A Quarter of DOJ’s Lawyers Left. What Comes Next Is Worse. (w/ Melissa Murray) | Bulwark Podcast

Our Constitution is about limited government and restraining the power of the state, but we've got a president asserting powers he lawfully doesn't have, a Supreme Court that largely helps him do so, and a Republican Congress that's just dozing through it all. Americans need a refresher on how our government is supposed to work under the Constitution. Plus, the mifepristone case has brought abortion politics roaring back in time for the midterms, Trump is creating his own libel rules and circumventing press freedoms, and no, SCOTUS, the 14th and 15th Amendments were not designed to be colorblind on the matter of voting rights. Melissa Murray joins Tim Miller. Exclusive $25-off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/BULWARK. Promo Code THEBULWARK You don’t have to be on this journey alone. Find support and have someone with you in therapy. Sign up and get 10% off at BetterHelp.com/THEBULWARK Show Notes: Melissa's new annotated guide to the Constitution: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-U-S-Constitution/Melissa-Murray/9781668221938 Melissa's "Strict Scrutiny" podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strict-scrutiny/id1469168641 The NYT on the Supreme Court's shadow docket: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/politics/supreme-court-shadow-docket.html Tickets for our Bulwark Live shows in San Diego on 5/20 and in LA on 5/21: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/bulwark-events Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:28 Book Launch 00:01:32 State Of The Constitution 00:04:08 Voting Rights Act Fallout 00:10:24 Ad Break - Aura Frames 00:12:10 Reconstruction Amendments Explained 00:16:18 Abortion Case And Court Signals 00:21:17 Rise Of The Shadow Docket 00:27:26 Supreme Court Tensions 00:29:11 Ad Break - BetterHelp 00:30:59 Iran Conflict And War Powers 00:36:35 DOJ Retaliation And Free Press 00:45:44 Why The Constitution Book 00:48:31 What Reform Could Look Like 00:54:08 Fun Constitution Facts Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join