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?
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.
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.
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...
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.
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
(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.