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Strict Scrutiny

SCOTUS's Porn Problem

Strict Scrutiny

Crooked Media

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

4.84.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Leah, Melissa and Kate cover some breaking news, including Biden’s last-minute declaration that the Equal Rights Amendment is the law of the land. Then, it’s a rollicking ride through Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, one of the more entertaining oral arguments of late. Come for the hosts’ sharp legal analysis, stay for Justice Alito’s questions about whether Pornhub features longform journalism.

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0:00.0

Mr. Chief Justice, may please support.

0:04.0

It's an old joke, but when I argue men,

0:08.0

argues against two beautiful ladies like this, they're going to have the last word.

0:12.0

She spoke, not elegantly, but with unmistakable clarity.

0:18.0

She said, I asked no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our legs. So one of the parties here is the owner of Pornhub, right?

0:49.0

Yes.

0:49.5

And what percentage of the material on that is not obscene as to children?

0:55.0

Well, Your Honor, if we're talking about the youngest minors, I would agree that most of it is,

0:59.1

and that is how we read the world.

1:00.5

Is it like the old Playboy magazine?

1:02.8

You have essays there by the modern-day equivalent of Gordaul and William F. Buckley, Jr.?

1:08.6

Not in that sense.

1:10.8

Wow. Heley, Jr. Not in that sense. Wow.

1:12.2

He was really specific.

1:15.5

So, sorry, listeners.

1:17.1

We should have given you a content warning to let you know that it seems that friend of the pod,

1:21.4

Samuel Alito, thinks people visit Pornhub to read the articles.

1:25.3

In any event, we thought the clip would be a perfect way to usher in

1:29.0

the second Trump term. So, hello, and welcome back to strict scrutiny, your podcast about the

1:34.2

Supreme Court and the legal culture that surrounds it. We're your hosts. I'm Leo Littman. I'm Kishaw.

1:39.1

And I'm Melissa Murray. And here's what we have in store for you today. We'll start off with

1:44.0

some breaking news from the outgoing Biden administration, and then we'll bring you up to speed on the special counsel report, or at least where it stands as a Friday, which is when we're recording. We're then going to briefly talk about how some of what we've already seen from the incoming Trump administration is the product of our good friends at the United States Supreme Court.

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