The Supreme Court's Plan to Gut Civil Rights (Explained)

Leah, Kate, and Melissa break down last week’s agonizing two-and-a-half-hour oral argument in Louisiana v. Callais, a case that could see the already weakened Voting Rights Act gutted even further. They highlight the themes that emerged and dig into the case’s broader context with Sam Spital, Associate Director-Counsel at the Legal Defense Fund, then recap the week’s other arguments and the latest legal news. Finally, Leah talks with Joyce Vance about her new book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual for Keeping a Democracy.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
2:35 Louisiana v. Calais - Fate of the Voting Rights Act
6:34 Interview with Sam Spital: Section 2 of the VRA and the Jingles Test
25:19 Ad Break
29:35 How the Court Is Ignoring Its Own Precedent
42:24 Does Section 2 Have an Expiration Date?
48:20 Constitutionality of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
51:32 The Current Court's Stance on Racial Discrimination
01:01:59 Boe v. United States: Habeas Case
01:04:54 Ellenberg v. United States: Restitution Awards
01:07:59 Case v. Montana: Police Entry Standards
01:09:28 Trump May Attend Tariff Case Oral Arguments
01:12:30 Trump Threatens Jack Smith and Other Former Prosecutors
01:14:04 Congressional Developments & District Court Wins
01:17:44 Ad Break
01:18:34 Joyce Vance on her book: Giving Up is Unforgivable – A Manual for Keeping Democracy
01:37:54 Our Favorite Things

OUR FAVORITE THINGS:
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Kate: What Are We Living Through? By Jedediah Britton-Purdy & David Pozen (Boston Review); Originalist ‘Bombshell’ Complicates Case on Trump’s Power to Fire Officials, Adam Liptak (NYT);

Melissa: The Lawyer, the Witch, and the Witness: Proving Witchcraft in the English Courts, Trace M. Maddox (Yale Journal of Law & the Humanities); Slow Dance, Rainbow Rowell; One Battle After Another

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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.

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