Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts · Slate Podcasts
Trump Has a Plan for the Midterms, SCOTUS May Help
March 28, 2026·54 min·4 clips
Ian Bassin explains how U.S. democratic decline outpaces Hungary, Turkey, Venezuela, and Russia under Trump.
As heard by us
Election fear, authoritarian strategy, and court power are folded into one uneasy frame.
Amicus makes election-law rhetoric feel immediate by tying mail-in voting claims to the real damage they can do before any court has a chance to weigh in.
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When you want the courts and democracy fight in one clean, grim hour.
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