SCOTUS Kills Independent Agencies, Expands Presidential Power
Strict Scrutiny

SCOTUS Kills Independent Agencies, Expands Presidential Power

Jun 29, 2026 · 53 min

About this episode

<div> <p>In this emergency episode, Leah and Kate break down today’s incredibly consequential decisions in <em>Trump </em>v.<em> Slaughter </em>and<em> Trump </em>v.<em> Cook</em>, which followed the Project 2025 playbook to rewrite almost a century of precedent regarding presidential power. They also discuss how close the Court came to ruling that states can’t count absentee ballots that are cast by election day but received after election day in <em>Watson v. RNC</em>.</p><p>Get tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE on November 6th in Washington, DC: <a href="http://Crookedcon.com">Crookedcon.com</a></p><p>Buy Melissa’s book,<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-constitution-annotated-for-the-contemporary-reader-melissa-murray/8e7f0dfa472fc3ca?ean=9781668221938&next=t&">The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader</a></p><p>Buy Leah’s book, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/lawless-how-the-supreme-court-runs-on-conservative-grievance-fringe-theories-and-bad-vibes-leah-litman/5b562d6fcb316d6e?ean=9781668054642&next=t">Lawless</a>, now out in paperback</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><p>For a transcript of an episode of Strict Scrutiny, please email <a href="mailto:transcripts@crooked.com">transcripts@crooked.com</a>.</p></div>