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As major sports leagues reckon with the latest betting scandals, the boom of "prediction markets" threatens to turn politics into the next playing field ripe for manipulation.

Read more in today's edition of Under the Lights: underthelightscns.substack.com/p/predicting...
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 AM
@law.ucla.edu professor @rickhasen.bsky.social talked to Kirk McDaniel about the current state of the U.S. campaign finance system.

@sidebarcns.bsky.social on billionaires' increasing influence on politics: open.spotify.com/episode/5lS4...
November 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
In today's edition of Closing Arguments:
- the loss of the lowly Lincoln
- challenges to international DNA logs
- local traffic camera surveillance.
- and more!

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November 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
In today's edition of Closing Arguments: Obergefell stands, Camp Mystic lawsuits, Starbucks dress codes, and much more!

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November 15, 2025 at 12:43 AM
In today's edition of Closing Arguments, we've got the courtroom on Election day, DC's sandwich guy acquitted, NBA gambling charges and much more!

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November 7, 2025 at 11:49 PM
In today's Halloween edition of Closing Arguments, nothing spookier than being arrested by ICE without a warrant. Plus a vampire inmate, Fungicide Frankenstein and more.

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November 1, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Author Jolene Babyak talked to Hillel Aron about Robert Stroud's notoriety from behind bars, which predated the film "Birdman of Alcatraz." The movie starred Burt Lancaster and received four Oscar nominations.

@sidebarcns.bsky.social episode on Stroud: open.spotify.com/episode/1Kr1...
October 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
In the latest episode of @sidebarcns.bsky.social, co-host @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social discusses the unique nature of the Supreme Court's shadow docket. open.spotify.com/episode/65dA...
October 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
@benjaminweiss.bsky.social talked to @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social about congressional efforts to boost security for judges amid a heated political climate.

@sidebarcns.bsky.social on the shadow docket: open.spotify.com/episode/65dA...
October 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
For @sidebarcns.bsky.social, @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social contextualizes President Trump's overwhelming success on emergency Supreme Court appeals.

Full episode on the shadow docket: open.spotify.com/episode/65dA...
October 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Today's edition of Closing Arguments examines an ex-Wall Streeter's alleged "sex dungeon," James Comey's indictment, the sentencing of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and much more.

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September 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Melina Tsapos talked to @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social about the Epstein files dividing the MAGA base.

Full @sidebarcns.bsky.social episode on Epstein and conspiracy theories: open.spotify.com/episode/4UK2...
September 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
@benjaminweiss.bsky.social talked to @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social about the political component of the Epstein files, which have created a fracture within the MAGA coalition and provided ammo for Democrats.

@sidebarcns.bsky.social on Epstein and conspiracy theories: open.spotify.com/episode/4UK2...
September 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Today's edition of Closing Arguments examines an Amazon tribe's defamation suit against TMZ, a win for Luigi Mangione, Hollywood studios v. a Chinese AI company and much more.

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September 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Melina Tsapos talked to @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social about why Americans are uniquely prone to conspiratorial thinking.

@sidebarcns.bsky.social on Epstein and conspiracy theories: open.spotify.com/episode/4UK2...
September 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Melina Tsapos told @sidebarcns.bsky.social co-host @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social the conflict in the Middle East, President Trump's reelection and the popularity of the "drain the swamp" message provided just the right conditions for Epstein conspiracies to explode. open.spotify.com/episode/4UK2...
September 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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September 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
In today's edition of Closing Arguments...

Google racked up a tab from tech litigation around the globe this week as the pattern held true for U.S. tech companies facing harsher punishments abroad than at home.

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September 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Today's edition of Closing Arguments examines ChatGPT's role in a teen's suicide, the sentencing of a cartel boss, Delta's toxic fuel dump and much more.

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August 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The next issue of Closing Arguments, our weekly legal newsletter, drops tomorrow.

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August 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
In the 8/19 episode of @sidebarcns.bsky.social, co-host Amanda Pampuro will go on a treasure hunt for spiritual peace, radio silence, bureaucratic success and gold-filled chests on U.S. public lands.

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August 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Today's edition of Closing Arguments examines Meta violating the privacy of millions of women, blue states v. President Trump, the latest in the Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni legal saga and much more.

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August 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Today's edition of Closing Arguments includes the Trump administration's battle with NYC over its sanctuary city policies, Bryan Kohberger's sentencing and the first couple of France's lawsuit against Candace Owens. And more!

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July 26, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Today's edition of Closing Arguments covers a lawsuit over "Alligator Alcatraz," American investors accusing TikTok's Chinese owners of using a RICO scheme to keep control of the app, the rights to "Iceland" and more.

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July 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The next issue of our weekly newsletter Closing Arguments drops tomorrow.

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July 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM