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Federal Trial Courts Face Post-Pandemic Crisis Apr 17, 2020

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Professor Carl Tobias of the University of Richmond Law School, discusses how the virus-caused backlog threatens to put courts already short of judges, and considered ‘judicial emergencies,’ in a bind. Professor Joshua Blackman, of the South Texas College of Law, discusses how a new Kentucky judge, Justin Walker, President Trump’s nominee for the D.C. Circuit, wrote a decision that sounded more like a sermon, attracting attention beyond just Kentucky. They speak to host June Grasso.

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When Commercial Tenants Refuse to Pay the Rent Apr 15, 2020

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Government-imposed lockdowns have shuttered stores across the country, leading chains like the Cheescake Factory to stop paying the rent. Andrew Rossman, a partner at Quinn Emanuel, discusses the threat of a ripple effect across the real estate sector. He speaks to host June Grasso.

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Can Pastors Defy Stay-at-Home Orders? Apr 10, 2020

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Richard Garnett, a Professor at the University of Notre Dame Law School, discusses some pastors opening their church doors in defiance of governor’s stay-at-home orders, and whether religious freedoms trump public safety concerns during the coronavirus pandemic. He speaks to host June Grasso.

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Trump-Appointed Judges Give President Execution Win Apr 10, 2020

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Bloomberg Law Editor Jordan Rubin discusses how President Trump’s quest to resume federal executions got a boost from his two appointees on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit this week, as the court upended an injunction that had halted the Justice Department’s attempts to carry out the death penalty. Professor Carl Tobias of the University of Richmond School of Law, discusses Trump’s nomination of Kentucky federal judge Justin R. Walker, who was previously given a "Not Qualified" rating by The American Bar Association, for an upcoming vacancy at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, often regarded as the second-highest court in the land. They speak to host June Grasso.

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America’s Abortion Wars Escalate With Coronavirus Apr 08, 2020

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Michele Goodwin, a law professor at the University of California at Irvine and author of “Policing the Womb,” discusses how the coronavirus is adding new ammunition to America’s abortion wars as several states have put in place limits on abortions as non-essential services during the virus, prompting legal challenges. She speaks to host June Grasso.

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Bankruptcy Lawyers’ Phones Are Ringing Off the Hook Apr 05, 2020

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Edward Morrison, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses how the coronavirus is threatening to destroy businesses large and small, and that’s got bankruptcy lawyers’ phones ringing off the hook, but what are the limitations of the bankruptcy laws. He speaks to host June Grasso.

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Trump Judicial Pick Might Undermine Obamacare Apr 04, 2020

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Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond Law School discusses why liberal leaning advocacy and health groups are urging senators to oppose confirming Cory Wilson, the latest Trump pick for one of the most conservative federal appellate courts on grounds that he’d try to undermine Obamacare. He speaks to host June Grasso.

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Trump Rollback of Rules Guts Obama Climate Legacy Apr 03, 2020

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Pat Parenteau, a professor of environmental law at Vermont Law School, discusses the Trump administration’s rollback of mileage standards, gutting tougher Obama-era standards that were the federal government’s single most forceful initiative against climate-changing fossil fuel emissions. He speaks to host June Grasso

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Who’s the Boss: President Trump or the Governors? Apr 02, 2020

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As President Trump vacillates between threatening to countermand the measures states have taken to contain the coronavirus, and threatening to issue a nationwide stay-at-home order, the question arises: does the President have the power to override a governor’s orders. Stephen Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas Law School discusses the issue with host June Grasso.

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Governments Tracking Your Movements During Pandemic Apr 01, 2020

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Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses the invasions into privacy and civil liberties as governments across the world try to fight the pandemic by tracking their citizen’s mobile phones. He speaks to host June Grasso.

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