Sam Alito watched blue states outsmart him -- and he's 'big mad': legal analysts

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6. Link to the Amicus podcast on Slate

https://slate.com/podcasts/amicus/2026/05/mifepristone-ruling-what-thomas-and-alitos-abortion-pill-case-dissents-reveal

Episode Notes
This week on Amicus, hosts Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern break down a whirlwind stretch of reproductive rights legal battles, from the Fifth Circuit’s sweeping nationwide ban on telehealth medication abortion, to the Supreme Court’s emergency order blocking it. Madiba Dennie (Deputy Editor, Balls and Strikes; and author of The Originalism Trap) joins to explain what the furious dissents from Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito reveal about where this is all headed.

Then, Dahlia sits down with writer, activist, and former NARAL president Ilyse Hogue for a wide-ranging conversation about why the assault on medication abortion and the assault on voting rights are the same fight — and why progressives keep losing the narrative battle even when public opinion and shared values are on their side. They also discuss an overlooked but hugely significant win for free speech in the Media Matters v. FTC case, and why fighting back against government bullying matters more than ever.