that paused a high-profile contempt probe and what that means for executive power. Conversations about appeals tactics that can short-circuit lower-court fact-finding. A look at competing judicial views on protecting the rule of law versus preserving executive autonomy.

Timothy Snyder, historian of authoritarianism and modern Europe, explains how Viktor Orbán lost and what that defeat means for Trump and MAGA. He traces why corruption, not abstract democracy, swung voters. He warns about manufactured crises, stresses refusing to normalize abuses, and highlights grassroots organizing as the real defense of democratic life.

Mimi Rocah, former Westchester County DA and ex-assistant U.S. attorney turned Fordham law professor, breaks down the OLC opinion on the Presidential Records Act. She critiques its legal footing. They also dig into the Swalwell investigation, comments by Acting AG Blanche, and Pam Bondi’s subpoena dispute.

Jim Sciutto, CNN chief national security analyst and author, offers expertise on international affairs. He discusses Iran’s military resilience, Trump’s personality and transactional approach to alliances, parallels with Putin’s errors, intelligence limits, risks of escalation and nuclear proliferation, and how great power rivalry shapes Taiwan and NATO concerns.