7: Jury Selection, Trans Rights and AG Merrick Garland
#SistersInLaw13 Mar 2021

7: Jury Selection, Trans Rights and AG Merrick Garland

With the Derek Chauvin trial ramping up, the #Sisters give you the inside scoop on the process of jury selection and what they’ve encountered in their own lives. Then, they lay out the laws supporting transgender rights and importance of the Equality Act. Towards the end, you can celebrate Merrick Garland’s success with them...before pondering why some stellar female candidates for other positions didn’t make it. What gives?
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338: Follow The Money

338: Follow The Money

Joyce Vance hosts #SistersInLaw to discuss Trump’s unusual payments to his staff and his promise of $5,000 to voters if they vote for Republicans during the midterm elections. Then, the #Sisters disse...

12 Sep 1h 20min

337: Pro Bono Pros

337: Pro Bono Pros

Barb McQuaid and Jill Wine-Banks answer listener questions on everything from ICE accountability to vacated convictions, and more. They discuss why courts cannot independently prosecute federal agents...

9 Sep 19min

336: You’ve Got Mail

336: You’ve Got Mail

Barb McQuade hosts #SistersInLaw to discuss the recent legal battles over Trump’s attempts to interfere with mail-in voting and the potential legal consequences for presidential election meddling.  Th...

5 Sep 1h 9min

335: Presidents, Lies, & Videotape

335: Presidents, Lies, & Videotape

Joyce Vance and Jill Wine-Banks answer listener questions on everything from prosecutorial liability to bodily autonomy, and more. They discuss why lying to the public is not a crime and how impeachme...

2 Sep 19min

334: He’s Like A Little Baby

334: He’s Like A Little Baby

Jill Wine-Banks hosts #SistersInLaw to discuss the State Department’s war on immigrants, the revocation of B1 and B2 visas, how it affects asylum seekers, and the legal basis for extradition after bei...

29 Aug 1h 3min

333: Weekend At Mitch’s

333: Weekend At Mitch’s

Barb McQuade and Kimberly Atkins Stohr answer listener questions on everything from selective prosecution to the origins of the filibuster. They discuss how discrimination claimants can proceed given ...

26 Aug 24min

332: Stars & Stripes

332: Stars & Stripes

Kimberly Atkins Stohr hosts #SistersInLaw to discuss the Pentagon’s war on the Constitution, looking at the lawsuit against the so-called Department of War regarding the independence of the military n...

22 Aug 1h 28min

331: Blanche V. Barr

331: Blanche V. Barr

Jill Wine-Banks and Kimberly Atkins Stohr answer listener questions on everything from Fifth Amendment protections and contempt of Congress to the lasting effects of presidential pardons. They discuss...

19 Aug 23min

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