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Supreme Court Checks Trump — 2025 Year in Review
Jan 01, 2026 1h 6m

Supreme Court Checks Trump — 2025 Year in Review

As 2026 begins, host Corey Brettschneider (Brown University professor) and co-host John Fugelsang look back at 2025’s biggest constitutional stress-tests—and what to watch in 2026.We start with the...

Brown Shooting Fallout: Lies on X — Epstein Redactions
Dec 24, 2025 59 min

Brown Shooting Fallout: Lies on X — Epstein Redactions

This week, host Corey Brettschneider, a Brown University professor, and co-host John Fugelsang begin with the latest confirmed developments in the Brown University shooting—and the parallel storm o...

A Brown Professor on the Shooting—and Gun Laws
Dec 18, 2025 1h 3m

A Brown Professor on the Shooting—and Gun Laws

This week’s episode is personal. Host Corey Brettschneider, a Brown University professor, and cohost John Fugelsang speak directly to what our community is living through after the deadly campus sh...

Trump’s Supreme Court Power Grab (with Leah Litman)
Dec 11, 2025 51 min

Trump’s Supreme Court Power Grab (with Leah Litman)

Leah Litman — University of Michigan law professor and constitutional law expert — joins Corey Brettschneider and cohost John Fugelsang to explain how the Supreme Court may be clearing the way for ...

MAGA Is Blaming the Judges (with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse)
Dec 04, 2025 1h 12m

MAGA Is Blaming the Judges (with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse)

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joins us for one of our most important conversations yet. We examine MAGA’s escalating effort to blame and target judges who uphold the rule of law — from GOP attacks on ...

Trump Cornered Amid Epstein Panic
Nov 20, 2025 52 min

Trump Cornered Amid Epstein Panic

Epstein files erupt in Washington, leaving Trump suddenly cornered as Republicans push for their release. Corey and John break down Trump’s push to stretch presidential immunity by labeling even un...

The Case That Could Finally Stop Trump (with Dahlia Lithwick)
Nov 06, 2025 1h 1m EXPLICIT

The Case That Could Finally Stop Trump (with Dahlia Lithwick)

This week on The Oath and The Office, Corey and John trace the pattern of Trump’s lawlessness — from unions suing over his surveillance of non-citizens’ social media to his effort to strip gun...

When Courts Fail and Universities Fight Back
Oct 23, 2025 55 min

When Courts Fail and Universities Fight Back

In this week’s episode of The Oath and The Office, Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang break down a deeply concerning new ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals — one that sides wi...

Trump’s Self-Coup: The Three Prosecutions that Expose It
Oct 16, 2025 52 min

Trump’s Self-Coup: The Three Prosecutions that Expose It

Three prosecutions. One plan.In this episode of The Oath and The Office, Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang trace how the cases against Letitia James, James Comey, and soon John Bolton al...

The Rule of Law on Trial (with CNN's Jake Tapper)
Oct 09, 2025 1h 9m

The Rule of Law on Trial (with CNN's Jake Tapper)

Is the rule of law still standing—or slipping away?Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang unpack the week’s biggest threats: ICE’s rogue Chicago raid, Trump’s plan to deploy the National Guard for...

Trump and Bondi are Coming for Free Speech
Sep 25, 2025 54 min

Trump and Bondi are Coming for Free Speech

Trump’s politics of division—friends vs. enemies—has now turned on the First Amendment itself. Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang expose how Pam Bondi distorts the law on “hate speech,” why Ji...

Trump Turns Kirk’s Killing Into a Weapon
Sep 18, 2025 59 min

Trump Turns Kirk’s Killing Into a Weapon

Corey Brettschneider and his cohost John Fugelsang examine how Donald Trump is exploiting the tragedy of Charlie Kirk’s killing—turning grief into a retribution narrative—and the danger that poses ...

Trump’s ICE Raids Get SCOTUS Greenlight: Democracy on the Line
Sep 11, 2025 1h 12m

Trump’s ICE Raids Get SCOTUS Greenlight: Democracy on the Line

The Supreme Court just gave Trump a dangerous win—greenlighting ICE racial profiling raids. Justice Kavanaugh claims it’s about “geography,” but Justice Sotomayor warns the Constitution is being sh...

Judge Rules Trump’s Military Move Illegal
Sep 04, 2025 50 min

Judge Rules Trump’s Military Move Illegal

Judge Breyer rules Trump’s military deployment is unconstitutional under the Posse Comitatus Act. We unpack the history, the structural reasoning, and what it means for presidential power. Plus: ta...

Trump’s Flag-Burning Ban and Dictator Dreams
Aug 28, 2025 52 min

Trump’s Flag-Burning Ban and Dictator Dreams

Donald Trump just issued an unconstitutional order against flag burning. He’s trying to oust a Federal Reserve governor—and he declared, “A lot of people are saying maybe we’d like a dictator.” Pro...