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Leah Litman (born December 13, 1984)[1] is a professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School .[2] Litman is a co-host of the podcast Strict Scrutiny , a podcast about the Supreme Court of the United States , alongside Melissa Murray and Kate A. Shaw .[3] [4]
Education
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Litman earned her Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry & Chemical Biology at Harvard College in 2006 and her Juris Doctor summa cum laude at the University of Michigan Law School in 2010. While in law school, she was editor-in-chief of the Michigan Law Review journal and won the Henry M. Bates Memorial Scholarship Award.[5] [6]
Career
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Litman became a Research Associate at Bancroft Associates PLLC in 2006. She was a law clerk to Judge Jeffrey Sutton on the Sixth Circuit from 2010—2011 and then for Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court of the United States from 2011—2012.[7]
Litman became an Associate at WilmerHale in 2012. She then became a Climenko Fellow at Harvard Law School in 2014. She became an assistant professor of law at University of California, Irvine School of Law in 2016, teaching constitutional law, post-conviction review/habeas corpus, and federal courts. In 2019, Litman joined the University of Michigan Law School first as an assistant professor of Law and then as a professor of law in 2022.[8] In 2021, Litman was awarded the L. Hart Wright Teaching Award from Michigan Law students.[9] Litman also was a visiting assistant professor in the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at Stanford Law School .[10] In 2023, Litman received the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Scholar Award from the American Constitution Society .[11]
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Litman has co-hosted the podcast Strict Scrutiny , along with fellow legal academics Kate A. Shaw and Melissa Murray , since 2019. The podcast analyzes and critiques recent Supreme Court cases, providing historical context and political commentary on the likely impacts of the Court's decisions.[12]
Notable cases
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In 2016, Litman was part of the litigation team in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt . The case was decided in the US Supreme Court in a 5–3 ruling. The opinion stated Texas cannot place restrictions on the delivery of abortion services that create an undue burden for women seeking an abortion.[13] [14] [15] [16]
In 2019, Litman was part of the litigation team in Hernandez v. Mesa . The case centered on the 2010 shooting of Sergio Hernández Guereca, an unarmed Mexican national teenager on the Mexican side of the Mexico–United States border . He was shot and killed by United States Border Patrol Agent Jesus Mesa, who was patrolling the border by bicycle.[17] [18] [19]
In 2022, Litman was part of the litigation team in Garcia v. United States . The lawsuit successfully challenged the rescission of the DACA program.[20] [21] [22]
References
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^ "Leah Litman" . American Constitution Society . May 7, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2023 .
^ Spangler, Todd (January 27, 2022). "Crooked Media Makes First Podcast Acquisitions: 'Strict Scrutiny' and 'Hot Take' (EXCLUSIVE)" . Variety . Retrieved February 21, 2023 .
^ "Strict Scrutiny Podcast" . Twitter . Retrieved February 21, 2023 .
^ "Prof. Leah Litman" . The Federalist Society . Retrieved February 21, 2023 .
^ "Leah Litman" . LinkedIn . Retrieved April 11, 2023 .
^ "Students Name Professor Leah Litman, '10, Winner of the 2021 L. Hart Wright Teaching Award" . University of Michigan Law Schoolu . April 21, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2023 .
^ "Leah Litman" . Stanford Law School . Retrieved February 21, 2023 .
^ "Leah Litman | University of Michigan Law School" . michigan.law.umich.edu . Retrieved February 21, 2023 .
^ Institute, The American Law. "Members" . American Law Institute . Retrieved February 21, 2023 .
^ "ACS Selects Constitutional Scholar Leah Litman for 2023 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Scholar Award" . American Constitution Society . March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023 .
^ "Strict Scrutiny : Crooked Media: Books" . Amazon . Retrieved February 21, 2023 .
^ Eckholm, Erik (February 24, 2016). "Supreme Court Abortion Case Seen as a Turning Point for Clinics" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved February 21, 2023 .
^ Coyle, Marcia (June 9, 2016). "Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt: What SCOTUS Is Deciding in the Most Important Abortion Ruling in Decades" . PBS . Retrieved February 21, 2023 .
^ "Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt" . American Civil Liberties Union . Retrieved February 21, 2023 .
^ "Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, 136 S. Ct. 2292 | Casetext Search + Citator" . casetext.com . Retrieved February 21, 2023 .
^ Sands, Geneva (February 21, 2017). "Supreme Court hears case of teen shot dead in Mexico by border agent in US" . ABC News . Retrieved February 21, 2023 .
^ Liptak, Adam (February 25, 2020). "Supreme Court Rules for U.S. Agent Who Shot Mexican Teenager" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved February 21, 2023 .
^ "Hernández v. Mesa, 140 S. Ct. 735" . Casetext . February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2023 .
^ Peters, Cameron (July 17, 2021). "A federal judge declared DACA unlawful. Here's what that means" . Vox . Retrieved February 21, 2023 .
^ "Garcia v. United States Department of Homeland Security, No. 21-1037 (6th Cir. 2022)" . Justia Law . Retrieved February 21, 2023 .
^ "Featured Issue: Protecting Dreamers" . American Immigration Lawyers Association . March 27, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023 .
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