Strict Scrutiny
Episodes
We Need To Talk About Judicial Review
In this episode of Strict Scrutiny, host Kate Shaw interviews Harvard Law professors Nico Busby and Daphne Renan, authors of the book Supremacy.
BREAKING: SCOTUS Blocks Trump's Mail-In Ballot BS
The hosts of Strict Scrutiny analyze the Supreme Court’s decision to block the Trump administration’s postal service regulation, confirming that…
How Trump is Using the IRS to Resegregate America
Host Melissa Murray and guest Rashad Robinson analyze the Supreme Court’s shadow docket rulings, including a decision allowing discounted ad rates…
Still Counting: Trump vs. The BLUE WAVE: A Midterm Extravaganza
In the debut episode of *Still Counting*, Nate Silver, Claire Malone, and Galen Drew analyze the 2026 midterm election landscape using their new model, Flipper.
We Need to Talk About Term Limits
Host Kate Shaw and Alicia Bannon from the Brennan Center discuss the urgent need for Supreme Court reform, focusing on the proposal for 18-year term limits.
We Need To Talk About Court Expansion
Host Kate Shaw interviews New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie on Supreme Court reform, addressing the Court’s historic low approval ratings and perceived disruptiveness.
SCOTUS Greenlights Trump's Ballroom
Strict Scrutiny analyzes the Supreme Court’s 5-4 shadow docket decision allowing President Trump to build a White House ballroom without congressional approval.
Is SCOTUS Letting Trump Meddle in the Midterms?
Hosts Kate Shaw and Leah Litman analyze the Supreme Court’s shadow docket order blocking challenges to Trump’s illegal election executive order.
Know Your Rights: Do You Have to Talk to Cops?
In this "Know Your Rights" bonus episode, host Leah Litman and NYU law professor Daniel Harawa discuss the right to remain silent and avoid police questioning.
What Does Peak Fascism Look Like?
Hosts Leah Littman and Somal Trivedi discuss the DOJ’s deployment of election monitors, third-country removals, and Disney’s First Amendment lawsuit against the FCC.
All the President’s Henchmen
Hosts Kate Shaw and Liz Oyer analyze the confirmation of Attorney General Todd Blanche, highlighting the purge of DOJ career staff and the politicization of federal service.
Know Your Rights: Copwatching 101
In this Strict Scrutiny bonus episode, host Melissa Murray interviews law professor Jocelyn Simonson about the legal rights surrounding "cop watching" and recording law enforcement.
Sometimes, These F*ckers Lose
Hosts Melissa Murray and Ellie Mastal analyze recent primary wins in Missouri and Kansas that preserved reproductive rights, while criticizing…
Will Trump Succeed in Rigging the Midterms?
Hosts Kate Shaw and Leah Littman discuss the paused Paramount-Warner Bros.
Dude Process, Not Due Process
Host Leah Litman and guest Emily Amick discuss the Trump administration’s erosion of due process in immigration cases, including mass detentions and the Fifth Circuit’s controversial rulings.
How Bad Is Trump's Attorney General Pick?
Host Kate Shaw discusses a federal judge’s ruling that Trump’s IRS lawsuit was a fraudulent shakedown, leading to bar referrals for his lawyers.