If We Can Make It Here, We Can Make It Anywhere

Jill Wine-Banks hosts #SistersInLaw to review the most consequential developments in the trials of Trump World, including; Mark Meadows’ failure to remove the case to federal court, the lack of a Garcia Hearing in the Mar-A-Lago case, and the separation of the defendants in Georgia. Then they look at the history of DACA beginning with the proposed Dream Act, and the implications of a ruling against it by a judge in Texas– especially what it means for immigrants brought here as children. They also examine the indictment of Hunter Biden on gun charges, how politics scuttled the plea deal, and what it means for him and President BIden.

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That Time Jill Gave Back The Panama Canal

Kimberly Atkins Stohr hosts #SistersInLaw to analyze the failed legal strategies attempted by Peter Navarro before his conviction of contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena. Then they discuss the potential of a lawsuit in Colorado to keep Trump off the ballot for supporting insurrection under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, and look ahead to similar efforts in other states. They also cover the DOJ’s suit against Texas seeking to remove barriers it placed in the Rio Grande river to impede immigration and how they are likely illegal due to the federal government’s supremacy over waters involved in interstate or international commerce.

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Rudy, Rudy Rudy

Barb McQuade hosts #SistersInLaw to share their collective advice for a legal career before diving into the civil judgment against Rudy Giuliani for his defamation of Shaye Moss and Ruby Freeman after he refused to cooperate with the court. Then they give us an update on Trump’s trials and discuss why Mark Meadows’ testimony under oath was so ill advised when it appears that his actions were political in support of Donald– and far outside the scope of his official duties. From there, they explain arraignments from bail to jail and why Trump’s co-conspirators in Georgia might have chosen to waive them.

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Never Surrender

Joyce Vance hosts #SistersInLaw to reflect on Trump’s mugshot and discuss the attempts by his co-conspirators to gain an advantage in their trials by attempting to speed up the process and to remove their Georgia cases to federal court. Then they cover possible conflicts of interest in the Mar-A-Lago case when a lawyer is shared by defendants, and how a Garcia Hearing can shield the judge and prosecutors from claims by the defendants. They also break down the fresh lawsuit filed by the DOJ against Elon’s SpaceX for hiring discrimination against the protected class of asylees and refugees. Is Musk personally liable?

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A Smörgåsbord of Charges

Jill Wine-Banks hosts #SistersInLaw to analyze the indictment of Trump by Fani Willis in Georgia, the extent of RICO charges that he and his co-conspirators face, and what happens if threats to the judge and grand jurors continue.  Then, they lay out the legal attempts by conservatives to restrict and ban mifepristone and how their challenges will likely be resolved.  From there, they discuss how the 1st Amendment protects journalists after the police raid on the offices of the Marion County Record, and the balance between national security and our rights.

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