Bonus: Trump Asks SCOTUS To Help Him Rig the Midterms

With the AC units working overtime in a sweltering smokeless cigar bar, Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern focus on two specific blasts of hot air from the past week. First up: the Trump administration’s emergency request for the Supreme Court’s permission to implement an assault on mail-in voting—and ensure chaos ahead of the midterm elections. Next, the hosts discuss what to make of the snag in Todd Blanche’s bid for confirmation as U.S. attorney general. Later: Shirin Ali is one of many fabulous Slate writers who are contributing to our By the People project. She joins Mark and Dahlia to talk about interviewing the families of activists killed while fighting for voting rights in the 1960s—and what those survivors had to say about today’s siege on polling places and mail ballots. This episode is member-exclusive. Listen to it now by subscribing to Slate Plus. By joining, not only will you unlock weekly bonus episodes of Amicus—you’ll also access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Amicus show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/amicusplus to get access wherever you listen.