Deportations and the Death of Due Process

<p>After a deep dive on the Trump administration’s horrifying misuse of the Alien Enemies Act to deport people from the US without due process, Kate and Leah preview upcoming SCOTUS cases about the Voting Rights Act and the Environmental Protection Agency. Along the way, they also touch on the Trump administration’s targeting of certain law firms and its continued attacks on DEI. </p><p>Hosts’ favorite things this week: </p><ul>

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<strong>Leah:</strong> <a href="https://substack.com/inbox/post/158985345?triedRedirect=true"><i>Fight! Fight! Fight!</i></a>, Rebecca Traister; AOC’s <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/aoc.bsky.social">Bluesky feed</a> during the CR debates/debacle; <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/opinion/trump-trans-denationalizing.html">The Hidden Motive Behind Trump’s Attacks on Trans People</a>, M. Gessen; <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/opinion/musk-wisconsin-supreme-court.html">This Election Will Be a Crucial Test of Musk’s Power</a>, Kate Shaw; <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/opinion/trump-musk-constitutional-unconstitutional.html">Trump Has Gone From Unconstitutional to Anti-Constitutional</a>, Jamelle Bouie</li>

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<strong>Kate:</strong> <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/persons-of-interest/the-feminist-law-professor-who-wants-to-stop-arresting-people-for-domestic-violence">The Feminist Law Professor Who Wants to Stop Arresting People for Domestic Violence</a>, Sarah Lustbader; <a href="https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-dangerous-document-behind-trumps-campus-purges">The Dangerous Document Behind Trump’s Campus Purges</a>, Daphna Renan &amp; Jesse  Hoffnung-Garskof; <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/columbia-academic-freedom/682088/">The Cost of the Government’s Attack on Columbia</a>, Christopher L. Eisgruber</li>

</ul><p></p><p>Get tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE – The Bad Decisions Tour 2025! </p><ul>

<li>3/6/26 – San Francisco</li>

<li>3/7/26 – Los Angeles</li>

</ul><p></p><p>Learn more: <a href="http://crooked.com/events">http://crooked.com/events</a></p><p>Order your copy of Leah's book, <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Lawless/Leah-Litman/9781668054628">Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes</a></p><p>Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/strictscrutinypodcast/?hl=en">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.threads.net/@strictscrutinypodcast">Threads</a>, and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/strictscrutiny.bsky.social">Bluesky</a></p>