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Mark Udall, former Democratic US Senator and House member from Colorado, comes from the famed Udall family of the Mountain West - including his father, Congressman Mo Udall, and uncle, former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall under both JFK & LBJ. But Mark Udall largely stayed away from politics until his mid 40s - having an entire career within the outdoor leadership organization Outward Bound. However, once he flipped the switch to politics, his ascent was rapid: elected to the Colorado State House in 1996, the US House in 1998, and the US Senate in 2008. In this conversation, Senator Udall talks his famous political family, his own early relationship to politics, and memories of 20+ years in elected office that span both highs and lows - with great stories and insights from someone with one of the most unique arcs in American politics. IN THIS EPISODEGrowing up between Tucson, AZ and Washington DC...Lessons about public service learned from his mother...Growing up in a political family of with a Congressman for a father and Cabinet Secretary for an uncle...The political legacy of his father, Mo Udall....The famous friendship between John McCain and Mo Udall...Old Mountain West connections among the Udalls, Goldwaters, and Romneys...The Udall brothers' opinions of both Presidents Johnson and Kennedy...Mark works New Hampshire for his father's 1976 presidential campaign...The 20-year career he had before entering politics...Running for office for the first time in his late 40s...Mark rolls out his Bill Clinton impression...What surprised him most - both positives and negatives - about serving in Congress...The behind-the-scenes machinations of why he didn't run for Senate in 2004 and did run in 2008...Why he was caught flatfooted in his 2014 Senate re-election...Memories of some of the most intense moments on the floor of the House and Senate...The now-infamous role the issue of abortion played in his 2014 race against Cory Gardner...Why he was one of the few members of Congress to list "no religious affiliation" in his bio...The current projects he's most interested in...The Mark Udall recommendations for traveling through Colorado...AND 50 mile hikes, Michael Bennet, Sherry Boehlert, Hale Boggs, Jimmy Carter, Grover Cleveland, Rocky Colavito, Democratic bankers, Denver Nuggets, Don't Ask Don't Tell, William O. Douglas, Fort Wayne Pistons, James Garfield, Gabrielle Giffords, Gary Hart, Jay Inslee, Bobby Kennedy, David King, Lady Bird Johnson, Dick Lamm, John Larson, Monica Lewinsky, Bob McNamara, John McCormack, mercurial marriages, George Miller, Minneapolis Lakers, Minnie Minoso, the NBL, the NRA, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Barack Obama, Tom Osborne, Outward Bound, Bill Owens, Nancy Pelosi, plural marriage, Harry Reid, Ranger Rogers, Roy Romer, George Romney, John Salazar, Ken Salazar, Pat Schroeder, Herb Score, Sonia Sotomayor, tough cookies, Mark Uterus, Tim Wirth, Willard Wirtz & more!
Is qualified immunity a narrow doctrine focused on protecting the police when they make “split second decisions”? If you listen to its defenders you would get that impression. The reality is far, far different. And IJ now has the stats to back that up. In this special episode, we welcome on IJ's Bob McNamara and data scientist Jason Tiezzi to discuss a new report Unaccountable: How Qualified Immunity Shields a Wide Range of Government Abuses, Arbitrarily Thwarts Civil Rights, and Fails to Fulfill Its Promises. It presents an analysis of over 7,000 federal appellate decisions over an eleven-year period and tells us a lot about how qualified immunity actually works in practice. We dig into many of its findings, such as that only 27% of appeals where qualified immunity was at issue involved excessive force. And that almost one in five qualified immunity appeals involved First Amendment claims. Listen in to hear the details, including about how this massive study was put together. And click below in the show notes to read the report itself. Unaccountable, the IJ report Bound By Oath episode on qualified immunity
Larry O'Connor and Julie Gunlock talk with Bob McNamara, Attorney-Institute of Justice. They discuss DC's plans to require day care teachers to have a degree. For more coverage on the issues that matter to you, visit www.WMAL.com, download the WMAL app or tune in live on WMAL-FM 105.9 FM from 5-9 AM ET. To join the conversation, check us out on Twitter: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor, @Jgunlock, and @patrickpinkfile.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this fourth hour; Larry O'Connor and Julie Gunlock talk with Bob McNamara; Attorney-Institute of Justice.Also: Vaccine Lawsuits, Fairfax County school news, Finland Mania. For more coverage on the issues that matter to you, visit www.WMAL.com, download the WMAL app or tune in live on WMAL-FM 105.9 FM from 5-9 AM ET. To join the conversation, check us out on Twitter: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor, @Jgunlock, and @patrickpinkfile.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
When president-elect John F. Kennedy asked Bob McNamara, then-president of Ford Motor Company, to join his cabinet, McNamara said that he didn't know anything about government. JFK is said to have replied, "well, we can both learn on the job. I don't know how to be President." And so it's been ever since, according to my next guest. Dr. Michael Siegel is senior education specialist at the Federal Judicial Center and adjunct professor at two universities. He's also written a book: The President as Leader. And he joins the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss it.
