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Dershowitz on Trump, Denber on Alexei Navalny, Crump...

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2021/01/21

Alan Dershowitz joins Rich and Tina to talk about President Trump’s impeachment, Twitter ban, and potential civil and criminal liability. Human Rights Watch Deputy Director, Europe, and Central Asia Division Rachel Denber discusses Alexei Navalny’s detainment in Moscow. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump joins LFO to talk about his historic $411 million Zoom trial verdict […]

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Bowman and Honig on Trump’s Georgia call, Gillers on...

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2021/01/06

CNN Legal Analyst Elie Honig and Missouri Law Professor Frank Bowman discuss whether Trump broke the law in his phone call to Georgia election officials. NYU School of Law Professor Stephen Gillers discusses Attorney General Barr’s legacy and his potential successor. Public Ethics and Public Policy Center President and former Scalia clerk and co-editor Ed Whelan discuss […]

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Ho on Trump’s Census plan, Alderman Beale on...

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2020/12/21

ACLU Voting Rights Project Director Dale Ho joins Rich, Tina and Sam to talk about the Supreme Court’s dismissal of a challenge to President Donald Trump’s census plan. Chicago 9th Ward Alderman Anthony Beale discusses the latest fallout from the Chicago Police’s mistaken raid of Anjanette Young’s home in 2019. Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey discusses the […]

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Dane and Mach on COVID religious restrictions,...

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2020/12/09

Rutgers Law Professor Perry Dane and ACLU Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief Director Daniel Mach discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling on Cuomo’s COVID order. Georgetown Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Constitutional Law Louis Michael Seidman joins Rich and Tina to discuss President Trump’s use of pardons before leaving office. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers President Christopher Adams […]

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Aronchick on defending the PA Trump lawsuit, Litman...

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2020/11/25

Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudin & Schiller founder and shareholder Mark Aronchick joins Rich, Tina and Sam to talk about his experience defending against the Trump campaign’s lawsuit in Pennsylvania and the pending appeal before the Third Circuit. Constantine Cannon Of Counsel Harry Litman discusses the constitutional implications of President Trump trying to self-pardon. Jenner & Block Appellate […]

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Vogel on Trump election lawsuits, Smith on Supreme...

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2020/11/11

Former Bush-Chaney recount counsel and Holtzman Vogel attorney Alex Vogel discusses the Trump election lawsuits. Former Supreme Court clerk and Campaign Legal Center VP Paul Smith discusses the recent Supreme Court case dealing with children in foster care with same-sex couples. WTTW reporter Amanda Vinicky discusses the recent defeat of Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s graduated rate income […]

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Dershowitz on Barrett, Trump, Kosnoff on Boy Scouts...

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2020/10/29

Alan Dershowitz discusses his new book “Confirming Justice-or Injustice”, regarding the Supreme Court in the wake of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing and the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett. Abused in Scouting attorney Tim Kosnoff discusses the latest developments with the Boy Scouts bankruptcy in the wake of thousands of child sex abuse claims. University of […]

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Fitzpatrick & Nicolais on Barrett, Alvarez & Wehle on...

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2020/10/15

Vanderbilt Law Professor and former Scalia clerk Brian Fitzpatrick discusses takeaways from this week’s Judge Barrett confirmation hearings. Election Law attorney Mario Nicolais discusses whether Judge Barrett should recuse herself from a Trump election case. University of Baltimore School of Law Professor Kim Wehle and Arizona Democratic Party Voter Protection Director Ashley Alvarez on election fraud. The American Lawyer’s Patrick […]

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SCOTUS panel, Honig on 25th Amendment, Alonso on...

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2020/10/02

University of Texas at Austin School of Law Professor Stephen Vladeck, University of Chicago Law School Professor David Strauss and Loeb & Loeb Partner Andy DeVooght join our Supreme Court panel to talk about what lies ahead for Judge Barrett and the legacy of Justice Ginsburg. CNN Legal Analyst Elie Honig discusses the possibility of invoking the 25th Amendment […]

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Panel

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2020/09/26

We welcome Chicago Kent College of Law professor of law Carolyn Shapiro, The George Washington University Law School professor Paul Schiff Berman, New Jersey Division on Civil Rights director Rachel Wainer Apter and Northern Illinois University College of Law professor emerita Elvia Arriola to our special edition of Legal Face-Off to commemorate Supreme Court Justice […]

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Markus and Martini on Crain’s Notable Women in Law Award

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2020/09/22

Locke Lord partner Jennifer Kenedy, Chuhak & Tecson partner Lindsey Paige Markus and McDermott Will & Emery partners Rachel Cowen and Christina Martini talk with Rich and Sam about receiving the 2020 Crain’s Notable Women in Law recognition and issues currently facing women in the legal profession.

