5-4 is a podcast about how much the Supreme Court sucks. It's a progressive and occasionally profane take on the ideological battles at the heart of the Court's most important landmark cases; an irreverent tour of all the ways in which the law is shaped by politics.
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Listen each week as hosts Peter, Michael, and Rhiannon dismantle the Justices’ legal reasoning on hot-button issues like affirmative action, gun rights, and campaign finance, and use dark humor to reveal the high court's biases. Presented by Slow Burn co-creator Leon Neyfakh, and hosted by Rhiannon Hamam, Peter Shamshiri, and Michael Morbius. 5-4 is a production of Prologue Projects.
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On this week’s episode of 5-4, Peter ( @The_Law_Boy ), Rhiannon ( @AywaRhiannon ), and Michael ( @_FleerUltra ) discuss a 1987 case on felony murder, and whether it’s eligible for the death penalty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
On this week’s episode of 5-4, Peter (@The_Law_Boy), Rhiannon (@AywaRhiannon), and Michael (@_FleerUltra) discuss a 2013 case that tested the National Security Administration's ability to conduct surveillance on Americans without probable cause. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this week’s episode of 5-4, Peter ( @The_Law_Boy ), Rhiannon ( @AywaRhiannon ), and Michael ( @_FleerUltra) discuss what’s at stake for the Supreme Court in the 2020 election, and what the Court might look like under Joe Biden. Please support our sponsors: Roman -- GetRoman.com/fivefour Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
On the eleventh episode of 5-4, Peter ( @The_Law_Boy ), Rhiannon ( @AywaRhiannon ), and Michael ( @_FleerUltra) discuss the 2008 ruling that granted individuals the right to own guns, breaking with more than a century of precedent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
On the tenth episode of 5-4, Peter ( @The_Law_Boy ), Rhiannon ( @AywaRhiannon ), and Michael ( @_FleerUltra ) take aim at the liberals on the Court who ruled that the government can seize people’s land and hand it over to private developers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
On the ninth episode of 5-4, Peter ( @The_Law_Boy ), Rhiannon ( @AywaRhiannon ), and Michael ( @_FleerUltra ) talk about a domestic violence case in Colorado that led to the death of three children and a Supreme Court ruling that affirmed a broad vision of police discretion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
On a special episode of 5-4, Peter (@The_Law_Boy), Rhiannon (@AywaRhiannon), and Michael (@_FleerUltra) talk about the Supreme Court’s decision to block the state of Wisconsin from accepting late absentee ballots in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On the seventh episode of 5-4, Peter ( @The_Law_Boy ), Rhiannon ( @AywaRhiannon ), and Michael ( @_FleerUltra ) talk about the 2018 travel ban case, which tested the Supreme Court’s willingness to serve as a check on Donald Trump. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
On the sixth episode of 5-4, Peter ( @The_Law_Boy ), Rhiannon ( @AywaRhiannon ), and Michael ( @_FleerUltra ) take on the Obamacare ruling in 2012, which isn’t as great as ACA fans might think. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
On the fifth episode of 5-4, Peter ( @The_Law_Boy ), Rhiannon ( @AywaRhiannon ), and Michael ( @_FleerUltra ) talk about the 1968 ruling by the Warren Court that that paved the way for stop-and-frisk laws around the country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
On the fourth episode of 5-4, Peter (@The_Law_Boy), Rhiannon (@AywaRhiannon), and Michael (@_FleerUltra) talk about the 2013 ruling by the Roberts Court that defanged a key component of the Voting Rights Act. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On the third episode of 5-4, Peter ( @The_Law_Boy ), Rhiannon ( @AywaRhiannon ), and Michael ( @_FleerUltra ) talk about the affirmative action case that flipped the Equal Protection Clause on its head. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
On the second episode of 5-4, Peter ( @The_Law_Boy ), Rhiannon ( @AywaRhiannon) , and Michael ( @_FleerUltra ), talk about the 2010 ruling that used the First Amendment as a basis for unleashing corporate spending in politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
The debut episode of 5-4, presented by Leon Neyfakh ( @leoncrawl ) and hosted by Peter ( @The_Law_Boy ), Rhiannon ( @AywaRhiannon) , and Michael ( @_FleerUltra ), focuses on the ruling that ended the 2000 Florida recount and put George W. Bush in the White House. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
At a moment when the U.S. Supreme Court's influence on American life has never been more obvious, 5-4 offers an irreverent take on the high court's past. Each episode focuses on a pivotal, historical case in which the justices screwed up in some way. 5-4 balances humor with analysis as legal commentators Peter, Rhiannon, and Michael dissect the legal reasoning and practical outcomes of the Court's most questionable and misguided decisions. Slow Burn co-creator Leon Neyfakh narrates the facts and...
