The Lawless Court: Leah Litman

June 19th, 2025

“Something is deeply wrong in the Supreme Court.”

We discuss how the Supreme Court’s lawlessness is fueled by the conservative grievance mindset where Republicans believe they are victims of laws they don’t agree with. The Supreme Court has played an important role in enabling the current administration’s actions. 

Leah Litman is co-host of the Strict Scrutiny podcast, professor of law at the University of Michigan and former Supreme Court clerk, and the author of Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes.

Your civic action toolkit recommendations from Leah are:

1. Get educated on the Supreme Court!

2. Read Leah’s book, Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes

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Credits:

Host: Mila Atmos 

Guest: Leah Litman

Executive Producer: Mila Atmos

Producer: Zack Travis