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Strict Scrutiny Crooked Media
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Strict Scrutiny is a podcast about the United States Supreme Court and the legal culture that surrounds it.
Hosted by three badass constitutional law professors-- Leah Litman, Kate Shaw, and Melissa Murray-- Strict Scrutiny provides in-depth, accessible, and irreverent analysis of the Supreme Court and its cases, culture, and personalities. Each week, Leah, Kate, and Melissa break down the latest headlines and biggest legal questions facing our country, emphasizing what it all means for our daily lives.
Whether you’re a lawyer or law student, or you’re just here for the messy legal drama, Strict Scrutiny has you covered. New episodes out every Monday… plus bonuses whenever SCOTUS takes away another one of our rights.
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SCOTUS Seems to Normalize Authoritarianism
Melissa, Leah, and Kate recap the oral arguments in the Idaho case about the legality of abortions in emergency situations, and the case about whether former President Trump is immune from prosecution in the federal election interference case arising out of January 6. It's all very bleak!
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Will SCOTUS Let January 6 Defendants Off the Hook?
Melissa, Leah, and Kate recap oral arguments in cases about January 6, political corruption, malicious prosecution claims, and the right to counsel. They also break down a batch of decisions, and look ahead to how SCOTUS may address state bans on gender-affirming care.
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SCOTUS’s Final Sitting of the Term Is A Doozy
In the next two weeks, SCOTUS will hear arguments in cases on political corruption, criminalizing houselessness, whether a state abortion ban can override a federal policy permitting abortion in emergency medical care, the statute under which most January 6th defendants were convicted-- and if that weren’t enough, Donald Trump’s request for immunity in the January 6th case against him. After previewing all these cases, Kate, Leah, and Melissa also provide updates on the total abortion ban and ballot initiative happening in Arizona, and the latest shenanigans out of the Fifth Circuit.
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Florida Becomes a Battleground for Reproductive Rights
Kate and Leah break down the latest court news with Errin Haines, Editor-at-Large for The 19th and host of The Amendment, including developments in abortion access in Florida and the discourse around whether Justice Sotomayor should retire. Then, Jill Habig of the Public Rights Project and Tyler Yarbro from the Tennessee Freedom Circle join Melissa, Kate, and Leah to talk about the latest conservative effort to control the courts: judicial gerrymandering.
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The Absurd Fiction of the Mifepristone Case
Melissa, Kate, and Leah recap the oral arguments in the case challenging the FDA's approval of mifepristone, one of the drugs used in medication abortion. They also recap arguments in cases about the Armed Career Criminal Act and Indian Health Services, and give some updates on cases they're watching in the lower courts, ranging from immigration, to guns, to Title IX.
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The Supreme Court Abortion Pill Case
Leah, Melissa, and Kate give a quick take on the bottom line from the oral arguments in the medication abortion case that is currently unraveling in the Supreme Court.
Customer Reviews
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This five star review in support of your amazing podcast (which I must say, I listen to in Overcast, not here) will surely help take the edge off as we transition to Gilead. Signed, a middle aged white guy who will count this as enough resistance to go back to my day job. Hugs!
Don’t listen unless you want your ears to bleed
The only reason I listen to this godforsaken podcast is to stay informed about what the liberals on the other side have to say about the current issues at the Supreme Court. As far as I can tell, Leah believes the state of our current law is “Bahhhhhh we hate women!!!”, whereas her preferred state of the law should be “Let me kill babies!”. At least Kate provides a semblance of moderateness, even though she can’t pick up on a pop culture clue to save her life. Maybe providing a centrist balance could help bolster your reputations rather than make you seem like three harpies screeching about how much SCOTUS is here to ruin your lives. At least Sarah and David provide nuance and actual legal takes, rather than rage-inducing terrible opinions. I’d love to see Leah goes star on AO; it may be the funniest thing watching her flounder around her indefensible positions. Probably expected, considering she never went to Harvard. Oh well. Thanks ladies!
5 star rating from a second-tier citizen
Informative with just enough humor to take the edge off the fact that my organs don’t matter and I rank below men and babies of undefined gender. Keep up the good work!