Following in the footsteps of last week's Super Bowl halftime show, we're keeping it West Coast today. Two cases from the Ninth Circuit that are Very Ninth Circuit. First, Bob McNamara explains how the overbreadth doctrine invalidated a restriction on speech related to violating immigration law. Then, Joe Gay describes the many ways the court found an Oakland, California ordinance to be just fine constitutionally even though it forces people to pay a lot of money just to move back into their house. Nobody raps, but there are unintentional references to the Norwegian pop group a-ha. United States v. Hansen, https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2022/02/10/17-10548.pdf Ballinger v. City of Oakland, https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2022/02/01/19-16550.pdf Robert McNamara, https://ij.org/staff/robert-mcnamara/ Joe Gay, https://ij.org/staff/joe-gay/ Anthony Sanders, https://ij.org/staff/asanders/
Robert McNamara, MD, FAAEM a Professor and Chair in the Department of Emergency Medicine and Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. He is the past president of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine and currently Chief Medical Officer, AAEM Physician Group. He received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in 1982 and then completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. He stayed on as faculty at MCP and was the residency program director until he departed for Temple University School of Medicine in 1999. At Temple, Dr. McNamara along with his faculty was successful in the creation of a full academic department of EM in 2001 and he currently serves as Chairman at Temple University Hospital, the busiest Level 1 Trauma center in the Delaware Valley. His scholarly contributions include over 100 peer reviewed articles and abstracts and numerous textbook chapters. He was involved in the first studies bringing intra-osseous infusion and magnesium therapy for asthma to attention of the EM community. Nationally, Dr. McNamara is a leading figure in the specialty of Emergency Medicine. He has been active in leadership roles within a number of medical societies but is best known for his achievements as a founding member of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM). Dr. McNamara served as AAEM's President from 1996 until 2002. Under his leadership the organization gained national and international stature while representing board certified emergency physicians. In 2015, he became the Chief Medical Officer of the newly created AAEM Physician Group which seeks to preserve physician-owned practices in Emergency Medicine. Dr. McNamara currently serves as the Premier Open Coach of the US National Dragon Boat Team. Teams under his direction have won 135 medals at the World Championships. Dr. McNamara was born and raised in Philadelphia and currently resides in Lafayette Hill, PA. Follow Bob on twitter and LinkedIn Darin G Wiggins MD is the vice chair Department of Emergency Medicine Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. He is the chair of the physician leadership committee Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.
Bob McNamara from the Institute for Justice on the Power of Persistence
Legal raconteur and writer David Lat joins us for some underneath-their-robes hijinks. David talks a bit about his new venture and his battle with COVID-19. Then he examines a disability case from the Eleventh Circuit which tries to figure out the relationship between a “public accommodation” under the Americans with Disabilities Act and a website. After that, Bob McNamara tells us a tragic story from the Ninth Circuit involving some “Snaps” and how they relate to Section 230. Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/winn-dixie-ca11.pdf Lemmon v. Snap, Inc., https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2021/05/04/20-55295.pdf David’s “Original Jurisdiction,” https://davidlat.substack.com/ Bob McNamara, https://ij.org/staff/robert-mcnamara/ Anthony Sanders, https://ij.org/staff/asanders/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/1DFCqDbZTI7kIws11kEhed/overview Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/institute-for-justice/short-circuit Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iz26kyzdcpodkfm5cpz7rlvf76a Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org
If you’re the State, what do you get when you put money owed to a prisoner in a special account, and then take most of that money out for yourself? You lose in federal court. Bob McNamara walks us through a particularly outrageous civil rights lawsuit from Connecticut. Plus, Anya Bidwell describes what happens when a judge is so involved in a case that he shows up at a deposition and also tells the plaintiff he will “crush” her. Williams v. Marinelli, https://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/349211bb-2587-4c52-abe9-9be0f369fb1b/1/doc/18-1263_opn.pdf#xml=https://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/349211bb-2587-4c52-abe9-9be0f369fb1b/1/hilite/ Miller v. Sam Houston State University, https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/19/19-20752-CV0.pdf Anya Bidwell, https://ij.org/staff/anya-bidwell/ Bob McNamara, https://ij.org/staff/robert-mcnamara/ Anthony Sanders, https://ij.org/staff/asanders/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/short-circuit/id309062019 Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/1DFCqDbZTI7kIws11kEhed/overview Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/institute-for-justice/short-circuit Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iz26kyzdcpodkfm5cpz7rlvf76a Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org
