Strict Scrutiny
Strict Scrutiny
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.
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.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the Strict Scrutiny podcast:
#1 Mentioned in 23 episodes
Lawless
The Miseducation of America’s Elites
Ilya Shapiro
#2 Mentioned in 20 episodes
Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes
Ian Ayers
#3 Mentioned in 9 episodes
The Annotated Constitution, a Guide for the Modern Reader
Melissa Murray
#4 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Unbearable
Irin Carmon
#5 Mentioned in 3 episodes
The Power Broker
Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
Robert Caro
#6 Mentioned in 3 episodes
The Summer Storms
Sarah McLean
#7 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
V.E. Schwab
#8 Mentioned in 3 episodes
God of the Woods
Liz Moore
#9 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Broken Country
Claire Leslie Hall
#10 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Bone Valley
Gilbert King
#11 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Duke of Shadows
Meredith Duran
#12 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Charles Sumner, Conscience of a Nation
Zaakir Tameez
#13 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Isola
Isabel Abedi
#14 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Murder the Truth
David Enrich
#15 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Bad Law
10 bad laws that are ruining the country
Ellie Mystal
#16 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Wild Dark Shore
Charlotte McConaghy
#17 Mentioned in 2 episodes
So Ordered
An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country
Samuel Alito
#18 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Matriarch
Tina Knowles
#19 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Sirens' Call
How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource
Chris Hayes
#20 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Heart the Lover
Lily King
