Bound By Oath by IJ

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Everything You Eat, Drink, and Wear | Season 3, Ep. 11

Posted January 30, 202501:04:19

Government officials must obtain a warrant before forcibly entering a home (absent consent or an emergency). That rule goes back to the Founding. But...

Special Weapons and Tactics | Season 3, Ep. 10

Posted January 1, 202501:07:32

In 2020, a police SWAT team blew up Vicki Baker’s house after a fugitive barricaded himself inside. On this episode, we ask: who pays the tab when...

Punishment Without Crime | Season 3, Ep. 9

Posted August 30, 202401:14:08

Civil forfeiture is a civil rights nightmare, allowing police and prosecutors to seize billions of dollars’ worth of property annually—cash, cars,...

Public Purpose | Season 3, Ep. 8

Posted June 21, 202401:05:19

In 2005, in the case of Kelo v. New London, the Supreme Court allowed officials to seize and raze an entire neighborhood of well-maintained...

The Despotic Power | Season 3, Ep. 7

Posted June 7, 2024

On this episode: Berman v. Parker, the Supreme Court’s decision in 1954 to abandon previous constitutional limits on the government’s power...