Strict Scrutiny

{{distinguish|text=the legal doctrine of strict scrutiny}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}}

{{Short description|Podcast about the US Supreme Court}}

{{Infobox podcast

| title = Strict Scrutiny

| hosting = Leah Litman
Melissa Murray
Kate A. Shaw

| genre = Law

| format = Audio

| language = English

| production = Melody Rowell

| num_seasons = 3

| began = {{start date|2019|07|01}}

| provider = Crooked Media

| website = {{url|https://strictscrutinypodcast.com/}}

}}

Strict Scrutiny is a podcast focusing on the Supreme Court of the United States and its associated legal culture. It is hosted by Leah Litman, Melissa Murray, and Kate Shaw.{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://strictscrutinypodcast.com/about/ |access-date=March 23, 2022 |website=Strict Scrutiny |language=en-US |archive-date=February 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202060352/https://strictscrutinypodcast.com/about/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite journal |last1=Litman |first1=Leah |last2=Murray |first2=Melissa |last3=Shaw |first3=Katherine |date=2021 |title=A Podcast of One's Own |url=https://repository.law.umich.edu/mjgl/vol28/iss1/3/ |journal=Michigan Journal of Gender & Law |volume=28 |language=en |issue=1 |pages=51 |doi=10.36641/mjgl.28.1.podcast |s2cid=238010637 |access-date=March 23, 2022 |archive-date=June 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604231532/https://repository.law.umich.edu/mjgl/vol28/iss1/3/ |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }} Litman is a professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School, Murray is a professor of law at New York University School of Law, and Shaw is a professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.{{cite web |title=Kate Shaw • Faculty • Penn Carey Law |url=https://www.law.upenn.edu/faculty/kateshaw |access-date=8 February 2024}} The podcast debuted in 2019 and was acquired by Crooked Media in January 2022.{{Cite news |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=January 27, 2022 |title=Crooked Media Makes First Podcast Acquisitions: 'Strict Scrutiny' and 'Hot Take' (EXCLUSIVE) |language=en-US |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/crooked-media-acquisitions-strict-scrutiny-hot-take-1235165127/ |access-date=March 23, 2022 |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407073852/https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/crooked-media-acquisitions-strict-scrutiny-hot-take-1235165127/ |url-status=live }} In January 2023, it was nominated for an Ambie Award in the category "Best Politics or Opinion Podcast".{{Cite news |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=2023-01-30 |title=Podcast Academy Announces 2023 Ambies Awards Nominees (Full List) |language=en-US |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/podcast-academy-ambies-awards-2023-nomiations-list-1235506357/ |access-date=2023-02-01}}