Leah Litman Explained

Leah Litman
Birth Date:13 December 1984
Education:Harvard University (BA)
University of Michigan (JD)
Party:Democratic
Partner:Daniel Deacon

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

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

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]

Media commentary

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

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sapkota . Seema . October 28, 2022 . Who Is Leah Litman's Husband? Assistant Professor of University of Michigan Law School . Showbiz Corner . en-US . April 11, 2023.
  2. Web site: Leah Litman . American Constitution Society . en-US . May 7, 2018 . February 23, 2023.
  3. Web site: Spangler . Todd . January 27, 2022 . Crooked Media Makes First Podcast Acquisitions: 'Strict Scrutiny' and 'Hot Take' (EXCLUSIVE) . Variety . en-US . February 21, 2023.
  4. Web site: Strict Scrutiny Podcast . Twitter . en-US . February 21, 2023.
  5. Web site: Prof. Leah Litman . The Federalist Society . en-US . February 21, 2023.
  6. Web site: Leah Litman . LinkedIn . en-US . April 11, 2023.
  7. Web site: Students Name Professor Leah Litman, '10, Winner of the 2021 L. Hart Wright Teaching Award . University of Michigan Law Schoolu . April 21, 2021 . en-US . February 21, 2023.
  8. Web site: Leah Litman . Stanford Law School . en-US . February 21, 2023.
  9. Web site: Leah Litman University of Michigan Law School . 2023-02-21 . michigan.law.umich.edu . en.
  10. Web site: Institute . The American Law . Members . 2023-02-21 . American Law Institute . en.
  11. Web site: 2023-03-07 . ACS Selects Constitutional Scholar Leah Litman for 2023 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Scholar Award . 2023-03-15 . American Constitution Society . en-US.
  12. Web site: Strict Scrutiny : Crooked Media: Books . Amazon . February 21, 2023.
  13. News: Eckholm . Erik . 2016-02-24 . Supreme Court Abortion Case Seen as a Turning Point for Clinics . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-02-21 . 0362-4331.
  14. Web site: Coyle . Marcia . June 9, 2016 . Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt: What SCOTUS Is Deciding in the Most Important Abortion Ruling in Decades . PBS . en-US . February 21, 2023.
  15. Web site: Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt . American Civil Liberties Union . en-US . February 21, 2023.
  16. Web site: Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, 136 S. Ct. 2292 Casetext Search + Citator . 2023-02-21 . casetext.com.
  17. Web site: Sands . Geneva . February 21, 2017 . Supreme Court hears case of teen shot dead in Mexico by border agent in US . ABC News . en . February 21, 2023.
  18. News: Liptak . Adam . February 25, 2020 . Supreme Court Rules for U.S. Agent Who Shot Mexican Teenager . The New York Times . 0362-4331 . en-US . February 21, 2023.
  19. Web site: Hernández v. Mesa, 140 S. Ct. 735 . Casetext . en-US . February 25, 2020 . February 21, 2023.
  20. Web site: Peters . Cameron . July 17, 2021 . A federal judge declared DACA unlawful. Here's what that means. . Vox . en-US . February 21, 2023.
  21. Web site: Garcia v. United States Department of Homeland Security, No. 21-1037 (6th Cir. 2022) . 2023-02-21 . Justia Law . en-US.
  22. Web site: Featured Issue: Protecting Dreamers . American Immigration Lawyers Association . en-US . March 27, 2023 . April 11, 2023.