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Strict Scrutiny

Strict Scrutiny is a podcast about the United States Supreme Court and the legal culture that surrou

Episodes

Total: 326

Kate and Melissa comb through the latest from the incoming Trump administration, including the subbi

Leah, Melissa, and Kate wade through more election fallout, including President-elect Trump’s propos

After processing the election and thinking through what it means for the future of the Supreme Court

After diving deep on a wild story about Justice Alito palling around with a German princess, Melissa

After an emergency intro looking at the Fifth Circuit’s bonkers mail-in ballot decision, the ladies

Melissa, Kate, and Leah recap October at the Supreme Court, diving into the sewage-infested waters o

After covering some breaking news, Kate, Melissa and Leah recap last week's oral arguments at the Su

Leah, Melissa, and Kate kick off with a look at Jack Smith’s unsealed brief on Trump’s election inte

Melissa, Leah and Kate break down some excellent recent SCOTUS reporting and look ahead to what fres

Pamela Karlan, experienced advocate and co-director of Stanford’s Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, j

Kate and Leah speak with Rebecca Nagle, author of By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight f

This week Kate and Melissa are live from the Texas Tribune Festival with a couple of dream guests. F

In this week’s three-part episode, we take a look at state supreme courts and why this year’s electi

To wrap up our series on Project 2025, Kate, Leah and Melissa are joined by NYU's Ruth Ben-Ghiat, au

Ben Rhodes of Crooked's Pod Save the World joins Leah and Kate to break down Project 2025's truly fr

In what has become a depressing tradition, it's time for our annual look at the hell that SCOTUS unl

Jon Lovett joins Melissa and Leah to climb inside the mind of one of Project 2025’s biggest boosters

Leah and Melissa introduce a new series on Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s deranged instruct

Kate and Leah attempt to wrap their heads around Aileen Cannon’s bonkers decision on the Trump class

Josh Hawley's book/polemic on the trials and tribulations of American men also gives us a window int