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Law and Chaos
by Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez
Today: #19 in Government on our combined chart.
Today: #30 in Government, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #44 in Government, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #36 in Government, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #105 in Government, Germany on our combined chart.
Today: #31 in Government, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #34 in Government, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #33 in Government, South Africa on our combined chart.
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Ranking history · United States
Latest daily rankings: Oct 21. New rankings will appear after the next update.
Position on the Government combined chart over the last 7 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Pocket Casts | Castbox |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 | #19 | #19 | #24 | #19 |
| Oct 20 | #29 | #29 | #26 | #28 |
| Oct 19 | #26 | #26 | #25 | #25 |
| Oct 18 | #19 | #19 | #22 | #23 |
| Oct 17 | #24 | #22 | — | #26 |
| Oct 16 | #50 | #53 | #44 | #44 |
Latest episodes
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Ep 272 — SCOTUS vs. All Living Things
October 20, 2026 · 1 hr 32 minDOCKET ALERTS: The Supreme Court is back in session. In Monday's orders list, the justices agreed to hear two important cases. In DOJ v. McNutt, they'll decide whether the government can ban home distilling under its taxation…
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Ep 271 — Birtherism 2.0
October 16, 2026 · 1 hr 7 minDOCKET ALERTS: Maryland Congressman Andy Harris is confused about who gets to record him losing his mind in public. Judge Tim Kelly issued a preliminary injunction, continuing the TRO which blocked the White House from banning…
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Ep 270 — Attorney Accountability (feat. Akiva Cohen)
October 13, 2026 · 51 minThe rule of law is under attack and the DOJ's prestige and presumption of regularity have crumbled. How do we fix this moving forward? Akiva Cohen joins us to discuss GLOW Law (Government Lawyers Oversight Watchdog). Their objective is…
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Ep 269 — Star Wars Bar
October 9, 2026 · 1 hr 15 minDOCKET ALERTS: Trump's cronies on the Kennedy Center board have come up with a new reason to stonewall discovery in the lawsuit brought by Rep. Joyce Beatty: executive privilege. A federal judge in Virginia dismissed the Trump…
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Ep 268 — Book Club: Unpacking McGirt v. Oklahoma
October 6, 2026 · 1 hr 4 minToday we're doing something a bit different. We're discussing the excellent book "By the Fire We Carry," by Rebecca Nagle and the fight for Cherokee sovereignty, through the lens of the 2020 Supreme Court cast McGirt v. Oklahoma. By…
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Ep 267 — DOJ Loves Nixon
October 2, 2026 · 1 hr 2 minIn Georgia, DOJ celebrates its 26th courtroom loss in the battle to steal state voter rolls. An Arizona appeals court overturned a manslaughter sentence because of an absolutely bonkers use of AI. A judge in DC Superior Court…
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Ep 266 — Trump Says LOVE ME On The Taxpayer Dime
September 29, 2026 · 58 minCongratulations to now-former FBI director Andrew Bailey, who resigned this morning and got out of the way of whatever scandal is coming down the pike. On Friday, a jury ordered Apple to pay $5.7 billion to a company called Taction for…
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Ep 265 — Brett Kavanaugh, U Up?
September 25, 2026 · 55 minDOCKET ALERTS: ProPublica published a bombshell story about Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), who was allegedly the subject of an FBI corruption investigation until Trump killed it. The Department of Homeland Security is still looking…
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Ep 264 — Mission Accomplished-ish
September 18, 2026 · 59 minDOCKET ALERTS: Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh and the 11 other members of the Open Markets Committee voted to raise interest rates 0.25 percent, and Trump is pissed. The New York Times published a blockbuster story, interviewing…
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Ep 263 — SCOTUS Saves The Midterms … Eventually
September 15, 2026 · 1 hr 2 minDOCKET ALERTS: This podcast won a victory today in its lawsuit against the Trump administration to kick loose the document the DOJ used as the basis for a frivolous ethics complaint against Judge James Boasberg in DC. Judge Abelson…
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Ep 262 — Any Time Now, SCOTUS!
September 11, 2026 · 59 minDOCKET ALERTS: The president is promising to send out $5,000 checks to every American if Republicans win the midterms. The Fourth Circuit became the ninth appellate court to find that the Trump administration's mandatory detention…
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Ep 261 — If You're Gonna Steal, Steal Big With AI
September 8, 2026 · 55 minDOCKET ALERTS: New Jersey became the latest state to beat back a Trump administration challenge to its sanctuary jurisdiction laws. After the Supreme Court's conservatives (less CJR) allowed Trump to build his ballroom, he's…
About the show
Ignorance of the law is no excuse! That's true for a traffic stop, and it's true if you want to participate in whatever's left of American democracy. If the events since the 2016 election taught us anything, it's that tuning out is not an option. Legal journalists Liz Dye and Andrew Torrez break down the week's most important courtroom stories, so you can keep on top of this crazy news cycle. Whether it's Texas giving two middle fingers to the Supreme Court, or Donald Trump in all the courts at once, we've got you covered.