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Strict Scrutiny

Strict Scrutiny

News, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Government

4.6 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2025

⏱️ 106 minutes

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Summary

Leah, Melissa, and Kate dive into the raging legal battles over redistricting ahead of next year’s midterms, Interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan’s massive oopsies in her prosecution of James Comey, developments with L’Affaire Epstein, and other assorted legal quagmires and outrages from the Trump administration. Then, Kate chats with University of Minnesota Law Professor Jill Hasday about her book We the Men: How Forgetting Women's Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality. Check out Leah’s review of Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s book, Listening to the Law, for the Los Angeles Review of Books here.

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0:00.0

Strict scrutiny is brought to you by the Southern Environmental Law Center. Right now,

0:05.0

the Trump administration is trying to dismantle our bedrock environmental protections. But here's the

0:09.9

truth. No one voted for dirty air and dirty water. The election wasn't a mandate to contaminate

0:16.3

our water with forever chemicals or to pollute our air with hazardous emissions or to trade away

0:21.3

our public lands to the highest bidders. That's why the Southern Environmental Law Center is

0:26.4

fighting back to protect our bedrock environmental laws and regulations and safeguards in the

0:31.1

courtroom and in the halls of government. With four decades of experience and more than 130

0:36.6

legal and policy experts,

0:38.5

SELC is standing alongside their partners and the people across the South to protect the healthy

0:43.8

environment we all depend on.

0:45.8

Because clean air, clean water, and a healthy climate aren't political.

0:50.2

They're fundamental.

0:51.6

SELC is working hand inhand with communities to stop harmful policies,

0:55.8

fight for clean air and water, defend climate progress,

0:58.5

push for environmental justice,

0:59.9

and protect wild places and wildlife for future generations.

1:03.8

Learn how you can join their important work by visiting sELC.org.

1:08.1

Mr. Chief Justice, may it please support.

1:12.3

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

1:17.5

they're going to have the last word.

1:20.5

She spoke, not elegantly, but with unmistakable clarity, she said,

1:30.3

I ask no favor for my sex.

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