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Strict Scrutiny
Strict Scrutiny
Strict Scrutiny is a podcast about the United States Supreme Court and the legal culture that surrounds it. Hosted by three badass constitutional law professors-- Leah Litman, Kate Shaw, and Melissa Murray-- Strict Scrutiny provides in-depth, accessible, and irreverent analysis of the Supreme Court and its cases, culture, and personalities. Each week, Leah, Kate, and Melissa break down the latest headlines and biggest legal questions facing our country, emphasizing what it all means for our daily lives. Whether you’re a lawyer or law student, or you’re just here for the messy legal drama, Strict Scrutiny has you covered. New...
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True95% confidence7 sourcesSep 15, 2026Kash Patel is testifying before a Senate committee.Said by AMultiple tier1 sources (AP, Reuters) and tier2 CBS and CNN report that FBI Director Kash Patel testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, the day the post was made. The claim faithfully paraphrases the passage's 'currently testifying before the Senate' and the Senate body is resolved correctly as the Judiciary Committee; no source contradicts it.True65% confidence7 sourcesSep 15, 20265 million children across Texas are going to be greeted by the Ten Commandments in their classrooms.Said by ASources show Texas's SB 10 requires the Ten Commandments in public elementary and secondary classrooms, Texas schools serve about 5.5 million students, and the en banc Fifth Circuit upheld the law in April 2026, so roughly 5 million children being exposed to the posters this school year is consistent with the record. The main caveats are that the figure is a rounding of 5.5 million, the law applies to donated posters, and the 11 districts once covered by a federal injunction were not necessarily all displaying them.True92% confidence4 sourcesSep 15, 2026Texas politicians passed a law requiring the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom.Said by AThe claim that Texas politicians passed a law requiring the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom is supported. Senate Bill 10 passed the Texas Senate, the Lieutenant Governor's office and the Texas Attorney General describe it as enacted, and AP reports it was signed by Gov. Greg Abbott and requires display in every public school classroom. The post's added opinion that it forces religion on children is not part of the extracted claim, and later litigation that halted enforcement in eleven districts does not contradict the passage.True95% confidence6 sourcesSep 15, 2026The Supreme Court declined to issue a stay of the lower court's ruling that invalidated the Postal Service's regulation on mail-in ballots.Said by CMultiple tier1 and primary sources (Reuters, AP, the Supreme Court order itself) confirm the Supreme Court on September 14, 2026 denied the government's application for a stay of Judge Talwani's preliminary injunction blocking the USPS mail-in ballot rule. The claim faithfully paraphrases the post's passage, and the post's 'declined to issue a stay' matches the sources.True92% confidence5 sourcesSep 15, 2026The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision allowing the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools.Said by AThe Fifth Circuit issued decisions allowing Ten Commandments displays in public schools: in February 2026 it lifted the block on Louisiana's law, and on April 21, 2026 its en banc majority held that Texas's classroom display requirement does not violate the Establishment or Free Exercise Clauses. The post's reference to 'this practice' fits the Texas ruling, and the claim's generic wording is supported by the sources.True85% confidence7 sourcesSep 15, 202628 families in Texas are challenging the Ten Commandments law in the Supreme Court with support from Americans United for Separation of Church and State.Said by AAs of the September 15, 2026 post date, the sources show that 28 Texas families (Miami Herald says 'more than two dozen') had asked the Supreme Court to review the Fifth Circuit's upholding of Texas's Ten Commandments classroom law, and that Americans United was part of the coalition representing them alongside the ACLU. The claim matches the post's wording and the sources do not contradict it, and the case was still pending at the Supreme Court when the sources were published.True70% confidence9 sourcesSep 15, 2026The Supreme Court declined to block an executive order that announced Donald Trump's plans to interfere with the election using the U.S. Postal Service.Said by CThe Supreme Court's August 24, 2026 stay lifted the lower court's injunction, letting Trump's March executive order proceed, and the order directed the Postal Service to act on mail ballots. The claim's 'interfere' characterization is framing, and the Court's later September 14 ruling blocked the USPS implementation, which the post's 'a few weeks ago' phrasing does not address; the claim's core, that the Court declined to block the order, is supported.True85% confidence6 sourcesSep 15, 2026The Supreme Court issued an order late Monday night blocking a Postal Service regulation that announced plans to decline to deliver batches of ballots.Said by BMultiple sources report that the Supreme Court's brief unsigned order on Monday evening, September 14, 2026, denied the administration's emergency application and kept in place a freeze on the USPS mail-ballot rule, which would have let the Postal Service refuse delivery of non-compliant ballots. The claim's 'late Monday night' timing and 'batches of ballots' wording are slightly loose paraphrases of 'Monday evening' and 'reject all ballots in a batch if one mismatch occurred,' but the core assertion holds.True95% confidence4 sourcesSep 15, 2026The Supreme Court order stated that the government is unlikely to succeed on the merits regarding the Postal Service regulation.Said by AThe Supreme Court's unsigned order of September 14, 2026 (No. 26A305) states that the government 'is unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge to the District Court's preliminary injunction,' matching the claim's wording; multiple reliable outlets and the Court's own text confirm it. The claim is a faithful extraction from the post and is graded as true.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True95% confidence3 sourcesSep 15, 2026The Supreme Court order stated that equitable factors do not favor the government regarding the Postal Service regulation.Said by AThe Supreme Court's September 14, 2026 order in 26A305 states that the equitable factors 'do not favor a stay,' which matches the claim's core assertion. The order says 'stay' rather than 'the government,' but the claim is a faithful paraphrase of the same point.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True92% confidence5 sourcesSep 15, 2026The Supreme Court decision to disturb the lower court's injunction blocking the Postal Service regulation was a 7-2 decision.Said by AMultiple sources report that the Supreme Court voted 7-2 on the emergency application to block the Postal Service mail-ballot rule, with Thomas and Alito dissenting, leaving the lower-court injunction in place. The claim's 'disturb' wording means the court declined to disturb the injunction, which matches the reporting, and the extraction faithfully reflects the post.True95% confidence3 sourcesSep 15, 2026Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in a concurrence that there is at least a fair prospect that the final rule falls within the Postal Service's statutory authority.Said by CThe primary Supreme Court order text (Postal Service v. California, Kavanaugh concurrence, Sept. 14, 2026) states verbatim that 'there is at least a fair prospect that the final rule falls within the Postal Service's statutory authority,' and multiple independent outlets (NPR, Axios, Times-Georgian, Post Register) quote the same language. The claim faithfully reflects the post's quotation and the concurrence's content.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.