Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable
First things first: WE WON AN AMBIE! Leah, Kate, and Melissa gather to raise a glass and celebrate this huge honor. Then, Kate and Melissa talk with Joanna Schwartz about her new book, Shielded: How ...
13 Mars 20231h 15min
Ascertaining the Majorness of Student Debt Relief
What’s going to happen to the federal student debt relief plan? Melissa, Leah and Kate give listeners some answers as they break down last week’s Supreme Court oral arguments on the cases blocking 20 ...
6 Mars 20231h 18min
Not the Nine Greatest Experts on the Internet
Leah and Kate recap the arguments in the big Internet cases the Supreme Court heard last week. Plus, they look ahead to the upcoming arguments in the student debt cancellation cases-- and to an electi...
27 Feb 20231h 2min
Will the Supreme Court break the Internet?
Danielle Citron, author of The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age, joins Leah and Melissa to preview two Supreme Court cases that ask whether online platform...
20 Feb 20231h 2min
The Originalist Case for Terrorizing Women
Leah and Kate talk to Jessica Valenti, writer of the Substack newsletter “Abortion, Every Day,” which documents the rapidly changing landscape of abortion rights in the U.S. after Dobbs. Plus, they hi...
13 Feb 202357min
The Engagement: America's Quarter-Century Struggle Over Same-Sex Marriage
Melissa and Kate talk with Sasha Issenberg, journalist and political science professor at UCLA, about his book The Engagement: America's Quarter-Century Struggle Over Same-Sex Marriage. Issenberg offe...
6 Feb 202345min
Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America
Melissa interviews Dahlia Lithwick about her best-selling book Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America. They discuss overlooked women who shaped the legal system, complicity in ju...
30 Jan 202353min
Cosplaying an Investigation
Kate and Leah were live from the University of Pennsylvania in Strict Scrutiny's first live show of 2023! Penn Law Professor Jasmine E. Harris joined the hosts to recap arguments in a case that could ...
23 Jan 20231h 10min
