rich 1.0 This Monday officially kicks off a new Supreme Court term, and the cases and controversies are already heating up. Leah, Kate, and Melissa dig into the Court’s decision to allow the administration to resume “third-country removals,” as well as its decision to take up a new case challenging the administration’s policy of indefinitely detaining immigrants who cross the border illegally. Then, it’s time for the first argument previews of the term! Cases this week include one that could have significant implications for holding oil and gas companies accountable for climate change, and a challenge involving the constitutionality of federal laws affecting veterans’ benefits. Finally, Kate and Leah talk with Kelly Lytle Hernández, professor of history at UCLA, about her new book, Racist by Design: Two Centuries of U.S. Immigration Control (https://bookshop.org/p/books/racist-by-design-two-centuries-of-u-s-immigration-control-kelly-lytle-hern-ndez/b4a5ff8cd07aaec9?ean=9781324117094) . Favorite Things: Leah: The Love Hypothesis (https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0IH8VKXSSIAXGDCWKPS2UU3HZT) | The Public Shaming (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/us/politics/supreme-court-roberts-maine.html) of John Roberts Kate: Should I Stay or Should I Go? (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/10/05/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go) Melissa: ‘A Different World’ Renewed (https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/a-different-world-renewed-season-2-netflix-1236897429/) for Season 2 | Swan Song (https://bookshop.org/p/books/swan-song-diana-my-sister-charles-spencer/e87a70d6d838f0e6?ean=9798217379743&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=dsa_nonbrand&utm_content=%7Badgroupname%7D&utm_term=dsa-19959388920&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=12440232635&gbraid=0AAAAACfld43vttvPcil5pdv_mUU3g-doK&gclid=CjwKCAjwrP3VBhBbEiwAnaqpQ8frJ54U-e6noTHtPicJExEFnfVaK1fbVgxw4g137xzrprhveLLGthoCgjMQAvD_BwE) by Earl Spencer Take the Strict Scrutiny survey (https://crooked.com/strictsurvey) . New Strict merch available here (https://store.crooked.com/products/were-gonna-need-a-bigger-court-graphic-t-shirt) . You can now listen to Strict Scrutiny for CLE credits in California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, and Oregon! More info at http://crooked.com/strict_cleGet tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE on November 6th in Washington, DC: Crookedcon.com (http://crookedcon.com/) Buy Melissa’s book, The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader (https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-constitution-annotated-for-the-contemporary-reader-melissa-murray/8e7f0dfa472fc3ca?ean=9781668221938&next=t&) Buy Leah’s book, Lawless (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) , now out in paperback Follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/strictscrutinypodcast/?hl=en) , Threads (https://www.threads.net/@strictscrutinypodcast) , and Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/strictscrutiny.bsky.social) For a transcript of an episode of Strict Scrutiny please email transcripts@crooked.com (mailto:transcripts@crooked.com) Strict Scrutiny https://audioboom.com/channels/5166629-strict-scrutiny Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/43408246/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8960363/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>