{"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":"SCOTUS Just Barely Preserves Birthright Citizenship","slug":"scotus-just-barely-preserves-birthright-citizenship","published_at":"2026-06-30T20:51:12+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strict-scrutiny-849182/scotus-just-barely-preserves-birthright-citizenship","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strict-scrutiny-849182","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8922745","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/8922745.mp3?modified=1782852842&sid=5166629&source=rss","summary":"In their second emergency episode in two days, Leah, Melissa, and Kate break down the Court’s final day of the term and folks, it’s a doozy. We’ve got America’s preeminent “father of daughters” Coach Brett Kavanaugh’s majority opinion allowing states to exclude trans women and girls from female sports teams, a massive blow to campaign finance law, and the survival of birthright citizenship by the skin of the 14th Amendment’s teeth. To top it all off, we got an Alito retirement fakeout courtesy of NPR. Get tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE on November 6th in Washington, DC: Crookedcon.com Buy Melissa’s book, The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader Buy Leah’s book, Lawless , now out in paperback Follow us on Instagram , Threads , and Bluesky For a transcript of an episode of Strict Scrutiny please email transcripts@crooked.com","meta_description":"In their second emergency episode in two days, Leah, Melissa, and Kate break down the Court’s final day of the term and folks, it’s a doozy. We’ve got Ame…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3564,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/strict-scrutiny-849182/episodes/scotus-just-barely-preserves-birthright-citizenship/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/scotus-just-barely-preserves-birthright-citizenship.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}