Mr Chief Justice,

Justice, may it please to court.

It's an old joke, but when I argue, man argues against two beautiful ladies like this,

they're going to have the last word.

She spoke not elegantly but with unmistakable clarity.

She said, I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our

next. Hello and welcome back to strict scrutiny your

podcast about the Supreme Court and the legal culture that surrounds it.

We're your host today. I'm Melissa Murray. I'm Leah

Littman and I'm Kate Shaw and today we're going to dive deeper into the

cases the court will hear in the first sitting of this term. We will then have a

court-culture segment that will quickly cover some state court matters as well as one federal court case.

And finally, we're going to bring you a conversation about recent and exciting developments in antitrust law with some very special guests.

But before we get to that, we have a bit of breaking news to cover.

Judge Tanya Chutkin, Unsealed Special Counsel Jack Smith's brief outlining

whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in the election

interference case. Essentially this is the brief where Smith lays out

evidence about how Trump attempted to subvert the election, evidence that Smith

thinks he should be able to admit a trial because it's not barred by the Supreme Court's

horrendous immunity decision. Yes, we are going to be dealing with the after effects of that

clown show for a while. The brief is 165 pages, but do not be deterred by that length. It is an incredible and riveting

read both in general and in the individual state-level narratives that it unfolds. It opens with this line, quote,

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