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SCOTUS Is About to Drop 19 Decisions—Here’s What You Need to Know (w/ Leah Litman) | Illegal News

2026-06-17 News & Politics
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Sarah Longwell is joined by law professor and Strict Scrutiny co-host Leah Litman to discuss the White House’s plan to suspend habeas corpus, JD Vance’s push to invoke the Insurrection Act, the Gavin Newsom investigation, and the 19 Supreme Court decisions that could reshape American democracy before the midterms. Make laundry day the best day of the week! Get 20% off your entire order @LaundrySauce with code ILLEGALNEWS at https://laundrysauce.com/ILLEGALNEWS #laundrysaucepod Ready to reach your goals? Visit https://forhers.com/illegalnews to get personalized, affordable care that gets you. Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:06 Gavin Newsom Investigation and DOJ Weaponization 00:09:13 How the Supreme Court Expanded Presidential Power 00:11:12 Ad Break: Laundry Sauce 00:13:20 Trump’s Push to Suspend Habeas Corpus 00:23:35 Ad Break: Hers 00:25:32 Supreme Court Decisions Still to Come 00:31:13 The Court’s Voting Rights Act Ruling 00:34:10 Todd Blanche and DOJ Concerns 00:39:11 Unitary Executive Theory Explained 00:42:00 What Citizens Can Do and Court Reform 00:45:22 Leah Litman on Expanding the Supreme Court & Final Thoughts

Top Comments (10)

@oceanecastelnau9821 2026-06-18

The Supreme Court is deeply immoral.

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@M.Melnick 2026-06-17

Glad to see Strict Scrutiny and the Bulwark teaming up

72 2 replies
@charlesmartin1121 2026-06-17

This corrupt Supreme Court is just as culpable in the decline of this country as Trump himself.

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@PolyglotPfannkuchen 2026-06-17

Fascists gonna fascist. Nuremberg 2.0 gonna be lit.

51 2 replies
@ProtectDemocracyUS2UKRAINE 2026-06-18

We must investigate the justices and impeach the criminal ones.

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@nogunnofear6703 2026-06-18

The Newsome situation is like, dare I say it, a WITCH HUNT!😊

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@mikev.2945 2026-06-18

I love when you have Leah on. She's so damn smart as well as being a kind, empathetic person.

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@MaShcode 2026-06-18

The sane judges on the SCOTUS should leak the insane Alito/Thomas decisions just to make them squirm. The way they shit on the US Constitution and walk away is intolerable. They must pay a price for their ideological edicts with no basis in law that has the consequence of destroying the 14th amendment.

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@shawnworth2271 2026-06-19

SCOTUS needs term limits (15? 18? 20? years) & an enforceable code of ethics!!!

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@seamusmcgowan1 2026-06-18

Glad your hosting Strict Scrutiny hosts, great SCOTUS coverage with awesome snark and dark humor.

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