Mr Chief Justice,

Justice, may it please to court.

It's an old joke, but when I argue, man 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 off our

next. Hello and

welcome back to strict scrutiny your podcast about the Supreme Court and the legal

culture that surrounds it.

We are your hosts today. I'm Kate Shaw and I'm Leah Littman.

Melissa is away actually doing today. I'm Kate Shaw. And I'm Leah Littman.

Melissa is away actually doing jury stuff in New York.

That's all we're going to say there, leaving it vague,

and letting you fill in the blanks.

But here is what we have on tap for you today while she is away doing her civic duty.

We are going to begin by covering a pending emergency application arising out of the continued

efforts to enforce the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana.

We will then bring you a pretty ample court culture segment because some federal judges in Texas

are apparently desperately in need of attention.

And we will end with a brief discussion

of the two recent opinions the Supreme Court

issued since our last episode.

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