Leah Litman on the Grievance and Conspiracy Theories That Run SCOTUS

Straight White American Jesus

Axis Mundi Media: Bradley Onishi + Daniel Miller

News, Politics

4.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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In this episode of 'Straight White American Jesus,' host Brad Onishi welcomes Leah Litman, a professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School , author of "Lawless," and co-host of the podcast 'Strict Scrutiny.' They discuss the political nature of the Supreme Court. Litman highlights conservative grievances, the rise of conspiracy theories influenced by these grievances, and the implications for judicial decisions affecting voting rights, LGBT equality, and reproductive rights. They explore the detrimental impact of originalism and the influence of the Federalist Society on judicial appointments. The conversation concludes with potential reforms to democratize the Supreme Court, including court expansion and ethics codes. Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content most Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 800-episode archive, Discord access, and more: ⁠⁠https://axismundi.supercast.com/ Lawless: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Lawless/Leah-Litman/9781668054628 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:14.7	I just think not using politics to try to change the court is just insanity.
1:24.4	You are just letting them get away with their takeover and capture of the court. And they,
1:32.0	like, the court is political. There's just no getting around that. And so you need to acknowledge that
1:36.9	if you want to change it. You can't traffic in this alternative reality and just wish cast that we
1:43.3	had a totally different Supreme Court and hope that one day it will return to that.
1:49.5	Like that is not how any of this works.
1:52.5	And so it is that is addressed to democratic political officials and elites who do not seem to be able to get the message.
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