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Marcosson on Breonna Taylor settlement, Minchella on...

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2020/09/17

University of Louisville Professor of Law Samuel Marcosson joins Rich and Tina to discuss the latest news on the Breonna Taylor settlement and grand jury. Minchella & Associates, Ltd. Founder and Partner Erica Crohn Minchella discusses Illinois’ eviction moratorium and relief available to landlords and tenants in the wake of COVID. Locke Lord partner Jennifer Kenedy, […]

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Honig on mail-in voting, Langvardt on Trump v....

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2020/08/19

Former federal and New Jersey prosecutor and CNN Legal Analyst Elie Honig joins Rich and Tina to discuss legal protections for mail-in voting. Nebraska College of Law Assistant Professor Kyle Langvardt discusses President Trump’s efforts to ban TikTok in the US. Northern Illinois University College of Law Dean Cassandra Hill talks about returning to classes […]

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Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks on her new book,...

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2020/08/10

MSNBC legal analyst and Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks discusses her new book, The Watergate Girl. Ohio State University Law Professor Edward Foley joins Rich and Tina to discuss Trump’s authority to delay the election. Wesleyan University Professor Emeritus John Finn discusses the constitutionality of mask mandates. Romanucci & Blandin principal Stephan Blandin discusses his class action […]

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Smith on Florida felons’ eligibility to vote, Ayers...

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2020/07/22

Campaign Legal Center’s Vice President, Litigation & Strategy’s Paul Smith discusses the recent Supreme Court decision dealing a major blow to Florida felon’s eligibility to participate in elections. Illinois State Director at The Humane Society of the United States Marc Ayers and Chicago 2nd Ward Alderman Brian Hopkins discuss proposed amendments to the city’s 2014 puppy […]

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Scodro on recent Supreme Court cases, Gelent on his...

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2020/07/01

Mayer Brown partner Michael Scodro and ACLU National Immigrants’ Rights Project Deputy Director Lee Gelernt discuss recent Supreme Court case decisions on asylum, DACA and abortion rights. Loyola Marymount University Clinical Professor of Law Jessica Levinson joins Rich and Tina to discuss the legal basis for mandatory masks. University of Pennsylvania Law School Professor Tom […]

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Knight and Shapiro on LGBTQ Supreme Court victory,...

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2020/06/19

ACLU Illinois Director of LGBT and HIV Project John Knight and Chicago-Kent Associate Professor of Law Carolyn Shapiro join Rich and Tina to discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling protecting the LGBTQ community against workplace discrimination. Loyola University Chicago Clinical Professor of Law Miranda Johnson discusses the Chicago City Council’s refusal to remove the Chicago […]

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Romanucci on George Floyd, McCord on Antifa,...

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2020/06/06

Romanucci & Blandin Founding Partner Antonio Romanucci discusses his representation of George Floyd’s family and the latest developments in the murder case. Legal Director of Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection and Visiting Professor of Law at Georgetown University Mary McCord discusses Trump’s legal authority to declare Antifa a terrorist group. Chief of the Conviction […]

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Lin & Johnson on Justice Thomas, Martin & Lambert on...

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2020/05/21

Hunton partner and former Supreme Court clerk Elbert Lin and University of Minnesota law professor Timothy Johnson discuss Justice Clarence Thomas’ sudden outspokenness from the bench. Civil rights attorneys Areva Martin and Cannon Lambert discuss the latest in the Ahmaud Arbery case. Forensic accountant, professor and “All The Queen’s Horses” documentarian Kelly Richmond Pope speaks […]

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Szala and Vinicky on IL stay-at-home lawsuits,...

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2020/05/06

University of Illinois College of Law Adjunct Professor Scott Szala and WTTW-TV “Chicago Tonight” correspondent and former Statehouse Bureau Chief Amanda Vinicky join Rich and Tina to discuss the latest stay-at-home lawsuits filed against Illinois Governor JB Pritzker. University of Indiana Kelley School of Business Associate Professor Nathaniel Grow discusses the future of the Baseball […]

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