Amicus: A Law Review

In the immediate aftermath of what had to be among the most stunning series of revelations of the incompetence, the depravity, the recklessness, and the hubris of the Justice Department, this week’s installment of “Amicus: A Law Review” focuses dramatic attention on three hearings in the conduct of the prosecution of former FBI Director James […]

Sat Nov 22, 2025

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Welcome to the show and today’s episode dives deep into the whirlwind of recent Supreme Court activities. Host and Former US Attorney Jim Santelle dissects the Court’s decision conferences, highlighting the denial of Kim Davis’s appeal against same-sex marriage and a new case on Mississippi’s mail-in ballot law. The Court’s fascination with religion gets another […]

Sat Nov 15, 2025

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The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week regarding whether or not the president has the power to levy tariffs, essentially sidestepping the power of The Congress and Article 1 of The US Constitution. A majority of the show is dedicated to this very important case and we hear from John Sauer, the US […]

Sat Nov 8, 2025

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Good morning and welcome to another edition of Amicus: A Law Review with Jim Santelle. This week, federal courts were a battleground as judges confronted executive overreach, issuing injunctions to stop disruptive policies of the Trump Administration amid the federal government shutdown. In Rhode Island and Massachusetts, judges ordered the administration to release emergency SNAP […]

Sat Nov 1, 2025

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Welcome to another weekend edition of Amicus: A Law Review. This week, Jim Santelle unpacks a whirlwind of legal controversies surrounding presidential authority. He delves into high-profile prosecutions of Trump’s adversaries, James Comey, Letitia James, and John Bolton, highlighting motions for dismissal amid claims of vindictive prosecution. Jim scrutinizes Trump’s use of pardon power, notably […]

Sat Oct 25, 2025

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Good morning and welcome to another weekend edition of Amicus: A Law Review. On today’s episode, Jim Santelle dives deep into the potential dismantling of the Voting Rights Act as the Supreme Court weighs Louisiana v. Calais, a case that challenges Section II’s necessity in modern America. Justices Kavanaugh and Jackson spar over the Act’s […]

Sat Oct 18, 2025

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Welcome to another weekend edition of Amicus: A Law Review with Jim Santelle. On this edition, Jim dives into the week’s legal dramas, starting with the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, exploring allegations of vindictive prosecution under President Trump’s directives. Then, Jim transitions to discuss the […]

Sat Oct 11, 2025

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To open the show up, Jim gives an overview on what we are going to talk about today. The Fall Docket of the US Supreme Court is starting next week and a little know decision from the 1930’s is coming back into the conversation and Jim will cover it all, as well as other topics. […]

Sat Oct 4, 2025

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On this weekend’s special edition of “Amicus: A Law Review,” we will report on and address a wide variety of topics related to the government-shocking and justice-fracturing criminal indictment of former FBI Director James Comey: That extensive analysis will begin with explanations of the charges against him, the mechanisms that produced them, and what might […]

Sat Sep 27, 2025

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This weekend on Amicus: A Law Review, Jim Santelle dives into the turbulent news of American civics and constitutional integrity. At the Supreme Court, Justice Sonia Sotomayor decries the decline in civics education, warning of confusion between presidents and kings, while Trump proposes alarming expansions of presidential powers, including targeting ‘narco-terrorists.’ Plus, the administration’s crackdown […]

Sat Sep 20, 2025

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