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Strict Scrutiny

Are You There, God? It’s Me, the Constitution.

Strict Scrutiny

Strict Scrutiny

News, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Government

4.65.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2026

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

SCOTUS may be between argument sessions, but the legal news isn’t slowing down. Kate, Melissa, and Leah cover the latest out of Minnesota before touching on the Department of Homeland Security’s troubling use of administrative subpoenas and Jodi Kantor’s reporting on the introduction of non-disclosure agreements to the Supreme Court. Then, some election news: the Tulsi Gabbard-supervised FBI raid on an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia, Trump’s desire to “take over” elections, and an update on the challenge against California’s Proposition 50, Gavin Newsom’s counter to racial gerrymandering in Texas. Finally, Kristi Noem’s attempt to revoke Temporary Protected Status for Haitians gets shot down by the District Court for the District of Columbia, and a smörgåsbord of other legal bits and pieces.

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0:00.0

Strict scrutiny is brought to you by Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

0:03.7

We are all legal nerds here, and we know that precedent set in any area of the law ripples out across

0:09.1

our lives in so many ways. Our right to religious freedom is one of the most sacred areas of the law,

0:15.0

protects almost every aspect of our daily lives, rights that we all hold dear, like LGBTQ plus rights, freedom to choose the type

0:22.4

of health care that you need, and ensuring a well-funded and inclusive public school system.

0:27.7

Protecting the separation of church and state is, in fact, protecting the very foundation

0:32.0

of our democracy. If you're looking for ways to more deeply understand the connection of and from religion to so many of the civil justice issues we see today, you should check out the Summit for Religious Freedom, or Surf, an annual conference held in D.C. and virtually, April 25th through 27th of this year. At Surf, advocates, organizers, faith leaders, atheists, and everyone in between will come

0:55.6

together to take on the growing threats of Christian nationalism and the efforts to impose one

1:00.5

narrow religious belief on us all. This is a movement for big change and collaboration across the

1:06.7

entire spectrum of religious belief and non-belief. It strengthens our democracy, protects

1:12.1

our public schools, and our reproductive and LGBTQ plus rights, and so much more. So be a part of

1:17.7

the movement that's pushing back and standing up for freedom. You can register to attend today

1:22.6

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