{{distinguish|text=the legal doctrine of [[Strict scrutiny|strict scrutiny]]}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Short description|Podcast about the US Supreme Court}}
{{Infobox podcast
| title = Strict Scrutiny
| hosting = [[Leah Litman]]<br>[[Melissa Murray (academic)|Melissa Murray]]<br>[[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 (academic)|Melissa Murray]], and [[Kate A. Shaw|Kate Shaw]].<ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Litman |first=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 |language=en |issue=28.1 |pages=51 |doi=10.36641/mjgl.28.1.podcast |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 }}</ref> Litman is an assistant 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 Professor of Law at the [[Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=People |url=https://strictscrutinypodcast.com/people/ |access-date=March 23, 2022 |website=Strict Scrutiny |language=en-US |archive-date=February 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202054340/https://strictscrutinypodcast.com/people/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The podcast debuted in 2019 and was acquired by [[Crooked Media]] in January 2022.<ref>{{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 }}</ref> In January 2023, it was nominated for an [[Ambies|Ambie Award]] in the category "Best Politics or Opinion Podcast".<ref>{{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}}</ref>

The podcast originally [https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/appellate_advocacy/2019/09/strict-scrutiny-a-conversational-approachable-supreme-court-podcast.html also included] appellate lawyer Jaime Santos, who eventually left the show.  This "fifth Beatle" is not referenced on the current show, and many are not aware of her earlier [https://strictscrutinypodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/How-To-Train-Your-Killer-Whale.pdf involvement].  

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|https://strictscrutinypodcast.com/}}

[[Category:2019 podcast debuts]]
[[Category:Crooked Media]]
[[Category:Law podcasts]]
[[Category:Audio podcasts]]
[[Category:Political podcasts]]
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