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Stay Tuned with Preet

How SCOTUS Became Your Weird Fringe Theorist Uncle (with Leah Litman)

Stay Tuned with Preet

Vox Media Podcast Network

Society & Culture, Politics, Government, News

4.832.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Is the Supreme Court turning fringe legal theories into the law of the land? Constitutional law professor and Strict Scrutiny co-host Leah Litman joins Preet to talk about the nature of the Supreme Court’s conservative agenda, the biggest cases before the Court this year, and her new book Lawless: How the Supreme Court Came to Run on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and... Bad Vibes.  Plus, Preet answers questions about whether anyone without a law degree has served as a Supreme Court justice, and whether a district court could disregard a Supreme Court ruling. Join the CAFE Insider community to stay informed without hysteria, fear-mongering, or rage-baiting. Head to cafe.com/insider to sign up. Thank you for supporting our work. Show notes and a transcript of the episode are available on our website.  You can now watch this episode! Head to CAFE’s Youtube channel and subscribe. Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on BlueSky, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, welcome to stay tuned.

0:06.0

I'm Preet Bharara.

0:08.1

The Republican justices believe that conservatives and Republicans are the victims, largely of a society that doesn't share their views.

0:17.0

But more generally, whenever they do not get what they want.

0:25.8

Yeah. but more generally, whenever they do not get what they want. That's Leah Littman.

0:27.6

She's a constitutional law professor at the University of Michigan Law School.

0:31.7

She's also a co-host of the excellent legal podcast about the Supreme Court, strict scrutiny.

0:39.1

Littman joins me to talk about her new book, Lawless, How the Supreme Court came to run on conservative grievance, fringe theories,

0:45.3

and bad vibes. We also talk about the Alien Enemies Act, Trump's executive overreach,

0:51.5

and the court's biggest decisions expected in June.

0:58.4

Then I'll answer your questions about whether anyone without a law degree has served as a Supreme Court justice and whether a district court can disregard a Supreme Court ruling.

1:04.1

And stick around to the end for my tribute to a hero you've probably never heard of.

1:08.9

That's coming up.

1:10.5

Stay tuned.

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