Leah'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.

Strict Scrutiny

Speedy Sonia

Kate, Melissa, and Leah interview Professors Julian Davis Mortenson and Nick Bagley about the nondelegation doctrine. 

Party Like It's 1935

Deuel 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. 

Further Erosion

Melissa, Kate, and Leah sit down with Ruth Marcus, the author of Supreme Ambition: Brett Kavanaugh and the Conservative Takeover.

Supreme Ambition

Kate, 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.

Mensch On The Bench

Our boy Steve is retiring. Here are our thoughts on the timing, his legacy, and potential successors.

Comeback Kid

Nina 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.

Putting the Tea in Totenberg

The 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 promises to be one of the most important years in the Court’s history. We like doing new things here at WITHpod, so we’re excited to share our first crossover episode with the hosts of The Strict Scrutiny podcast, Chris’ wife Kate Shaw, and her co-hosts Melissa Murray, and Leah Litman. Between the possibility of Roe v. Wade being overturned, historic potential rulings on voting and gun rights, and more contentious political battles, the year ahead will certainly be one for the books.

BONUS: Strict Scrutiny x Why Is This Happening?

Payvand 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 a bunch of court culture that ... isn't particularly upbeat for lady lawyers.

Hot Potato

Melissa, 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 patients.

Putting the F in FDR

Leah, 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.

Justice for Snowflake

Kate, Melissa, and Leah recap oral arguments in two emergency applications related to Biden administration policies designed to reduce the transmission of COVID-19.

No Laws, Just Vibes

Melissa, 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.

Laboratories of Autocracy

Leah 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.

The People's Constitution

Leah, Melissa, and Kate round out 2021 with a discussion of their favorite things. To wearWool leg warmers from LunyaWashable silk pajamas from LunyaTrue BotanicalsKari Gran mini kitThe Lady Doth Etsy shopTaylor Swift merch To readMy Monticello, by Jocelyn Nicole JohnsonThe Silence of the Girls, by Pat BarkerThe Women of Troy, by Pat BarkerThe 1619 ProjectBorn on the Water, Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renee WatsonHow to be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings, by Sarah Cooper To eatThis Little GoatSugargoatLevain Bakery cookie assortment To support women journalistsDahlia Lithwick - Slate PlusAlexandra Petri - Washington PostRebecca Traister and Irin Carmon - New York Magazine and The CutErinn Haynes and Shefali Luthra - The 19th To smellParks Project-- like this Yosemite Lodgepole Pine Candle  To spoil your dogThe Farmer’s Dog foodBuck BonesStuffing free toysDIY sock bottle And of course, to rep your favorite podcastStrict Scrutiny merch

Our Favorite Things, 2021

A podcast about the Supreme Court and the legal culture that surrounds it. Hosted by Leah Litman, Melissa Murray, Jaime Santos, and Kate Shaw. Produced by Melody Rowell.

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