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Strict Scrutiny
321 episodes · 17 with AI analysis
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.
AI Intelligence · across all analyzed episodes
People · top 20
Donald Trump×12Brett Kavanaugh×9Samuel Alito×7Elena Kagan×7John Roberts×6Neil Gorsuch×5Clarence Thomas×4Amy Coney Barrett×4Lindsey Halligan×4Sonia Sotomayor×4Letitia James×4Kristi Noem×4J.D. Vance×4Justice Brett Kavanaugh×3Justice Neil Gorsuch×3Rebecca Slaughter×3Justice Amy Coney Barrett×3Chief Justice John Roberts×3John Sauer×3Ketanji Brown Jackson×3
Companies · top 20
Amazon×3Federal Trade Commission×3Earth Justice×3Consumer Product Safety Commission×3Federal Reserve Board×3World Liberty Financial×2Southern Environmental Law Center×2Google×2Crooked Media×2Federal Reserve×2Department of Education×2Hain Celestial Group×2National Labor Relations Board×2Whole Foods×2Floor Corporation×2Americans United for Separation of Church and State×2USAID×2American Academy of PediatricsColumbia UniversityAura Frames
Topics · top 10
Supreme Court Shadow Docket Procedures×2Voting Rights and Election Administration×2Presidential Immunity and Executive PowerDOJ Corruption and Selective ProsecutionReproductive Rights and Fetal PersonhoodVoting Rights Act Section 2 RestrictionsNational Guard Federalization and DeploymentExtrajudicial Killings and Due ProcessImmigration Enforcement and Racial ProfilingIVF Restrictions and Assisted Reproductive Technology
Analyzed Episodes
Oct 27, 2025
S7: Trump’s DOJ Shakedown
Presidential Immunity and Executive PowerDOJ Corruption and Selective ProsecutionReproductive Rights and Fetal Personhood
View AnalysisNov 3, 2025
S7: The Legal Battles Over Trump’s War on Blue Cities
Federal Militarization of Domestic Law EnforcementNational Guard Deployment Legal AuthorityICE Operations and Border Patrol Conduct in Chicago
View AnalysisNov 10, 2025
S7: Will SCOTUS Say No to Trump’s Tariffs?
Presidential Tariff Authority Under IEPAMajor Questions Doctrine ApplicationTariffs as Taxes and Revenue Raising
View AnalysisNov 17, 2025
S7: The Agonies of Brett Kavanaugh
Military Contractor Immunity and State AccountabilityReligious Liberty Protections in Prisons (RUPA)Spending Clause Legislation Enforceability
View AnalysisNov 24, 2025
S7: Boy Math, Boy Law, Man Problems
Mid-Cycle Redistricting and Voting Rights Act InterpretationProsecutorial Misconduct in Federal Criminal CasesWomen's Equality Erasure in Constitutional Law and History
View AnalysisDec 1, 2025
S7: December Preview: SCOTUS Doubles Down on Its BS
Humphrey's Executor doctrine and unitary executive theoryCrisis pregnancy center regulation and First AmendmentFederal Trade Commission removal authority
View AnalysisDec 5, 2025
S7: SCOTUS Greenlights Racial Gerrymandering in Texas
Racial Gerrymandering and Voting RightsSupreme Court Shadow Docket ProceduresAppellate Review Standards and Deference to District Courts
View AnalysisDec 8, 2025
S7: We Need To Talk About Trump’s Maritime Murders
Maritime bombing campaign legality and war crimes analysisPresidential authority to conduct extrajudicial killingsUniform Code of Military Justice obligations to refuse unlawful orders
View AnalysisDec 15, 2025
S7: SCOTUS Is About to Turbocharge Presidential Power
Presidential Removal Power and Administrative IndependenceHumphrey's Executor Precedent OverrulingUnitary Executive Theory Constitutional Doctrine
View AnalysisDec 22, 2025
S7: Our Favorite Things, 2025
Supreme Court decisions on agency independence and presidential removal powerCampaign finance regulation and coordination loopholesFederal Election Commission structure and enforcement capacity
View AnalysisDec 29, 2025
S7: Introducing Runaway Country: Justice Has Left the Building
Immigration Court System CollapseJudicial Independence and Political InterferenceDue Process Erosion in Federal Courts
View AnalysisJan 5, 2026
S7: Can America Pull Back From the Brink of Autocracy?
Executive Power and Separation of PowersJudicial Capture and Court IndependenceShadow Docket Procedures and Substantive Impact
View AnalysisJan 12, 2026
S7: Debunking Trump’s Bullsh*t Legal Arguments for Invading Venezuela
Transgender Student-Athlete Sports EligibilityTitle IX Sex Discrimination in EducationEqual Protection Clause and Gender Identity
View AnalysisJan 19, 2026
S7: Will SCOTUS Keep Trans Kids Out of Sports?
Transgender Student Athletes in School SportsTitle IX Sex Discrimination DoctrineEqual Protection Clause and Sex-Based Classifications
View AnalysisJan 26, 2026
S7: Will the Court Actually Push Back Against Trump’s Unlawful Firings?
Presidential Removal Power and Fed IndependenceSecond Amendment Scope and Private Property RightsICE Enforcement Operations and Lethal Force
View AnalysisFeb 2, 2026
S7 Ep17: The Illegality and Injustice of ICE’s Minnesota Occupation
ICE Mass Deployment and Operation Metro Surge in MinnesotaConstitutional Limits on Executive Power and CoercionJudicial Review of Law Enforcement Practices and Injunctions
View AnalysisFeb 9, 2026
S7 Ep18: Are You There, God? It’s Me, the Constitution.
Immigration Detention and Due ProcessElection Interference and Voter SuppressionAdministrative Subpoenas and Privacy Rights
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