7: Jury Selection, Trans Rights and AG Merrick Garland
#SistersInLaw13 Mars 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?
Get More From The #SistersInLaw:
Joyce Vance:
Twitter | University of Alabama Law | MSNBC
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Twitter | Facebook | Website | Author of The Watergate Girl: My Fight For Truth & Justice Against A Criminal President
Kimberly Atkins:
Twitter | Boston Globe | WBUR
Barb McQuade:
Twitter | University of Michigan Law | Just Security | MSNBC
Recent Articles By The #SistersInLaw:
Kimberly Atkins: There is No God Given Right to Discriminate Against LGBT People
Joyce Vance: Civil Plaintiffs Can Get More From Trump In Discovery Than Criminal Prosecutors Can

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273: Sisters Sidebar: Congress, You Up?

273: Sisters Sidebar: Congress, You Up?

In the inaugural episode of Sisters Side Bar, Barb McQuade and Kimberly Atkins Stohr build on the hit #SistersInLaw podcast by interacting with listeners, answering questions, and sharing their experi...

28 Jan 15min

272: ICE Freezes Out The 4th Amendment

272: ICE Freezes Out The 4th Amendment

Jill Wine-Banks hosts #SistersInLaw to put the spotlight on a memo telling ICE agents that they can enter homes without a warrant, explain whether these actions are prohibited by the 4th Amendment, an...

24 Jan 1h 13min

271: Trump Threatens To Invoke The Insurrection Act

271: Trump Threatens To Invoke The Insurrection Act

Joyce Vance hosts #SistersInLaw to explain the Insurrection Act in light of Trump’s threat to invoke it, examining historical precedent, how the act differs from the powers granted under similar laws,...

17 Jan 1h 27min

270: Make 1984 Great Again

270: Make 1984 Great Again

Kimberly Atkins Stohr hosts #SistersInLaw to mourn the killing of Renée Good by an ICE agent, weigh its legal implications, explain the jurisdictional challenges playing out between the state of Minne...

10 Jan 1h 28min

269: Testimony

269: Testimony

Barb McQuade hosts #SistersInLaw to relay the #Sisters’ 2026 predictions on everything from SCOTUS ethics to crypto, political engagement, and even fashion trends.  Then, they revisit the events of J6...

3 Jan 1h 16min

268: Gratitude

268: Gratitude

Jill Wine-Banks hosts #SistersInLaw to discuss the SCOTUS ruling blocking Trump from deploying the National Guard to Chicago, the reasoning behind the dissents and concurring opinion, and what the rul...

27 Dec 20251h 12min

267: Faithfully

267: Faithfully

Joyce Vance hosts #SistersInLaw to discuss the ongoing murder investigations into the tragic killings of the Reiners, Australian beachgoers, and Brown University students, focusing on the role of pros...

20 Dec 20251h 31min

266: Two Days

266: Two Days

Barb McQuade hosts #SistersInLaw to celebrate the DOJ’s 3rd consecutive failure to indict NY AG Letitia James, review the law governing mortgages that they are targeting her with, and call out their o...

13 Dec 20251h 2min

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