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The President, COVID-19, and Impact on the American Public Oct 16, 2020

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On October 2nd, 2020 President Trump announced that he and his wife, Melania Trump tested positive for the coronavirus. After disclosing his positive test, President Trump was taken to Walter Reed hospital, and questions and rumors circulated about his condition.

In press conferences from Walter Reed, medical professionals cited HIPAA privacy laws for not sharing specific details regarding the president's health, leaving the American public guessing. After a controversial car ride around Walter Reed by the president, questions remained about the exposure to COVID-19 of those closest to him. On October 5th, the president was released from Walter Reed, when he gave a thumbs up before walking inside the White House and took off his mask. Now back at the White House, will this experience result in any change?

On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, host Craig Williams is joined by Harry Nelson, founder and managing partner of Nelson Hardiman, the largest boutique healthcare law firm in Los Angeles, to discuss the health of the president and whether it is a national security issue to not know his condition; to take a look at White House staff members and others testing positive; and to consider the duty of all employers to keep employees safe, the controversy over wearing masks, and the impact of the president's words regarding the virus on the American public.

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RBG, Judge Amy Coney Barrett & the Impact on SCOTUS Oct 02, 2020

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On September 18th, 2020, we lost a powerhouse on the Supreme Court. An advocate, a fighter for women's rights, and a trailblazer, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away leaving behind a huge legacy, in addition to an empty seat on the Supreme Court.

With less than two months before Election Day, controversy was sparked between republicans and democrats when President Trump nominated federal appellate judge and Notre Dame law professor Amy Coney Barrett, known as a conservative judge and a former clerk for Justice Scalia, to fill Justice Ginsburg's seat.

On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, host Craig Williams and is joined by Deborah Pearlstein, professor of constitutional and international law and co-director of the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy at Cardozo School of Law, discuss the latest on SCOTUS, the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her legacy, the controversy surrounding President Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett in an election year, and the potential impact on Roe v. Wade, healthcare and the High Court.

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Bob Woodward, the "Trump Tapes," and the Parallels to Watergate Sep 18, 2020

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This month, a series of excerpts from 18 recorded interviews between investigative journalist Bob Woodward and President Trump for Woodward's book, Rage, were released. As many of you know, Bob Woodward, who was a young reporter with The Washington Post back in 1972, teamed up with another investigative reporter, Carl Bernstein to report on the Watergate scandal, ultimately leading to numerous government investigations and the eventual resignation of President Richard Nixon.

In his book, Woodward interviewed President Trump on a variety of topics, including the threat of the coronavirus and Black Lives Matter. One of the more controversial revelations was from the recording on February 7th when Woodward asked about the threat of the coronavirus-President Trump responded, "It's also more deadly than your, you know, your even your strenuous flus. This is deadly stuff." Meanwhile, on February 27th, during a White House press conference, the president was telling the American public something very different. So did the president knowingly keep this information from Americans?

On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, host Craig Williams and guest co-host Bob Ambrogi are joined by historian Jim Robenalt, litigation partner at Thompson Hine LLP and John Dean, former White House counsel for President Richard Nixon, as they discuss the controversial excerpts from Bob Woodward's interviews with President Trump, the parallels to the Watergate scandal through these recently released "Trump Tapes," and how these revelations could impact the president before the election.

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Source:

The Legacy of Watergate
Authoritarian Nightmare: Trump and His Followers by John W. Dean and Bob Altemeyer (Melville House Books)
January 1973: Watergate, Roe v. Wade, Vietnam, and the Month That Changed America Forever by James Robenalt
Rage by Bob Woodward

The President, the Press, and the Dossier Sep 04, 2020

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In response to an article published on August 27th by Washington Post's reporter David Fahrenthold on how the U.S. Secret Service has spent more than $900,000 at Trump properties during Trump's presidency, White House spokesperson Judd Deere said:

"The Washington Post is blatantly interfering with the business relationships of the Trump Organization, and it must stop..." "Please be advised that we are building up a very large 'dossier' on the many false David Fahrenthold and others stories as they are a disgrace to journalism and the American people."

On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, host Craig Williams is joined by Stephen Gillers, a professor of law at NYU School, and attorney Charles Glasser, an expert in international media law, as they discuss this alleged dossier, it's implications for freedom of the press, and the current and historic relationships between the White House and journalists.

