Boy Math, Boy Law, Man Problems

<p></p><p>Leah, Melissa, and Kate dive into the raging legal battles over redistricting ahead of next year’s midterms, Interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan’s massive oopsies in her prosecution of James Comey, developments with L’Affaire Epstein, and other assorted legal quagmires and outrages from the Trump administration. Then, Kate chats with University of Minnesota Law Professor Jill Hasday about her book <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/we-the-men-how-forgetting-women-s-struggles-for-equality-perpetuates-inequality-jill-elaine-hasday/8e281cc33a14bb9a"><i>We the Men: How Forgetting Women's Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality</i></a>. Check out Leah’s review of Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s book, <i>Listening to the Law</i>, for the Los Angeles Review of Books <a href="https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/is-justice-barrett-listening/">here</a>.</p><p>Favorite things:</p><ul>

<li>Kate: <a href="https://rosalia.lnk.to/lux">Lux</a>, Rosalía; <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/11/16/magazine/trump-justice-department-staff-attorneys.html">The Unraveling of the Justice Department</a>, Emily Bazelon and Rachel Poser (NYT); <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/wild-dark-shore-reese-s-book-club-pick-a-novel-charlotte-mcconaghy/45160eba5b1e0f1f?ean=9781250827951&amp;next=t">Wild Dark Shore</a>, Charlotte McConaghy; <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-gods-of-new-york-egotists-idealists-opportunists-and-the-birth-of-the-modern-city-1986-1990-jonathan-mahler/92bc9ffc735c43d1?ean=9780525510635&amp;next=t">The Gods of New York: Egotists, Idealists, Opportunists, and the Birth of the Modern City: 1986-1990</a>, Jonathan Mahler</li>

<li>Leah: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOEklH8Eyw4&amp;list=RDAOEklH8Eyw4&amp;start_radio=1">Mature</a>, Hilary Duff; <a href="https://poptartsbowl.com/">The Pop-Tarts Bowl</a>; <a href="https://cupcakinbakeshop.com/">Cupcakin’ Bake Shop</a> in Berkeley</li>

<li>Melissa: Judith Browne Dianis &amp; Alexei Navalny win the inaugural <a href="https://kettering.org/judith-browne-dianis-alexei-navalny-win-kettering-democracy-prize/">Kettering Democracy Prize</a>; <a href="https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a69289143/meghan-markle-cover-story-interview-2025/">Meghan’s Moment</a>, Kaitlyn Greenidge (Harper's Bazaar); <a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/11/baltimore-scooter-ice-patrol-buzz-grambo-us-navy-veteran/">Meet the Veteran Who Chases ICE on a Scooter</a>, Isabela Dias (Mother Jones)</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>