Courts and Judiciary
49 episodes
#6067: Israel's Freedom of Information Law, Explained
Israel's FOI law promises documents in 30 days. So why do ministries lose 88% of the transparency cases brought against them?
#6060: When the Government Sues the Thing Itself
Barrels of soda, a book, clacker balls, and a family's savings — all defendants in American courts. How in rem jurisdiction works.
#5951: The Reasonable Person Is a Legal Fiction
Courts say they judge you by a neutral "reasonable person." Who decides what that person would do — and whose average is it?
#5790: Police Auditors: Rights, Rage, and the Camera
They film outside police stations until someone in uniform reacts. Is it civil liberties activism or a business built on confrontation?
#5661: Same Pills, Same Gun, New State, New Crime
Fifty states, fifty legal answers. What happens when ordinary conduct is a felony one zip code over?
#5428: Wills, Superstition, and the One Event With 100% Probability
Daniel is a prepper who's terrified of writing a will. Turns out the law, the psychology, and the Israeli defaults all agree he shouldn't be.
#5234: How Tribal Police, Beit Din, and Sharia Courts Share Power
Tribal police, rabbinic courts, and consensual arbitration all operate under one state — here's the legal plumbing that keeps it from fragmenting.
#5067: Who Gets to Investigate the State?
From medieval England to October 7th — how nations investigate their own worst failures, and why the fight over who asks the questions never ends.
#4963: How Companies Pay Triple to Lose Court Cases on Purpose
Why some companies spend more to lose in court than they would to settle — and call it a win.
#4955: Why Trials Still Happen When Precedent Seems Clear
Precedent doesn't eliminate trials — it creates the arena where strategy, incentives, and novel facts collide.
#4857: How States Square the Circle on Assassination
From the Hashashin to drone strikes: how states build parallel legal systems for assassination.
#4626: What Israeli Law Allows in a Violent Split Second
What can you legally do when someone is attacked in front of you? We break down self-defense, citizen's arrest, and why people freeze.
#4596: How to Record Calls and Conversations for Evidence
The unglamorous craft of capturing audio that actually proves something — gear, technique, and steering the conversation.
#4558: When Can Soldiers Act as Police?
The line between soldier and cop is legally complex. Explore how democracies like the US, Israel, UK, and France draw that boundary.
#4384: When the Military Blocks the Knesset
How four laws passed in rapid succession led to a standoff at a Gaza checkpoint.
#4368: Israel's Four Laws: A Democratic Crisis Unfolds
Four laws passed in rapid succession before the Knesset dissolved itself. Can the High Court stop them?
#4224: The Exhaustion Premium: Why Tenants Don't Sue
Why knowing your rights isn't enough when the system is designed to wear you down.
#4162: When a Government Defies Its Own Supreme Court
What happens when a government officially refuses to comply with a court ruling — and there's no higher authority to enforce it?
#4158: Who Becomes a Judge? Inside the Robe
What drives a lawyer to become a judge? We explore the human reality behind the bench.
#4156: How Precedent Rewrites the Law You Read
How case law silently rewrites statutes in the UK, US, and Israel — and why a rental law debate proves it.
#4148: Locked Out of the Law Library
Why finding the law you need as a citizen is harder than it should be — and what you can actually do about it.
#4136: How 4 Democracies Decide If Laws Are Valid
Ireland, US, Israel, UK — four countries, four ways courts decide if laws are constitutional.
#4135: The Courthouse Gate: Cause of Action in 3 Legal Systems
Why "someone broke the law" isn't enough to sue — and how three countries build very different gates to the courthouse.
#4079: Your Beer, Two Steps, and the Law
What happens when police confiscate your legally-bought beer? A deep dive into police discretion and your rights.