by Leah Litman
First published 2025
The Supreme Court has abandoned law for politics. Crooked Media podcast host Leah Litman argues that conservative justices now operate on "vibes" rather than legal principles, wrapping Republican grievance politics in judicial robes. She demonstrates how major decisions use legal language while actually serving religious conservatives and Republican officials whose views most Americans reject. Litman combines pop culture references with rigorous legal scholarship to explain how the Court reached this crisis point. She provides tools for understanding legal dynamics and court processes while maintaining an irreverent, witty tone throughout. The book delivers both analysis of recent Supreme Court decisions and practical knowledge for citizens who want to fight back against judicial overreach. Litman empowers readers to grasp what has gone wrong at One First Street and how to work toward reform.
Genres: political-science, non-fiction, current-affairs, law, academic, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: investigative-journalism, social-commentary
Setting: One First Street
Period: 21st-century
320 pages · Hardcover · Atria/One Signal Publishers