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Tuesday Nov 07, 2017
Ep 2: The RICO Case Against Harvey Weinstein
Tuesday Nov 07, 2017
Tuesday Nov 07, 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/ Find us on twitter @gainstTheLaw @grainne and @AbiHassen Ask us questions anonymously at https://curiouscat.me/AgainstTheLaw Find us on Stitcher Leave us a review on iTunes Song: Their Law by Ergo Phizmiz
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