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KBJ, All the Way!
Strict Scrutiny - February 28, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsMelissa, Kate, & Leah discuss the historic nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson – KBJ, Yay! – to the U.S. Supreme Court. Professor Lisa Fairfax (University of Pennsylvania, Carey School of Law) joins us to share some personal perspective on Judge Jackson after decades of friendship.
I Don't Wanna
Strict Scrutiny - February 26, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsLeah discusses the upcoming climate change case, West Virginia v. EPA, with Lisa Heinzerling and Kirti Datla (1:06). Slate's Mark Joseph Stern joins later to tee up a case the Court has granted for argument next term, 303 Creative v. Elenis, a case involving a graphic designer who doesn’t want t...
We're Doing S'mores
Strict Scrutiny - February 21, 2022 10:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsLeah, Kate, & Melissa run through a bunch of Court adjacent news-- including this Jane Mayer piece about Ginni Thomas-- before highlighting the big cases to watch in the February sitting.
Speedy Sonia
Strict Scrutiny - February 16, 2022 10:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsLeah's dreams come true with an episode all about a resentencing case, and the meaning of the First Step Act of 2018-- Concepcion v. United States. Tiffany Wright and Easha Anand join in.
Party Like It's 1935
Strict Scrutiny - February 14, 2022 10:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsKate, Melissa, and Leah interview Professors Julian Davis Mortenson and Nick Bagley about the nondelegation doctrine.
Further Erosion
Strict Scrutiny - February 09, 2022 16:04 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsDeuel Ross, senior counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, joins Leah and Kate to discuss the Supreme Court’s decision allowing an election in Alabama to proceed under a legislative map that dilutes the voting power of Black Alabamians.
Supreme Ambition
Strict Scrutiny - February 07, 2022 10:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsMelissa, Kate, and Leah sit down with Ruth Marcus, the author of Supreme Ambition: Brett Kavanaugh and the Conservative Takeover.
Mensch On The Bench
Strict Scrutiny - January 31, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsKate, Melissa, & Leah are joined by Dean Risa Goluboff & Tejas Narechania for a retrospective on Justice Breyer. Then FEC Commissioner Ellen Weintraub joins for a discussion of FEC v. Ted Cruz for Senate.
Comeback Kid
Strict Scrutiny - January 27, 2022 21:59 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsOur boy Steve is retiring. Here are our thoughts on the timing, his legacy, and potential successors.
Putting the Tea in Totenberg
Strict Scrutiny - January 24, 2022 10:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsNina Totenberg joins the podcast to discuss her story that broke the Internet and sent the Court into a statement frenzy. Kate, Leah, and Melissa then break down some of the January arguments and what is happening with S.B. 8.
BONUS: Strict Scrutiny x Why Is This Happening?
Strict Scrutiny - January 19, 2022 15:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsThe ladies of Strict Scrutiny join forces with Why Is This Happening?, hosted by Chris Hayes (aka Mr. Kate Shaw). Late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg once said, “it’s hard not to have a big year at the Supreme Court.” With that in mind, we thought it would be good to do a gut check as 2022 promise...
Hot Potato
Strict Scrutiny - January 17, 2022 10:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsPayvand Ahdout, Assistant Professor of Law at University of Virginia School of Law and federal courts and post-conviction review expert, joins Leah to debrief the first week of the Court's January arguments, an important resentencing case to be argued the second week (attn: Kim Kardashian), and ...
Putting the F in FDR
Strict Scrutiny - January 14, 2022 19:38 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsMelissa, Leah, and Kate recap the Supreme Court’s opinions invalidating the Biden administration’s test-or-vaccinate policy for employers with more than 100 employees, and the Court’s grudging acceptance that employees at federally funded healthcare facilities should not be able to kill their pa...
Justice for Snowflake
Strict Scrutiny - January 10, 2022 10:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsLeah, Melissa, & Kate preview the cases to be argued in the January sitting (other than the test-and-vax cases), and also cover all of the Court-adjacent news that has happened over the last month.
No Laws, Just Vibes
Strict Scrutiny - January 08, 2022 02:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsKate, Melissa, and Leah recap oral arguments in two emergency applications related to Biden administration policies designed to reduce the transmission of COVID-19.
