Jon Lovett joins Leah and Melissa to talk about what’s at stake in this week’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election and what it was like campaigning for Susan Crawford in Madison and Milwaukee. Then, the ladies run through a busy week of argument recaps, opinions, and legal news, covering the relitigation of the Voting Rights Act, the sunsetting of the administrative state, and that text chain.Hosts’ favorite things this week:<ul><li>Leah: <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/770196/after-dobbs-by-david-s-cohen-and-carole-joffe/">After Dobbs</a>, David Cohen & Carol Jaffe; <a href="https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/lady-gaga-mayhem/">Mayhem</a>, Lady Gaga; <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/black_bag">Black Bag</a>, Steven Soderbergh; Wrexford & Sloane mystery series by <a href="https://bookshop.org/contributors/andrea-penrose">Andrea Penrose</a>; Lawsuits by Wilmer & Jenner challenging wildly unconstitutional executive orders; Judge Howell’s <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/27/g-s1-56739/judge-trump-howell-judiciary">order</a> rejecting the request for her to recuse in the challenge to the EO targeting the Perkins Coie order</li><li>Melissa: Last week’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gurTyvi2ixQ">episode</a> of Strict Scrutiny; <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/season-of-light-julie-iromuanya/21525207?ean=9781643755519&next=t">A Season of Light</a>, Julie Iromuanya; <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-note-alafair-burke/21376845">The Note</a>, Alafair Burke; <a href="https://www.hbo.com/music-box">Yacht Rock: The Dockumentary</a> (Max); Gwyneth and Meghan <a href="https://www.instyle.com/meghan-markle-unexpected-gwyneth-paltrow-appearance-11703520">on Instagram</a>; <a href="https://x.com/Schneider_CM/status/1904232372444295281">New Phone; Houthis?</a> (Christian Schneider on X); <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/laseletzky.bsky.social/post/3ll5mh7kc6222">Text STOP to opt out of war plans</a> (Leta McCullough Seletsky on Bluesky)</li></ul>
Get tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE – The Bad Decisions Tour 2025!&nbsp;<ul><li>5/31 – Washington DC</li><li>6/12 – NYC</li><li>10/4 – Chicago</li></ul>Learn more: <a href="http://crooked.com/events" target="_blank">http://crooked.com/events</a>Pre-order your copy of Leah's forthcoming book, <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Lawless/Leah-Litman/9781668054628" target="_blank">Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes</a> (out May 13th)Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/strictscrutinypodcast/?hl=en" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.threads.net/@strictscrutinypodcast" target="_blank">Threads</a>, and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/strictscrutiny.bsky.social" target="_blank">Bluesky</a>

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