Trump Hides as Judge Declares Pentagon Retaliated against NYT Violating First Amendment!
01/07/2026 | 14 mins.
In breaking news, a federal judge for the second time has found that Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon have unconstitutionally retaliated against the New York Times to pay them back for harsh reporting about Hegseth, and BLOCKED a new rule requiring reporters to not roam free inside the Pentagon, but to be shadowed by an escort, ruling that this chills core First Amendment freedom of the press. Popok notes that the Court also ruled that no part of the Trump Administration can be trusted in court ever again!
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Trump Abuses Sex Abuse Survivor Again as Judge Considers Making Him Pay Her $5.5 Million this Week!
01/07/2026 | 19 mins.
Popok updates on a new emergency filing by E. Jean Carroll, Trump's sex abuse survivor, who has informed the Court that Trump refuses to pay up on the $5.5 million he owes her despite losing his final appeal at the Supreme Court, and that Trump continues to ABUSE E Jean Carroll in social media posts, which should trigger Judge Kaplan to take immediate action.
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The Intersection with Michael Popok - 6/30/2026
01/07/2026 | 1h 22 mins.
Popok is back at The Intersection with special guests Representative Maxwell Frost and Court Accountability Action’s Somil Trivedi to discuss what just happened at the United States Supreme Court on immigration rights, birthright citizenship, and transgender rights. Did the Court just make the case for its own reform? And is the rumor that Justice Alito is considering retirement grounded in fact, or are reports of his demise greatly exaggerated? Popok covers it all.
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🚨 SCOTUS Defeats Trump Birthright Citizenship Ban
30/06/2026 | 19 mins.
In breaking news, a 6-3 Majority of the US Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Roberts has rejected Trump’s efforts to rip away birthright citizenship from children born in this country to parents who are here in violation of immigration law or here temporarily. Popok explains that fireworks broke out in the opinion between Roberts and the Majority and Clarence Thomas (joined by Gorsuch and Alito) in the dissent.
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Trump Squeals as Supreme Court Protects Mail In Ballots from his Interference!!!
29/06/2026 | 15 mins.
In breaking news, the United States Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision written by Amy Coney Barrett has not only approved of Mail In Ballots postmarked the day of the Federal Election being counted after during a grace period, but added language to the Opinion which chastises Trump's efforts to interfere with elections and take them over. Popok reports.
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The Intersection with Michael Popok is a weekly one-hour podcast focused on trusted, topical commentary exploring how the law intersects with and shapes people’s daily lives—including their Constitutionally protected rights and their civic, economic, and political worlds.
The Intersection is hosted and curated by Michael Popok, co-founder of the top-ranked Legal AF podcast and YouTube channel. Popok is one of the most viewed and downloaded independent content creators, with over 50 million monthly downloads and views, and nearly 1 billion views overall. The Intersection was also one of the top-ranked YouTube podcasts in the platform’s newly released podcast rankings, placing in the top two among all legal and political podcasts on YouTube.
Drawing on more than 30 years of experience as a renowned national trial lawyer and global corporate executive, Popok makes the law—and its role in our lives—easy to comprehend and entertaining. He teaches his audience, using his unique brand of humor and communication skills honed through years of jury work, to think like a lawyer while learning the secrets of the court system and the craft of lawyering. The result is a refreshing, no-holds-barred show that’s equal parts TED Talk, law school class, insider view of courtroom tactics, and pop culture seminar—all rolled into a one-hour podcast presented by the MeidasTouch Network.
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