Mr. Chief Justice, may please support.

It's an old joke.

When I argue, men, 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

or for next. Hello and welcome back to Strict Scrutney, your podcast about the Supreme Court and the legal

culture that surrounds it. We're your host today. I'm Melissa Murray. And I'm Kate Shaw. And with the

court off this week, we are bringing you a terrific interview with Judge David Tatel, formerly of the D.C. Circuit. We're going to be talking about his new book, Vision, a memoir of blindness and justice. We know the last few episodes have been in the bleak range. And this book and Judge Tatel are a much-needed pick-me-up going into the holiday season.

We should also note, Leah's not here.

So this is one of those episodes where I'm the double, Kate's the Angel, and I'm going to

try and just completely corrupt Kate by the end of this episode.

So listeners, if I've succeeded, let me know.

We have one hour and I'm going to do it.

Okay.

So we will get to our conversation with Judge Tatele in a little bit after Melissa works her magic.

But before we do that, we want to spend a little bit of time continuing our reeling roundups regarding

the election. First up, I want to reprise Leah's just amazing coinage from last week and note

that it seems that not everyone wants a frat paddle turned real live boy as their attorney general.

So last Thursday, after a whirlwind week in which the House Ethics Committee undertook turned real live boy as their attorney general.

So last Thursday, after a whirlwind week in which the House Ethics Committee undertook a party-line vote to keep their report into their investigation of Gates under wraps, and Gates himself made the rounds on Capitol Hill, our would-be Attorney General decided that his nomination had become too much of a distraction for the new administration. So he withdrew his name. And on the heels of that announcement,

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