Laboratories of Autocracy
Strict Scrutiny - January 03, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsMelissa, Kate, and Leah get to spend an entire show on one of their favorite topics -- Sam Alito. This time with an assist from Justice Alito’s nemesis, Adam Serwer.
The People's Constitution
Strict Scrutiny - December 27, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsLeah is joined by Wilfred Codrington III to discuss his co-authored book The People’s Constitution: 200 Years, 27 Amendments, and the Promise of a More Perfect Union.
Our Favorite Things, 2021
Strict Scrutiny - December 20, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsLeah, Melissa, and Kate round out 2021 with a discussion of their favorite things. To wear Wool leg warmers from Lunya Washable silk pajamas from Lunya True Botanicals Kari Gran mini kit The Lady Doth Etsy shop Taylor Swift merch To read My Monticello, by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson T...
The Marshmallow Experiment
Strict Scrutiny - December 13, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsWe recap the second week of the December sitting, which is (more than) enough to justify a break for the New Year! Resources: Michele Goodwin's powerful op-ed in the New York Times: "I Was Raped by My Father. An Abortion Saved My Life." Liliana Segura's reporting on Barry Jones, whose case wa...
A Uterus, If You Can Keep It
Strict Scrutiny - December 10, 2021 21:11 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsCommander Vladeck returns to break down what the Supreme Court’s decision in the SB8 case does and doesn’t mean. (Spoiler alert: Nothing good!)
Let's Be Legends
Strict Scrutiny - December 06, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsTiffany Wright joins the show to recap last week’s oral arguments and to preview the second week of the December sitting... hijinks ensue. Strict Scrutiny depends on support from listeners. Become a Glow subscriber today for just $7/month, and get access to special live shows and virtual happy ...
Fourth Dimension Feminism
Strict Scrutiny - December 02, 2021 02:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsKate, Melissa, and Leah recap oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Mississippi case that banned abortion after 15 weeks.
Sad Girl Autumn
Strict Scrutiny - November 29, 2021 10:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsIt’s sad girl autumn at the Supreme Court -- Melissa, Kate, and Leah preview the upcoming cases, including the frontal challenge to Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, and discuss the Court’s lack of action on the S.B. 8 cases.
At Liberty: This Fall’s Fight Against Forced Pregnancy
Strict Scrutiny - November 22, 2021 10:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsIn October, Melissa joined the ACLU's podcast At Liberty to discuss the state of abortion rights in Texas and the rest of the nation. We're thrilled to bring the conversation to Strict Scrutiny listeners as well. The Supreme Court is gearing up to hear challenges to some state laws restricting ...
Self-Own Sam
Strict Scrutiny - November 15, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsProfessor Lisa Eskow joins the podcast to discuss some Justices’ willingness to engage in ecclesiastical whack-a-mole in Ramirez v. Collier. There are also birthday wishes, Big Bird (and other birds), kale shops, and more!
Have They Heard of Frat Houses?
Strict Scrutiny - November 11, 2021 21:42 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsLeah talks to Ahilan Arulanantham about the argument in FBI v. Fazaga, the case challenging the government’s surveillance of the Muslim community in Southern California.
Arbitration Rat
Strict Scrutiny - November 08, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsMelissa, Leah, & Kate recap the remaining cases from the first week of November -- and focus on Houston Community College and NYSRPA v. Bruen, which raises the question whether NYU has a campus. (It does.)
Foreign in a Domestic Sense
Strict Scrutiny - November 05, 2021 14:16 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsKate speaks with Juan Perla and Neil Weare about United States v. Vaello-Madero, which will be argued before the Supreme Court on November 9th. US citizens who are otherwise eligible for SSI benefits are denied solely because they live in Puerto Rico-- a US territory. Does this denial violate th...
Some Geniuses
Strict Scrutiny - November 02, 2021 18:26 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsKate, Melissa, and Leah recap the oral arguments in the S.B. 8 cases on Monday, November 1st.
That’s Just Like, Your Opinion, Man
Strict Scrutiny - November 01, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsKate, Melissa, and Leah preview the whopper first week of the November sitting. They are joined by Joseph Blocher, Professor of Law at Duke Law, to discuss NYSRPA v. Bruen.
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