Episode's summary
Micki McElya, a professor of history at the University of Connecticut and author of the book, “The Politics of Mourning: Death and Honor in Arlington National Cemetery,” discusses the significance and history of Arlington National Cemetery and how Trump’s proposed arch would negatively impact the cemetery considered sacred ground for veterans. Then Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School and an elections law expert, discusses the close Senate races in Mississippi and Alaska. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Micki McElya, a professor of history at the University of Connecticut and author of the book, “The Politics of Mourning: Death and Honor in Arlington National Cemetery,” discusses the significance and history of Arlington National Cemetery and how Trump’s proposed arch would negatively impact the cemetery considered sacred ground for veterans. Then Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School and an elections law expert, discusses the close Senate races in Mississippi and Alaska. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Trump's Arch Would Cast Shadows Over Arlington National Cemetery
ListenedMicki McElya, a professor of history at the University of Connecticut and author of the book, “The Politics of Mourning: Death and Honor in Arlington National Cemetery,” discusses the significance and history of Arlington National Cemetery and how Trump’s proposed arch would negatively impact the cemetery considered sacred ground for veterans. Then Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School and an elections law expert, discusses the close Senate races in Mississippi and Alaska. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SCOTUS Leans Toward Catholic Schools at Expense of LGBTQ Rights
ListenedFirst Amendment expert Caroline Mala Corbin, a professor at the University of Miami Law School, discusses Supreme Court oral arguments in which the conservative justices seem ready to side with Catholic preschools that refuse to admit the children of LGBTQ parents. Then Bloomberg Supreme Court reporter Greg Stohr discusses possible effects on the Supreme Court with Democrats taking control of the House and Senate. And antitrust law expert Harry First, a professor at NYU Law School, discusses the trial over the failed merger of Kroger and Albertsons. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Can Democrats Change SCOTUS & Law Firm Collapse
ListenedBloomberg Supreme Court reporter Greg Stohr discusses possible effects on the Supreme Court with Democrats taking control of the House and Senate. Then Bloomberg Law Senior Correspondent Roy Strom discusses the end of a 95-year-old law firm, Weil Gotshal & Manges. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Trump Loses Election Cases in Alaska & California
ListenedJonathan Diaz, Director of Voting Advocacy and Partnerships at the Campaign Legal Center, discusses the Trump administration’s loses in election cases in Alaska and California. Suzanne Monyak, Bloomberg Law Reporter, discuses a judge deciding to investigate whether government lawyers broke ethical rules in the case over Trump’s plans to renovate a DC golf course. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Weekend Law: James Comey, ICE Shooting & Copycat Drugs
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