Unwritten Law
Hosted by John Vecchione and Mark Chenoweth · Mark Chenoweth & John Vecchione
5.0from 4 ratings
- 147
- Episodes
- 130
- Transcribed
- 4
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About Unwritten Law
Every day, unelected federal agencies make decisions that affect your job, your business, your speech, your property, and your constitutional rights—often without Congress ever voting on them. From the rules that govern small businesses to the regulations that shape everyday life, the modern administrative state reaches further than most Americans realize. On Unwritten Law, constitutional lawyers Mark Chenoweth and John Vecchione break down the biggest legal battles involving federal agencies, government overreach, and the Constitution. Each episode explores real cases challenging the expanding power of the administrative state, explaining how these disputes affect ordinary Americans, businesses, and the future of limited government. Whether the topic is the Supreme Court, free speech, property rights, due process, jury trials, executive power, or the separation of powers, Unwritten Law explains the legal issues behind today's biggest constitutional debates in clear, accessible language. You'll hear directly from the attorneys litigating landmark cases, as well as clients whose lives and livelihoods have been changed by unlawful government action. Produced by the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), Unwritten Law takes listeners behind the headlines to explain how federal agencies exercise regulatory power, how constitutional challenges move through the courts, and why these cases matter—even if you've never stepped inside a courtroom. If you've ever wondered who really writes the rules that govern your life, why unelected bureaucrats hold so much authority, or how the Constitution protects individual liberty, Unwritten Law will give you the context, the legal insight, and the real-world stories behind today's most important fights for civil liberties. Whether you're a lawyer, business owner, public servant, student, or simply someone who wants to better understand how government power affects everyday life, Unwritten Law gives you the legal insight behind the headlines—and the constitutional principles that protect individual liberty. Subscribe each week for conversations about Supreme Court litigation, constitutional law, the administrative state, federal agencies, government accountability, civil liberties, free speech, property rights, due process, separation of powers, regulatory power, and the legal battles shaping the future of American government.
- Publisher
- Mark Chenoweth & John Vecchione
- Category
- education · government · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 27 Feb 2025
- Latest episode
- 19 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
130 of 147 episodes have a transcript.
19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Federal Judges Cannot Shield U.S. Attorneys from Presidential Removal
16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Can the SEC Block Your Right to a Jury Trial?
14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Jack Smith, Secret Subpoenas, and Senator Blackburn's Phone Records
Inside a recent episode
Federal Judges Cannot Shield U.S. Attorneys from Presidential Removal
Published 19 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] U.S. attorneys decide who's going to be charged with crimes, what matters are we going to prioritize, and so on. And so when you pick the U.S. attorney, of course, you consider their prosecutorial philosophy with full effect. What cases are brought there? So that's one problem. And then, of course, another problem is these U.S. attorneys are going to prosecute cases in front of the very court that appointed them. And criminal defendants probably are not going to feel like they're getting a fair shake when the person prosecuting them was handpicked by the judge who's hearing their case. So there's inherently a conflict there that violates the separation of powers. […]
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- Russ Ryan
- Caitlin Moyna
- Andy Morris
- Kara McKenna Rollins
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John Vecchione and Mark Chenoweth host the show. Published by Mark Chenoweth & John Vecchione.
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