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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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How SCOTUS is Waging Electoral Warfare
May 18, 2026
Kate and Leah break down the Supreme Court’s extension of a stay allowing for continued mail-order access to mifepristone, from the Court’s unconscionable failure to meet its own arbitrary deadline…
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The Constitution (Melissa's Version)
May 11, 2026
Kate & Leah talk to Melissa about her new book, The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader , or, as we like to call it at Strict HQ, The Constitution (Melissa’s…
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Supreme Court Declares Racism Over
May 04, 2026
The 5th Circuit gave us a doozy late on Friday night by tightening access to the abortion drug mifepristone—Leah and Melissa break it down. Then, the full crew dives deeper into the Court’s…
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BREAKING: SCOTUS Deals Another Blow to Multiracial Democracy
Apr 29, 2026
Kate and Leah are joined by Democracy Docket’s Marc Elias to break down the Supreme Court’s shameful assault on multiracial democracy in its ruling on the Voting Rights Act case, Louisiana v. Callais…
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How Low Can the DOJ Go?
Apr 27, 2026
From the DOJ’s targeting of the Southern Poverty Law Center for its anti-KKK work to Kash Patel’s outrageous lawsuit against The Atlantic for its reporting on his unfitness for office to the Fifth…
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SCOTUS Squabbles Go Public
Apr 20, 2026
Melissa, Kate, and Leah break down an absolute boatload of beefs: Trump vs. Pope Leo, Sonia Sotomayor vs. Coach Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas vs. progressives, and Ketanji Brown Jackson vs. the…
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War Crimes, Christian Nationalism, and the 25th Amendment
Apr 13, 2026
Even though the Supreme Court took a break from hearing oral arguments, there was still plenty of legal news breaking every day. Katie Phang joins Leah to recap that news, including Trump's threats…
Birthright Citizenship + Bye-Bye, Pamela Jo Bondi
Apr 06, 2026
Last week saw oral arguments in the birthright citizenship case, Trump v. Barbara , and listeners, it finally happened: a legal argument so outlandish from the Trump administration that even this…
SCOTUS Not Cool With Colorado Ban on Conversion Therapy
Mar 31, 2026
Today the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Chiles v. Salazer , the case involving a Colorado ban on conversion therapy. Leah is joined by Shannon Minter, Legal Director at the National Center for…
Will SCOTUS Join the GOP War on Mail-in Ballots?
Mar 30, 2026
Kate and guest co-host Ian Bassin of Protect Democracy kick off the show by covering the latest legal news, including developments at the Pentagon and Department of Justice, as well as Trump’s…
Absentee Ballots, Asylum, and Too Many A**holes to Count
Mar 23, 2026
Leah, Kate, and Melissa preview this week’s arguments at the Court, including Watson v. Republican National Committee, a challenge over when election offices must receive absentee ballots in order…
Make America Grift Again
Mar 16, 2026
Leah, Melissa and Kate catch up on all the sketchy things happening in the judicial and executive branches.
A Court of Drugs and Guns
Mar 09, 2026
Kate, Leah, and Melissa break down the oral arguments in United States v. Hemani, and speak with California Attorney General Rob Bonta about standing up to the Trump administration on issues like…
The Conservative Push to Weaken Our Democracy
Mar 02, 2026
Leah catches up on legal news with Bec Ingber, Chris Geidner, and Marc Elias.
SCOTUS Again Takes on the 2nd Amendment—What Could Go Wrong?
Feb 23, 2026
Kate is joined by Friend of the Pod Steve Vladeck (One First) to break down last week’s legal news, including developments around noncompliance in the lower courts and SCOTUS ethics. Then, Leah and…
BREAKING: SCOTUS Nixes Trump’s Tariffs
Feb 20, 2026
In today’s much-anticipated ruling, the Supreme Court struck down Trump's tariffs. But how the opinion, dissent, and concurrences break down paints a much more complicated—and concerning—picture…
Is Sam Alito On His Way Out?
Feb 16, 2026
The legal news just kept coming this week, and Melissa, Leah, and Kate break it all down. Could Friend of the Pod Sam Alito be retiring? Possibly! Can Pete Hegseth retaliate against Senator and…
Are You There, God? It’s Me, the Constitution.
Feb 09, 2026
SCOTUS may be between argument sessions, but the legal news isn’t slowing down.
The Illegality and Injustice of ICE’s Minnesota Occupation
Feb 02, 2026
Melissa, Kate, and Leah break down the various legal cases arising from ICE’s occupation of Minnesota, including a bid to end DHS’s Operation Metro Surge and a case from citizens seeking to block the…
Will the Court Actually Push Back Against Trump’s Unlawful Firings?
Jan 26, 2026
First, Leah and Melissa explain the legal battles around the ICE occupation in Minnesota and what might come after the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Then, Leah, Kate, and Melissa run…
Will SCOTUS Keep Trans Kids Out of Sports?
Jan 19, 2026
Melissa, Leah, and Kate kick off by discussing the functional suspension of the Constitution in Minneapolis and Trump’s targeting of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Then they dissect the…
Debunking Trump’s Bullsh*t Legal Arguments for Invading Venezuela
Jan 12, 2026
Leah, Kate, and Melissa preview January’s major SCOTUS cases, including disputes over trans kids' participation in team sports, a concealed-carry ban in Hawaii, and Trump’s attempt to fire Federal…
Can America Pull Back From the Brink of Autocracy?
Jan 05, 2026
Leah kicks off the episode with repeat guest Rebecca Ingber of Cardozo Law to discuss the wild illegality–both domestic and international–of Trump’s regime change operation in Venezuela. Then, Kate…
Introducing Runaway Country: Justice Has Left the Building
Dec 29, 2025
Alex digs into the destruction of due process and rule of law under the Trump administration. First, she hears from Judge Anam Petit, a recently fired immigration judge who explains how the legal…
Our Favorite Things, 2025
Dec 22, 2025
It’s that time of year when Leah, Melissa, and Kate put on their influencer hats and recommend the things that made their days a little brighter in 2025. This year, they’re joined by two special…
SCOTUS Is About to Turbocharge Presidential Power
Dec 15, 2025
Leah, Kate, and Melissa recap the oral argument in Trump v. Slaughter , a case that could nuke the administrative state as we know it by giving Trump broad leeway to fire heads of independent…
We Need To Talk About Trump’s Maritime Murders
Dec 08, 2025
Kate, Melissa, and Leah are joined by Professor Rebecca Ingber of Cardozo Law to break down the blatant illegality of the administration’s murders of alleged “narcoterrorists” in the waters off South…
SCOTUS Greenlights Racial Gerrymandering in Texas
Dec 05, 2025
In this emergency episode, Leah, Melissa and Kate break down the Supreme Court’s shadow docket order allowing Texas to use racist and Republican-skewed district maps in next year’s midterms. Get…
December Preview: SCOTUS Doubles Down on Its BS
Dec 01, 2025
Kate, Leah, and Melissa kick off the show by speaking with New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin about First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Platkin, whose wonky exterior masks an…
Boy Math, Boy Law, Man Problems
Nov 24, 2025
Leah, Melissa, and Kate dive into the raging legal battles over redistricting ahead of next year’s midterms, Interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan’s massive oopsies in her prosecution of James…