{"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 Ep166: MAGA is Furious at Amy Coney Barrett (w/ Steve Vladeck)","slug":"s2-ep166-maga-is-furious-at-amy-coney-barrett-w-steve-vladeck","published_at":"2026-07-01T17:35:34+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-illegal-news-with-sarah-longwell-6767731/s2-ep166-maga-is-furious-at-amy-coney-barrett-w-steve-vladeck","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-illegal-news-with-sarah-longwell-6767731","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8923102","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/8923102.mp3?modified=1782927502&sid=5124335&source=rss","summary":"Sarah Longwell and Georgetown University Law Center's Steve Vladek discuss the Supreme Court's final day of the term—a narrow 5-4 ruling upholding birthright citizenship, the court gutting independent agency protections (while carving out a suspicious exception for the Fed), and a rapid-fire tour through rulings on mail-in ballots, trans athletes, campaign finance, TPS for Haitians, and asylum seekers at the border. Plus: why Amy Coney Barrett has become the MAGA right's newest target, and what Steve thinks Alito is waiting for before he retires. Ready to reach your weight loss goals? Get started at https://ForHers.com/ILLEGALNEWS . NOBL gives you real travel peace of mind — security, design, and convenience all in one. Head to https://NOBLTravel.com for 46% off your entire order! #NOBL #ad","meta_description":"Sarah Longwell and Georgetown University Law Center's Steve Vladek discuss the Supreme Court's final day of the term—a narrow 5-4 ruling upholding birthri…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3521,"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-ep166-maga-is-furious-at-amy-coney-barrett-w-steve-vladeck/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-ep166-maga-is-furious-at-amy-coney-barrett-w-steve-vladeck.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}