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Renee Good and Trump’s Age of Immunity

January 10, 2026·1 hr 1 min·5 clips
Mark Stern explains how the Supreme Court's immunity ruling could justify ICE agents murdering American citizens like Renee Good.
This episode of Amicus examines the legal and ethical implications of the Trump administration's actions, focusing on the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent and the invasion of Venezuela. Hosts Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern, with guest Brian Finucane, analyze claims of executive immunity, violations of international law, and the erosion of constitutional checks on presidential power.

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A clear look at presidential force, treaty law, and the limits of legal bravado.

The episode looks at the U.S. military incursion into Venezuela as a test of how far an administration can press before law starts to bite. It keeps the focus on the clash between international law and domestic law, and the Article 2-4 reading is plain: threats or use of force…

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