Elie Mystal

Elie Mystal appears in the following:

The Latest on Mayor Adams's Indictment

Monday, September 30, 2024

Hear legal and political analysis of Mayor Adams's indictment and related troubles.

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.

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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.

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President Biden Attempts SCOTUS Reform

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Elie Mystal offers legal analysis of president Biden's has proposed changes to the Supreme Court.

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...

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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.
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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

The Case for 29 Supreme Court Justices

Thursday, July 20, 2023

We’re gonna need a bigger bench.

(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.

SCOTUS Upholds Part of Voting Rights Act in Surprise Decision

Thursday, June 08, 2023

The big surprise from the Supreme Court decision impacting voting rights.

Supreme Court Rules Against the Teamsters

Thursday, June 01, 2023

What the Supreme Court's ruling in Glacier Northwest v International Brotherhood of Teamsters means for labor in America

Clarence Thomas and his Hotep Supreme Court

Monday, May 22, 2023

Justice Thomas is a Black nationalist — but that doesn’t mean he loves all Black people. We unearth his ideological roots and what they mean for the Court’s looming opinions.

Who’s Responsible for Jordan Neely’s Death?

Thursday, May 18, 2023

Brian Lehrer of WNYC and Elie Mystal of The Nation ask what Neely’s death says about each of us – not just the man who’s been charged with killing him.

The Social Issues Underlying the Recent Subway Chokehold Killing

Thursday, May 04, 2023

Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation, discusses the killing of Jordan Neely on a subway train, along with the responses from the legal system and the public.