Elie Mystal

Elie Mystal appears in the following:

The Supreme Court and Trump's Expanding Executive Power

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Elie Mystal reacts to the latest Supreme Court news, including the case on whether President Trump has the power to fire the top official on the Federal Trade Commission.

More Perfect: The Hate Debate

Friday, July 18, 2025

Should you be able to say and do whatever you want online? And if not, who should police it?

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The Supreme Court's Final Opinions of 2025

Friday, June 27, 2025

Elie Mystal, justice correspondent and columnist for The Nation magazine and host of their legal podcast, "Contempt of Court," author of the New York Times best-seller Allow Me to Ret...

Elie Mystal's List of Laws that Need to Go

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Elie Mystal, justice correspondent and columnist for The Nation magazine and host of the podcast, Contempt of Court with Elie Mystal, and author of Bad Law: Ten Popular Laws That Are ...

Judge Deliberates Mayor Adams' Fate

Friday, February 21, 2025

U.S. Justice Department attorneys and Mayor Eric Adams appeared before federal Judge Dale Ho, asking that the five federal corruption and bribery charges against Adams should be dropp...

The Latest on Mayor Adams's Indictment

Monday, September 30, 2024

Elie Mystal, justice correspondent and columnist for The Nation magazine and host of the new podcast, “Contempt of Court with Elie Mystal,” and author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black G...

Kamala Harris’s Debate Style Was a Master Class in Rhetoric for the Trump Era

Thursday, September 12, 2024

Elie Mystal joins Kai “On the Call” to break down how the vice president used classic trial lawyer tactics to take apart Donald Trump in their debate on ABC News.

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Kamala Harris Is a ‘Supreme Court Realist.’ So Will She Reform It?

Thursday, August 01, 2024

Elie Mystal gets “On the Call” with host Kai Wright to weigh the pros and cons of Biden’s SCOTUS plan — and make a case that Kamala Harris is uniquely suited to rein in the high court.

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President Biden Attempts SCOTUS Reform

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

After a tumultuous Supreme Court term that included the presidential immunity opinion and reporting that showed Justice Thomas received undisclosed gifts and favors from a GOP megadon...

The Alford Plea

Friday, June 28, 2024

In 1995, a tragic fire in Pittsburgh set off a decades-long investigation that sent Greg Brown Jr. to prison. But, after a series of remarkable twists, Brown found himself contemplati...

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Legal News Roundup: Trump's Woes and Alabama's IVF Ruling

Thursday, February 22, 2024

The Nation's Elie Mystal breaks down the latest on Trump's legal woes, Alabama's ruling on IVF, and more. 

Legal Analysis of Colorado's Ruling to Bar Trump From the Ballot

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Elie Mystal discusses the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling to keep Trump off the state's primary ballot.

The Internet Dilemma

Friday, August 11, 2023

How the law that created the modern Internet may be destroying it—and us.
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Reading the Indictment of Donald Trump

Friday, August 04, 2023

Guests take turns reading the Donald Trump indictment from the Department of Justice special counsel, probing into the former president's 2020 election interference and Jan. 6, 2021

The Case for 29 Supreme Court Justices

Thursday, July 20, 2023

We’re gonna need a bigger bench.

(Final) Opinion Day: 303 Creative v. Elenis and Student Loan Forgiveness

Friday, June 30, 2023

On the final day of this Supreme Court term, Elie Mystal offers analysis of the last opinions in the remaining cases, 303 Creative v. Elenis and Student Loan Forgiveness

Opinion Day: The Supreme Court Ends Affirmative Action in College Admissions

Thursday, June 29, 2023

Elie Mystal talks about today's opinion from the Supreme Court ruling affirmative action in college admissions unconstitutional.

Opinion Day: The Supreme Court, State Legislatures and 'True Threat'

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

A look at today's opinions from the Supreme Court as they work through the remaining cases from this term.

Elie Mystal on This Week at the Supreme Court

Friday, June 23, 2023

Elie Mystal on some of this week's Supreme Court opinions, and what's left for the final week of the term.

Opinion Day: The Supreme Court, Adoption, and Tribal Sovereignty

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Elie Mysta talks today's Supreme Court opinions, including the 7-2 decision dismissing challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act.