Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
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The 'Court Watch' podcast with Washington Times legal affairs reporter Alex Swoyer breaks down the Supreme Court's major cases and top news stories about the justices, federal courts, and perplexing legal battles with key insight from court watchers from both sides of the aisle.
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
2d ago
Jacob Huebert, president of the Liberty Justice Center, joined 'Court Watch' host Alex Swoyer to discuss the Supreme Court's oral arguments over a challenge to a law that bans TikTok from operating in the United States. Mr. Huebert represents a TikTok user challenging the ban ..read more
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
1M ago
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined Court Watch host Alex Swoyer to react to the Supreme Court hearing U.S. v. Skrmetti, where the justices are weighing Tennessee's law that bans medical treatment for youth suffering from gender dysphoria and looking to transition. The state law bans puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgery. It was challenged by the Biden Administration and American Civil Liberties Union.  ..read more
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
2M ago
Josh Blackman, a professor at South Texas College of Law, joined Court Watch host Alex Swoyer to discuss the Supreme Court's November caseload, and he detailed the justices' upcoming dispute over a state ban on medical treatment for transgender youth, which is scheduled for Dec. 4.  ..read more
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
3M ago
The Judicial Crisis Network's Carrie Severino, a former clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas, joined Court Watch host Alex Swoyer to discuss the upcoming 2024-2025 Supreme Court term and shared comments about a recent leak out of the high court of a confidential memo to The New York Times.  ..read more
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
6M ago
Peter Navarro, former director of the White House National Trade Council, joined Court Watch host Alex Swoyer to discuss his new book The New MAGA Deal, 2024 policy and his time behind bars for defying a Jan. 6 Committee subpoena. Mr. Navarro also commented on the assassination attempt against his former boss and said Secret Service agents should take lie detector tests as the probe into that shooting is underway ..read more
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
6M ago
Supreme Court scholar and creator of the EMPIRICALSCOTUS blog Adam Feldman joins 'Court Watch' host Alex Swoyer to discuss the 2023 term's key rulings, trends and takeaways ..read more
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
7M ago
Texas lawyer Rod Phelan of Baker Botts spoke to 'Court Watch' host Alex Swoyer about Donald Trump's hush money appeal, comparing it to Harvey Weinstein's overturned conviction by New York's top court. He highlighted some similarities between how the cases were handled.  ..read more
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
9M ago
Former President Trump's attorney Will Scharf joined Court Watch host Alex Swoyer to react to the Supreme Court's oral arguments last month in Mr. Trump's claim for absolute immunity from criminal prosecution in his D.C. case over alleged election fraud charges related to his contest of the 2020 results. A ruling from the justices is expected by the end of June ..read more
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
9M ago
Theodore M. Cooperstein, an appellate lawyer who represents Jan. 6 defendants, joined Court Watch host Alex Swoyer to discuss the Supreme Court's upcoming case over President Trump's immunity claim and another legal battle over an obstruction charge facing hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants -- including the former president ..read more
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
10M ago
Elizabeth Gillette and Alliance Defending Freedom attorney Kellie Fiedorek discuss with Court Watch host Alex Swoyer complications from the abortion pill ahead of oral arguments before the Supreme Court on March 26 over Food and Drug Administration changes to the use of the drug.  ..read more