Melissa Murray

Jul 9, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | Chris Hayes |Kate Shaw |Melissa Murray |Leah Litman

Another year, another pretty wild Supreme Court term. SCOTUS recently ended its term with a number of big decisions including ruling that former president Donald Trump is immune from prosecution for his “official acts” in office. And it also overturned the Chevron doctrine, reversing a 40-year-old precedent that afforded federal agencies a degree of discretion in interpreting ambiguous laws.

Mar 26, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | Leah Litman |Melissa Murray |Kate Shaw

Leah, Melissa, and Kate give a quick take on the bottom line from the oral arguments in the medication abortion case that is currently unraveling in the Supreme Court.

Mar 21, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | Andrew Weissmann |Melissa Murray |Glenn Close |Liam Neeson

On this special episode, Glenn Close and Liam Neeson read excerpts of the NY and DC criminal cases against Donald Trump, as legal analysts Andrew Weissmann and co-author Melissa Murray weigh in.

Oct 9, 2023 | podcasts.apple.com | Leah Litman |Melissa Murray |Kate Shaw

Kate, Melissa, and Leah recap oral arguments in the cases the Supreme Court heard last week.

Jun 8, 2023 | washingtonpost.com | Melissa Murray |Steve Vladeck

Comment on this storyCommentMelissa Murray is a professor at New York University School of Law and co-host of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast. Steve Vladeck is a professor at the University of Texas School of Law and author of “The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic.”The Supreme Court’s unexpected decision on Thursday to keep Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act intact was greeted with relief — even giddiness — among many in the media.