Guests Michael Waldman and Brian Fallon join the podcast to discuss the historical context of the Supreme Court, progressive engagement with the courts, the need for strategic thinking about the federal judiciary, proposals for court reform, and Demand Justice's plan to restore balance in the Supreme Court. They also explore the lack of trust and confusion in interpreting court decisions.

Legal expert Easha Anand joins the hosts to discuss SCOTUS in the world of criminal law. They also analyze the mifepristone case and its impact on abortion access. The court's approach to interpreting federal criminal law, skepticism towards broad statutes, and the implications of a six-three Supreme Court on constitutional law are explored. The Jackson case and efforts to combat summary reversals in criminal justice cases are also discussed.

It's been 10 years since the Supreme Court started to dismantle the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder. Ari Berman, author of Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America, joins Leah and Kate to track the passage of the Voting Rights Act, the challenges against it over the decades, and the fallout from Shelby County and other voting rights cases.Order Give Us the Ballot from Bookshop.org. Code STRICT10 gets you 10% off!Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Threads, and Bluesky

It's been over a year since the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. The majority opinion, concurrences, and joint dissent all made a lot of predictions about life without Roe-- but how accurate were they? Leah, Kate, and Melissa assemble a star-studded cast to do dramatic readings of the opinions and reflect on how they've panned out.Featuring Jon Lovett as Sam Alito, Elie Mystal as Clarence Thomas, Jon Favreau as Brett Kavanaugh, and the hosts of Betches Sup (Amanda Duberman, Alise Morales, and Milly Tamarez) as the joint dissenters.Listen to our episode from the day Dobbs came out: "Roe is dead. Now what?"Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Threads, and Bluesky

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted for a third time-- this time in a Washington, DC, case about attempts to overturn the 2020 election. Kate, Melissa, and Leah huddle to break down the charges, the people involved, and what happens next. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Threads, and Bluesky

First things first, Melissa and Leah break down Sam Alito's latest airing of grievances in the Wall Street Journal. Then, Kate joins them for a lesson in actual history from an actual historian. Kate Masur, author of Until Justice Be Done: America's First Civil Rights Movement, from the Revolution to Reconstruction, joins the trio for a conversation about her Pulitzer Prize-nominated book.Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Threads, and Bluesky

Leah, Kate, and Melissa join Chris Hayes to discuss the drama of the last Supreme Court term, including striking down affirmative action, issuing opinions in the 303 Creative case, and invalidating the Biden administration's student debt relief program. They also address recent allegations of ethical improprieties of SCOTUS justices and the ongoing effort to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Leah, Kate, and Melissa talk to Steve Vladeck, author of 'The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic', about the Supreme Court's secretive shadow docket and its impact on issues like LGBTQ+ rights, abortion, and COVID orders. They discuss the historical development of the shadow docket, the role of William Howard Taft in shaping it, and incidents involving Supreme Court justices. The chapter also mentions the podcast's sponsors and raises concerns about the court's inconsistent behavior on the shadow docket.

Joel Anderson, host of Slow Burn: Becoming Justice Thomas, joins Melissa and Kate to analyze the justice's trajectory from his childhood in Georgia to his contentious confirmation hearings. Plus, Joel spills behind-the-scenes tea about reporting the series-- including how he found himself in the living room of Justice Thomas's mother.Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Threads, and Bluesky

We're kicking off the Strict Scrutiny Summer Reading List with a wild ride through the history of the Federalist Society. Amanda Hollis-Brusky, author of Ideas with Consequences: The Federalist Society and the Conservative Counterrevolution and Separate But Faithful: The Christian Right's Radical Struggle to Transform Law & Legal Culture, joins Melissa and Leah to guide the journey.Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.Order Ideas with Consequences and Separate But Faithful  at Bookshop.org. Promo code STRICT10 gets you 10% off! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Threads, and Bluesky