Strict Scrutiny

A Wrecking Ball to Environmental Law

May 29, 2023

01:16:35

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Supreme Court and the Legal Culture That Surrounds It

2min

The SACOT Opinion Is 9-0 on the Meaning of the Clean Water Act

2min

Scott Pruitt Is Too Environmentally Friendly as an EPA Chief

1min

The Bottom Line for the Environment

3min

The Effect of the Clean Water Act on Adjacent Wetland Protection

3min

The Origins of Sam's Argument in the Supreme Court

2min

The Supreme Court's Judgment on the SACAT's Property

3min

The Effects of the Alito Decision on Drinking Water

2min

10.

The Clean Water Act Is a Potent Weapon for Regulating Private Property

3min

11.

The Supreme Court's Clear Statement Rule Is Limiting the Legal Tools at Congress' Disposition to Address Pollution

2min

12.

The Justice's Lifelong Dreams of Killing the Clean Water Act

3min

13.

The Court's Destabilization of the Clean Water Act

2min

14.

The Justices' Dissenting Lines

2min

15.

The Importance of a 6-3 Court in the Clean Water Act Case

4min

16.

The Court's Decision in Tyler v. Hennepin County

4min

17.

Elena Kagan's O'Contreir

3min

18.

The Harlan Crow Letter to the Senate Finance Committee

2min

19.

The Separation of Powers in the Supreme Court

2min

20.

Coalition for TJ v Fairfax County School Board

2min

21.

The Equal Protection Clause and the Court of Appeals in Thomas Jefferson's Admissions Policy

3min

22.

The Supreme Court's Decision to Overturn a Race Neutral Race Blind Admissions Policy

2min

23.

The Role of Race in Admittance Litigation

2min

24.

The Future of the Supreme Court

3min

25.

The Chief Justice's Acceptance Speech

3min

26.

The Most Difficult Decision I've Made in 18 Years

2min

27.

The Chief Justice's Optimism

2min

28.

The White Fish Locks at Red Russian Daughters

2min

29.

The Importance of Subscribing to Abortion Every Day

2min

30.

The Complexity of Abortion Complication Reporting Laws

3min

31.

The Problem With Air Quote Science and Air Quote Math

2min

32.

The Dangers of Abortion Bans

2min

33.

The GOP's Call for a Federal Ban on Birth Control

2min

34.

The Unpopularity of Bands

3min

35.

The Anti-Democratic Response to Dobbs

2min

36.

Crooked Media's Strix Scrutiny

2min

Sam Sankar of Earthjustice joins Leah and guest host Steven Mazie of The Economist to cover the Supreme Court's opinion in Sackett v. EPA. Millions of acres of wetlands risk losing federal environmental protections-- threatening the future of the nation's clean water. And of course, Leah and Steve catch up on the latest Harlan Crow news.

Plus, Jessica Valenti gives an update on life after Dobbs.

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Listen to this past episode about Sackett v. EPA with Sam Sankar
In this episode, the hosts discussed the arguments for Tyler v. Hennepin County, another one of the opinions discussed.
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