What is the significance of McCleskey v Kemp?
Kemp. In this 1987 decision, the Supreme Court held that statistical evidence of systemic racial disparities is not enough to prove discrimination. Instead, defendants have to show that individual prosecutors, judges or juries pursued them with racist intent. As a result, states were basically let off the hook for perpetuating systemic racism in death penalty cases. Follow Peter...
What is Hoffman Plastic Compounds v. National Labor Relations Board?
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), a 5-4 decision in which the Supreme Court denied a worker back pay that he was owed after being unlawfully terminated for union organizing, citing his lack of authorization to work in the United States. The decision completely rejected the ruling of the NLRB, guidance from the Department of Justice, standing immigration law, and basic human decency. Follow Peter (@The_Law_Boy), Rhiannon...
What is the Insular Case?
The hosts discuss the Insular Cases, a series of holdings from 1901 that delineated the Constitutional rights afforded to citizens of US territories like Puerto Rico and the Philippines. And by "delineated" we mean "decimated." In these cases, and since these cases, the Supreme Court has repeatedly used economic justifications to create and reinforce racist policies that disadvantage and disenfranchise people who live in our country's de facto colonies. Do you love live-fire military...
What is 5-4 podcast?
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. 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, 5-4 is a production of Prologue Projects. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Who is the host of the Supreme Court case Bowles v. Russell?
The hosts are joined by Josie Duffy Rice and Jay Willis of The Appeal, to discuss "Worst Supreme Court Justice of All Time" bracketology, and simple arithmetic. This week's case is Bowles v. Russell, in which the petitioner sought to have his appeal heard because a judge had miscalculated a deadline, and his lawyer had the audacity to adhere to it. The court denied the petitioner, citing "rules are rules, even when they aren't actually rules." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out...
Who is the comedian on 5-4?
Hey, remember JOHNNIE COCHRAN? While you wait for next week's episode of 5-4, please enjoy this special feed drop from Celebrity Book Club with Steven and Lily, a new podcast from Prologue Projects in which NYC comedians Steven Phillips-Horst and Lily Marotta take on a different celebrity memoir every week and use it as a canvas for exploring pop culture, the sick 'n' twisted lives of the rich 'n' famous, and their own lifelong friendship. The subject of this week's episode was selected with...
Who is the host of 5-4?
Cumulus Media's Westwood One and "Slow Burn" co-creator and host of the "Fiasco" podcast, Leon Neyfakh's Prologue Projects announce the arrival of "5-4," a new podcast offering an irreverent take on the U.S. Supreme Court's past.
What is 5-4 on Cumulus?
Cumulus Media's Westwood One and "Slow Burn" co-creator and host of the "Fiasco" podcast, Leon Neyfakh's Prologue Projects announce the arrival of "5-4," a new podcast offering an irreverent take on the U.S. Supreme Court's past. Each episode focuses on a pivotal case in which the Justices make one of the most important decisions in recent memory -- dissecting it from every angle and tearing it apart. "5-4" is already charting in the Top 10 on the Apple Podcasts Government chart.
Where is Mike Rossi?
Radio veteran Mike Rossi is named the new midday personality (10am-2pm) at WJBR-FM in Wilmington, DE. He'll begin his new post on Monday, August 2. Rossi spent over 30 years at crosstown CHR WSTW-FM. In addition to hosting middays, he held the roles More
