Hunger Games for Legal Hackery
July 14, 2025
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Hunger Games for Legal Hackery
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Strict Scrutiny Episodes Around July 14, 2025
Episode 362 of 414 — walk the feed in the order it was published.
Hunger Games for Legal Hackery
Summary
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZl9z2UMvN9mwpUoU9-E9bA">Katie Phang</a>, independent journalist and trial lawyer, joins Leah to run through the week’s legal news–and there’s a lot of it! They unpack, as KBJ puts it, “this Court’s demonstrated enthusiasm for greenlighting this President’s legally dubious actions in an emergency posture” and break down the latest thirstiness from the judges angling to be Trump’s next SCOTUS pick. Then, all three hosts are joined by Strict Scrutiny’s official roadie, Chris Hayes, to talk about his book, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-sirens-call-how-attention-became-the-world-s-most-endangered-resource-chris-hayes/21744711"><i>The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource</i></a>. </p><p>Hosts’ and Guests’ Favorite Things:</p><ul>
<li>Chris: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjgI-nK1PHE">What we won on Election Day</a>, Zohran Mamdani</li>
<li>Kate: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/opinion/ezra-klein-show-chris-hayes.html">Mamdani, Trump and the End of the Old Politics</a>, Ezra Klein & Chris Hayes (NYT); <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/moral-ambition-rutger-bregman/21797750?ean=9780316580359&next=t">Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference</a>, Rutger Bregman</li>
<li>Melissa: Dirty Dancing; <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/ruin-their-crops-on-the-ground-america-s-politics-of-food-from-the-trail-of-tears-to-school-lunch-andrea-freeman/20604105?ean=9781250871046&next=t">Ruin Their Crops on the Ground: The Politics of Food in the United States, from the Trail of Tears to School Lunch</a> & <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/skimmed-breastfeeding-race-and-injustice-andrea-freeman/11825508?ean=9781503628960&next=t">Skimmed: Breastfeeding, Race, and Injustice</a>, Andrea Freeman</li>
<li>Leah: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/bury-our-bones-in-the-midnight-soil-v-e-schwab/21504341?ean=9781250320520&next=t">Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil</a>, V.E. Schwab; <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/bone-valley-murder-and-injustice-in-florida-gilbert-king/04b98ecfd7abac1a?ean=9781250368546&next=t">Bone Valley: A True Story of Injustice and Redemption in the Heart of Florida</a>, Gilbert King; Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter <a href="https://beyonce.com/tour">tour</a>
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<li>Katie: <a href="https://katiephang.substack.com/p/a-lawsuit-against-alligator-alcatraz">A Lawsuit against Alligator Alcatraz!</a> (Katie’s <a href="https://katiephang.substack.com/">Substack</a>)</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>