About this episode
Melissa, Leah, and Kate kick the show off with a look at the Court’s 4-4 deadlock on Oklahoma’s religious charter school case. Then, it’s a romp through the shadow docket, Judge Jim Ho’s sweaty pleas for attention, Kristi Noem’s humiliating Senate hearing, and selections from Trump’s fascism grab bag. Leah also speaks with Professor Noah Rosenblum of NYU School of Law about the 6-3 decision from the Court allowing the president to fire federal commissioners without cause. Hosts’ favorite things: Kate : Read Your Way Through New York City (NYT); Girl on Girl How: Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves , Sophie Gilbert; Cahokia Jazz , Francis Spufford Leah : Matt Kacsmaryk Shouldn't Be a Judge , Chris Geidner (Law Dork); Let Them Stare , Julie Murphy and Jonathan Van Ness; Kissing Girls on Shabbat , Sara Glass; The Duke of Shadows , Meredith Duran Melissa : The Four Seasons (Netflix); Matriarch , Tina Knowles Get tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE – The Bad Decisions Tour 2025! 3/6/26 – San Francisco 3/7/26 – Los Angeles Learn more: http://crooked.com/events Order your copy of Leah's book, Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes Follow us on Instagram , Threads , and Bluesky Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.