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The Constitutionality of the President's Recent Executive Orders Aug 21, 2020

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Since 2017, President Trump has issued 181 executive orders. Recently, the president has come under fire for issuing executive orders to provide economic relief to Americans during the pandemic, bypassing congress and its traditional "power of the purse".

So what are these executive orders? Are they constitutional, and will the president see legal challenges? On today's Lawyer 2 Lawyer, host Craig Williams is joined by professor Kimberly Wehle from the University of Baltimore School of Law and professor Michael W. McConnell, director of the Constitutional Law Center at Stanford Law School, to discuss the use of executive orders by the president and, specifically, the constitutionality of President Trump's recent pandemic motivated executive orders.

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Mentioned in this Podcast:

How to Read the Constitution--and Why
What You Need to Know about Voting—and Why
The President Who Would Not Be King: Executive Power Under the Constitution
Establishment of Religion: Neutrality, Accommodation, and Separation

A Look at Voting in the Upcoming Election Aug 07, 2020

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On July 30th, 2020, President Trump tweeted the following:

"With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote???"

So, what does it mean when a sitting president calls for a delay of an election? What is the difference between universal mail in voting and absentee voting, and why does this controversy exist? And how will all of this impact the 2020 election?

On today's Lawyer 2 Lawyer, host Craig Williams is joined by professor James A. Gardner, a specialist in election law at the University at Buffalo School of Law, to spotlight voting in the upcoming election. Craig and Jim discuss the aforementioned tweet, the controversy surrounding mail-in voting, and predictions on what we will see on election day.

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Standout SCOTUS Rulings, the Justices, and Impact Jul 24, 2020

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From LGBTQ rights, to abortion, to the Dreamers, to Trump's taxes, major rulings coming out of the Supreme Court in 2020, have been anything but ordinary. Through these decisions, we have witnessed the unpredictability of some of the justices-in particular, newly appointed justices Kavanaugh and Gorsuch, and Chief Justice John Roberts, who notably sided with the four liberal justices in a number of rulings.

On today's Lawyer 2 Lawyer, host Craig Williams is joined by Jeffrey Rosen to discuss SCOTUS, some of its more notable recent decisions, the justices, and the impacts of these rulings.

Jeffrey Rosen is president and CEO of the National Constitution Center and also host of the We the People podcast. Special thanks to Jackie McDermott, producer of We the People, for her assistance in recording Jeffrey's audio for this episode.

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Links:

We the People podcast

constitutioncenter.org/podcasts

Interactive Constitution

constitutioncenter.org/constitution

CLE

constitutioncenter.org/CLE

Conversations with RBG: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law

https://www.amazon.com/Conversations-RBG-Bader-Ginsburg-Liberty/dp/1250235162

Celebrating the Upcoming 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment Jul 10, 2020

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On August 26, 1920, nearly two years after President Woodrow Wilson gave a speech before Congress in support of guaranteeing women the right to vote, Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby certified that the 19th Amendment had become a part of the Constitution, and women could no longer be denied their vote.

While the amendment had been introduced to congress nearly forty years earlier and faced many challenges, women like Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Ida B. Wells-Barnett never stopped fighting and pushed for equality in the voting booth.

On today's Lawyer 2 Lawyer, host Craig Williams is joined by historian Ellen Carol DuBois, author of the book, Suffrage: Women's Long Battle for the Vote and law professor Paula A. Monopoli, author of the upcoming book, Constitutional Orphan: Gender Equality and the Nineteenth Amendment. Ellen and Paula discuss the upcoming 100th Anniversary of the official adoption of the 19th Amendment, take a look at the history of women fighting for voting rights, spotlight the women of the suffrage movement, and discuss the impact voting women will have on the upcoming election.

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Inside Girls High School Football and a Title IX Lawsuit Jun 26, 2020

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In June 2017, a Title IX lawsuit was filed against three school districts and the Utah High School Activities Association seeking to add girls football teams to the lineup of sports offered to students.

On today's Lawyer 2 Lawyer, guest host Jared Correia is joined by attorney Brent Gordon, and his daughter and plaintiff, Sam Gordon, to talk about girls high school football, and their efforts to provide girls more equality of opportunity at the high school sports level.

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A Quick Announcement Jun 19, 2020

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Host Craig Williams is on vacation. In the meantime, producer Kate Nutting has a special announcement about next week's episode and shares some suggested relevant episodes you should check out during this extraordinary time.

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