{"podcast":{"title":"Strict Scrutiny","slug":"strict-scrutiny-849182","podcast_index_feed_id":849182,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5166629.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5166629","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43408246.png","author":"Strict Scrutiny","episode_count":419,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T14:21:37.293450+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strict-scrutiny-849182"},"episode":{"title":"Is Sam Alito On His Way Out?","slug":"is-sam-alito-on-his-way-out","published_at":"2026-02-16T08:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strict-scrutiny-849182/is-sam-alito-on-his-way-out","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strict-scrutiny-849182","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8861612","audio_url":"https://clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/arttrk.com/p/CRMDA/mgln.ai/e/284/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8861612.mp3?modified=1771345028&sid=5166629&source=rss","summary":"The legal news just kept coming this week, and Melissa, Leah, and Kate break it all down. Could Friend of the Pod Sam Alito be retiring? Possibly! Can Pete Hegseth retaliate against Senator and veteran Mark Kelly for free speech? No! Just how wild was Pamela Jo Bondi’s Epstein files testimony in Congress? Pretty flippin’ wild! They also cover the latest out of Minnesota, Democratic representatives tearing the head of ICE a new one, some very bad news for humans who enjoy clean air, the Heritage Foundation’s crusade against birth control, and other legal flotsam and jetsam. Favorite things: Kate: Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show ; Universities Are Sending Trump a Dangerous Message , Arne Duncan & David Pressman (Washington Post); The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War , Joanne B. Freeman Leah: We Have to Look Right in the Face of What We Have Become , Jamelle Bouie; What It Means to Be a White ‘Race Traitor’ , Nikole Hannah-Jones (NYT) Melissa: MS NOW Presents: Clock It with Symone Sanders Townsend & Eugene Daniels; A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS (WSJ); Jessica Bichler for NC State Senate Get tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE – The Bad Decisions Tour 2026! 3/6/26 – San Francisco 3/7/26 – Los Angeles Learn more: http://crooked.com/events Preorder Melissa’s book, The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader Buy Leah's book, Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes Follow us on Instagram , Threads , and Bluesky","meta_description":"The legal news just kept coming this week, and Melissa, Leah, and Kate break it all down. Could Friend of the Pod Sam Alito be retiring? Possibly! Can Pet…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5169,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/strict-scrutiny-849182/episodes/is-sam-alito-on-his-way-out/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strict-scrutiny-849182/is-sam-alito-on-his-way-out.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}