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Doing Government on Twitter
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Length:
68 minutes
Released:
Nov 6, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Melissa, Leah, and Kate recap cases the Supreme Court heard last week about whether government officials can block people on social media platforms. Do the justices actually understand how social media, or even the Internet, works? Unclear! Plus, a recap of the case over whether the phrase "Trump Too Small" can be trademarked. They also preview the upcoming second amendment case, United States v. Rahimi, which challenges a federal law prohibiting people subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing guns.Read Melissa and Kate's op-ed in the New York Times, "One of the Most Brazen Republican Schemes Around Abortion Is Happening in Ohio."Check out our new shirts, dropping just in time for holiday shopping!Bluesky: leahlitman.bsky.social, profmmurray.bsky.social, Kateshaw.bsky.social, strictscrutiny@bsky.social, strictscrutiny@bsky.socialThreads: @profleahlitman, @profmmurray, @kateashaw, @strictscrutinypodcastFor a transcript of this episode, go to crooked.com/strictscrutiny
Released:
Nov 6, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Leg Day: In the second summer episode, Leah, Melissa and Jaime keep things light with a discussion of the Court's death penalty docket, the Armed Career Criminal Act cases from this past term, and Justice Kavanaugh's opinion in Flowers v. Mississippi. Kate also joins them to reflect on her time clerking for Justice John Paul Stevens. Last episode was our testing pancake, and this one is B-A-N-A-N-A-S. by Strict Scrutiny