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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 12 days 34 minutes
How the 303 Creative case threatens to roll back the 21st century
The Supreme Court recently heard 2.5 hours of oral arguments in 303 Creative v. Elenis-- the case about a Colorado website designer who doesn't want to create wedding websites for gay couples. The arguments were absolutely bonkers, with justices invoking kids in KKK uniforms, Black mall Santas, dating sites for people seeking affairs, and re-education camps. Leah, Kate, and Melissa recap the arguments and what they may portend for the future of LGBTQ rights.
All I Want For Christmas Is Democracy
Before we can really get into the holiday spirit, we have to deal with the lump of coal the Supreme Court heard on December 7th: Moore v. Harper. The case is about a fringe legal theory that says that when it comes to regulating elections, state legislatures can do anything they want-- even violate the state constitution-- and state courts can’t intervene to stop them. It's bad, scary, foreboding, toxic, etc...
The Long Game to Weaken Workers' Rights
Melissa, Kate, and Leah reconvene to preview the cases the Supreme Court will hear in its January sitting. Manny Pastreich, president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) local 32BJ, joins us to lay out the stakes of a pair of cases involving labor unions.
Busting Unions and Dodging Opinions
Kate, Melissa, and Leah recap the Supreme Court's the first oral arguments of 2023, which includes cases about union labor laws, attorney-client privilege, and Puerto Rico's sovereign immunity. Plus-- why hasn't the Court released any opinions yet?
Cosplaying an Investigation
Live from the University of Pennsylvania, Kate and Leah recap oral arguments in cases the Supreme Court heard last week, and weigh in on the report the Supreme Court issued on their investigation into the Dobbs leak.
Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America
Melissa talks to Dahlia Lithwick about her best-selling book Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America.
The Engagement: America's Quarter-Century Struggle Over Same-Sex Marriage
Melissa and Kate talk with Sasha Issenberg, journalist and political science professor at UCLA, about his book The Engagement: America's Quarter-Century Struggle Over Same-Sex Marriage.
The Originalist Case for Terrorizing Women
Leah and Kate talk to Jessica Valenti, writer of the Substack newsletter “Abortion, Every Day,” which documents the rapidly changing landscape of abortion rights in the U.S. after Dobbs.
Will the Supreme Court break the Internet?
Leah and Melissa welcome Danielle Citron to preview two Supreme Court cases about regulation of online content.