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Strict Scrutiny

"Ghost Guns" are Guns (Duh)

Strict Scrutiny

Crooked Media

Philosophy, News, Government, Supreme Court, Society & Culture

4.84.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

After covering some breaking news, Kate, Melissa and Leah recap last week's oral arguments at the Supreme Court, including cases about civil rights, ghost guns, and the death penalty. Come for the palpable tension between Justices Alito and Kagan, stay for SG Prelogar gently explaining to Justice Alito how a gun isn’t like an omelet.

Transcript

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Mr Chief Justice,

0:03.0

Justice, may it please to court.

0:05.0

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

0:11.0

they're going to have the last word.

0:14.0

She spoke not elegantly but with unmistakable clarity.

0:19.0

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

0:30.3

next. Hello. Hello and welcome back to strict scrutiny your podcast about the Supreme Court and

0:48.9

the legal culture that surrounds it. We're your hosts. I'm Melissa Murray. I'm Leil Littman and I'm

0:54.4

Kate Shaw and news flash we are less than one month out from the November

0:58.4

election which you know if you haven't been living under Iraq but if you are

1:01.7

listening to this podcast we need you to do a couple of things.

1:05.2

First, we need you to make sure you are registered to vote. And second, we need you to check in with your

1:10.9

friends, your book club, your swim team, your yoga instructor, all your

1:15.1

physical therapist, your PT, your actual therapist, everyone, all of them, and make sure that if they

1:21.6

are eligible to vote, they are registered to vote.

1:25.0

Deadlines are coming up fast.

1:26.3

In a lot of places they have already passed in a few states in Pennsylvania where I teach these days,

1:31.0

the deadline to register to vote is October 21st. So in a lot of

1:35.0

places you still have time to have big impact and please please make sure you do not

1:39.5

miss that opportunity. We're begging you.

1:43.2

We're also halfway through the court's October sitting.

1:46.6

So if that doesn't bestir you to go check your registration,

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