November 27, 2019
Impeachment is the topic of the day, maybe it will result in something good. Americans love an accent. Election interference is bad and has been worse. The debates might be stupid. HBO's Watchmen is asking the wrong questions.
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August 15, 2018
I'm Back!
This is the season 2 launch. Life/work has kept us from recording lately, but here is a short episode with just Abi. Thanks to everyone who encouraged me to do this. This episode's topic is the Supreme Court and why the left should think seriously about engaging with the courts.
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December 14, 2017
We're back! Sorry for the delay. We'll try and get things back in order ASAP. We have a bonus episode for you with some hot (maybe medium) takes and some general pontification on the state of things. Enjoy!
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November 24, 2017
This week Abi is back from South Africa with a great interview with Muthoni Muriithi, a Kenyan Human Rights lawyer who discusses her career pursuing Women’s Rights on the continent and the many challenges of working in the international context. Abi and Grainne also discuss some issues of the day including Meek Mill, Jared Fogel, the abysmal GOP tax plan.
News:
Meek Mill - http://time.com/5033582/meek-mill-harvey-weinstein/
GOP tax plan - https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/11/17/all-out-class-war-gop-bill-cuts-taxes-private-jet-owners-hikes-taxes-students
JARED FOGEL - http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/former_subway_pitchman_tries_sovereign_citizen_approach
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November 15, 2017
In this special "bonus" episode, we "discuss" the "Russia Story." May God save us all!
November 7, 2017
Episode 2: The RICO Case Against Harvey Weinstein
In this episode, we highligh some of the legal news of the past week, including how the Supreme Court gets basic facts wrong, and insane decision from Louisianna.
Then we dive into the details of the RICO law. Grainne explains how the law works, how it is used currently, then she lays out how a RICO case might be used against Harvey Weinstein if the DOJ were interested in such things.
SCOTUS errors:
https://www.propublica.org/article/supreme-court-errors-are-not-hard-to-find
I want a lawyer, dog:
http://reason.com/blog/2017/10/30/he-said-he-wanted-a-lawyer-dog-the-court
Manafort Indictment:
https://www.justice.gov/file/1007271/download
RICO:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1962
Weinstein contract:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/13/harvey-weinsteins-contract-protected-sexual-harassment-allegations/
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October 30, 2017
Welcome to the Against the Law episode 1. In this episode Abi and Grainne discuss some recent legal topics in the news which turns into an conversation about how much police lie in court, the abysmal state of prison health care, the government's constant quest to hack your cellphone, and more.
Our main topic is the NY Constitutional Convention. We try and understand why the civil society organizations in one of the most progressive states are dead set on maintaining the surprisingly non-progressive status quo.
News Items:
Closing argument: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/defence-lawyer-dies-closing-argument-murder-trial-alabama-jean-darby-collapse-a8016901.html
Cops lying: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/nyregion/brooklyn-judge-police-perjury-nypd.html
Abortion rights in custody: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/24/us/undocumented-immigrant-abortion.html
NY Constitutional Convention Links:
A ton of info on the NY Constitutional Convention: http://www.newyorkconcon.info/
Deeply researched NY State Bar Association Reports: http://www.nysba.org/nyconstitution/#Reports%20
Main opposition coalition: http://www.nyagainstcorruption.com/
Aggregation of ConCon opinion polls: http://www.newyorkconcon.info/?page_id=611
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