The Conservative Push To Weaken Our Democracy | Crooked Media
The article is a summary of a podcast episode from Crooked Media's *Strict Scrutiny*, hosted by Leah Litman. The episode features discussions with international law expert Rebecca Ingber on the US and Israel's conflict with Iran, journalist Chris Geidner on domestic legal issues including the Epstein files, Medicaid funding disputes, and independent media, and voting rights attorney Marc Elias on threats to voting rights from all three branches of government. The episode also covers recent Supreme Court oral arguments and opinions, along with promotional content for upcoming live shows and books by the hosts.
In This Episode
International law expert Rebecca Ingber of Cardozo Law joins Leah at the top of the show to talk about the US and Israel’s war on Iran. Then, Leah welcomes guest co-host Chris Geidner of Law Dork to run through domestic legal news, including the omission of allegations against Trump from the Epstein files, the President’s MAHA Surgeon General nominee Casey Means’s confirmation hearing, the administration’s wildly illegal halting of Medicaid funds to Minnesota, the role of independent media in Trump 2.0, and some of the stories Chris has been breaking. They also unpack last week’s oral arguments and opinions before Leah is joined by Marc Elias, chair of Elias Law Group and founder of Democracy Docket, to discuss how voting rights are under attack from all three branches of government.
Favorite Things:
- Chris: Upcoming theatre including As You Like It(RSC),The Rock Horror Show(Broadway), andSunday in the Park With George(Barbican, London) - Leah: Her upcoming article for the Georgetown Law Review, The Passive Vices; independent media includingLaw Dork;Democracy Docket; andOne First;The Supreme Court is Not “Reining in” Executive Power, Steve Vladeck (One First); Crooked on MS NOW premiering on Saturday at 9pm ET on MS NOW
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- 3/6/26 – San Francisco
- 3/7/26 – Los Angeles
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