{"podcast":{"title":"The Illegal News with Sarah Longwell","slug":"the-illegal-news-with-sarah-longwell-6767731","podcast_index_feed_id":6767731,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5124335.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5124335","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43512035.jpg","author":"The Bulwark","episode_count":121,"summary":"“The Illegal News” is where law meets politics. Each week, Bulwark publisher Sarah Longwell (not a lawyer) sits down with a legal expert to unpack how the latest court filings, rulings, and procedural twists and turns of the Trump era are shaping American democracy. These are conversations about justice without the jargon, giving you context for the biggest developments and surfacing the legal (and illegal) moves not getting enough attention. If you're looking for \"George Conway Explains It All to Sarah Longwell,\" George is off on a new adventure, but Sarah will keep you covered.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T20:20:13.850397+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-illegal-news-with-sarah-longwell-6767731"},"episode":{"title":"S2 Ep155: Judge Tosses Trump’s WSJ Lawsuit Over Epstein Birthday Card (w/ Elliot Williams)","slug":"s2-ep155-judge-tosses-trump-s-wsj-lawsuit-over-epstein-birthday-card-w-elliot-williams","published_at":"2026-04-15T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-illegal-news-with-sarah-longwell-6767731/s2-ep155-judge-tosses-trump-s-wsj-lawsuit-over-epstein-birthday-card-w-elliot-williams","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-illegal-news-with-sarah-longwell-6767731","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8890089","audio_url":"https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/ABMA5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8890089.mp3?modified=1776207312&sid=5124335&source=rss","summary":"Sarah Longwell and Elliot Williams explain why courts keep rejecting Trump's defamation claims, what “actual malice” really means, and how his wave of lawsuits is really meant to pressure the media. Plus: the bizarre Trump-as-Jesus post, the growing use of the justice system for retribution, and why targeting witnesses like Cassidy Hutchinson should set off alarms. Get 15% off OneSkin with the code ILLEGALNEWS at https://www.oneskin.co/ILLEGALNEWS #oneskinpod","meta_description":"Sarah Longwell and Elliot Williams explain why courts keep rejecting Trump's defamation claims, what “actual malice” really means, and how his wave of law…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2860,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-illegal-news-with-sarah-longwell-6767731/episodes/s2-ep155-judge-tosses-trump-s-wsj-lawsuit-over-epstein-birthday-card-w-elliot-williams/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-illegal-news-with-sarah-longwell-6767731/s2-ep155-judge-tosses-trump-s-wsj-lawsuit-over-epstein-birthday-card-w-elliot-williams.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}