Will former White House Counsel Don McGahn ever testify to the House Judiciary Committee? That partly depends on how you squint when reading the Declaratory Judgment Act. University of Texas law professor (and Twitter Laureate of federal jurisdiction) Steve Vladeck checks off the justiciability boxes and tells us it didn’t use to be so complicated. Meanwhile, cities continue to hate billboards, and the Supreme Court continues to not speak as clearly as it could, even in cases involving content-based restrictions on speech. Bob McNamara explains why you have to read a sign to see if it’s “on premises.” iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shor…uit/id309062019 Spotify: podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/1DFCq…Ehed/overview Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/institut…ce/short-circuit Google: play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#…odkfm5cpz7rlvf76a Newsletter: ij.org/about-us/shortcircuit/ Want to email us? shortcircuit@ij.org Transcript: forthcoming IJ Legal Intensive: https://ij.org/ijs-legal-intensive/ Committee on the Judiciary v. McGahn, https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/6402FB14D0F73EDD852585D5005DA953/$file/19-5331-1859039.pdf Reagan National Advertising v. City of Austin, http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/19/19-50354-CV0.pdf Steve Vladeck, https://law.utexas.edu/faculty/stephen-i-vladeck Robert McNamara, https://ij.org/staff/robert-mcnamara/ Anthony Sanders, https://ij.org/staff/asanders/
Democrats want to defund police. Antifa thugs want to dismantle police departments. But somewhere in all this talk about radical federalization of community police departments are true ideas of reform that could actually help all Americans -- not just special interests, not just Black Lives Matter. Bob McNamara, senior attorney with the Institute for Justice, shares.
On the new CatoAudio, we devote our roundtable to the new lawsuit the Cato Institute has filed against the Securities and Exchange Commission policy of imposing gag orders on settling defendants. Cato's Clark Neily and Bob McNamara of IJ comment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The stars are aligned tonight as the boys welcome Bob McNamara from the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation to talk all about the upcoming Starry Night Chicago 8.5K happening at Arlington Park on Sunday September 18th. Tim and Mike will be rambling their way through the course to the finish line next week and encourage all of you to join them. To join the walk/run/saunter or just to donate to this wonderful cause to cure the kids, please visit and support our team at http://pbtf.convio.net/goto/windycityirishradio. This week's show also features music from some of the fabulous musicians that will be visiting the Irish American Heritage Center this month including the Isle of Man Manx musicians, Barrule performing at the Center as part of Salon Concerts Chicago on Sept. 18th, prog folk band The Led Farmers playing Monday Sept. 19th before the Monday Night Football game between the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles, and Irish singer-songwriter Mundy at the IAHC with a special solo show on Friday Sept. 30th. This week's show also features great music from The Frames (Official), The Corrs - Official page, Solas, the The Chancey Brothers, Na Fianna and brand new not-yet-released singles from Tupelo's James Cramer and the one and only Van Morrison (Official). Tune in each and every Wednesday from 8PM - 9PM to WSBC 1240 AM or catch the podcast here at www.windycityirishradio.com
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No. 3 Georgia Southern falls to The Citadel in dramatic form, 23-21. We hear play-by-play clips from The Citadel Sports Network, as Kevin Higgins' ballclub eeks out a last-second win. Also, Georgia Southern head coach Jeff Monken isn't too happy after the game. Now in the polls for the first time in years, the No. 21 Bulldogs are getting ready to travel to Appalachian State. But The Citadel is ranked No. 1 -- in the latest U.S. News & World Report publication. Plus, Dr. Bob McNamara, associate dean of the evening undergraduate studies, discusses the new 2+2 program The Citadel has launched throughout South Carolina.
The first KosmosOnline Podcast ever! Jeanne Hoffman from the Institute for Humane Studies interviews Bob McNamara, staff attorney with the Institute for Justice, about some of IJ's recent work, including the McDonald case and bone marrow donations.
FAIR USE in a scholarly context is claimed for this network news report that indepedently and historically verified two archaeoastronomical solar alignments with petroglyphic carvings on equinox first filmed in Scott Monahan's KRMA-TV documentary 2 years earlier.
FAIR USE in a scholarly context is claimed for this network news report that indepedently and historically verified two archaeoastronomical solar alignments with petroglyphic carvings on equinox first filmed in Scott Monahan's KRMA-TV documentary 2 years earlier.