The Constitution (Melissa's Version)

Kate & Leah talk to Melissa about her new book, The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader (bookshop.org/p/books/the-constitution-annotate…;), or, as we like to call it at Strict HQ, The Constitution (Melissa’s Version). Then all three unravel what happened with the Virginia Supreme Court invalidating voter-approved redistricting maps, along with other voting-related shenanigans in the wake of Callais. Finally, they talk with Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, about why and how anti-abortion forces are once again targeting mifepristone.
Favorite things:

• Kate: Yesteryear (bookshop.org/p/books/yesteryear-a-novel-caro-c…) by Caro Claire Burke; NYC Mayor Mamdani skipping the Met Gala to hang out with fashion industry workers; Chris Hayes’ interview with Molly Crabapple on Why Is This Happening? (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/here-where-we-li…); the Artemis II crew answering kids’ questions on The Daily (nytimes.com/2026/05/06/podcasts/the-daily/arte…)

• Leah: Middle of Nowhere, Kacey Musgraves; Dancing on the Wall, MUNA; “Who Will Stand Up to the Supreme Court Justices? (nytimes.com/2026/05/02/opinion/supreme-court-v…)” By Niko Bowie and Daphna Renan; “John Roberts Believes in an America That Doesn’t Exist (nytimes.com/2026/05/06/opinion/callais-voting-…),” by Jamelle Bouie

• Melissa: Amy Sherald’s Met Gala look (vanityfair.com/style/story/amy-sherald-met-gal…)

Get tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE – The Bad Decisions Tour 2026!

• 6/20/26 – New York City

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