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As the lead investigator into both the 2017 racist riot in Charlottesville and the January 6 insurrection, Tim Heaphy has a unique perspective on the cynicism and anger that also fueled Trump's return to the presidency. All three events, both the violent protests and the peaceful and lawful decisions made at the ballot box in November 2024, reflect an increasing lack of trust in institutions among a growing number of Americans. He reflects on his work and where we go from here in the book Harbingers: What January 6 and Charlottesville Reveal About Rising Threats to American DemocracyHeaphy joins us to discuss the divide between people who trust the system and people who don't and make the case for why a disengaged citizenry is the biggest threat to American democracy. We also discuss his reactions to the first few weeks of the Trump administration and the pardoning of people convicted in relation to January 6.Heaphy served as the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Virginia from 2009-14. His previous experience included clerking for Judge John A. Terry of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and working for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. 

Send us a textIn July of 1991, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall announced his retirement as a Supreme Court Justice. That would set off the second ugliest fight to date to fill a Supreme Court seat. Only the fight over the nomination of Robert Bork was tougher and Bork lost. Clarence Thomas was a conservative justice, he was young at age 43, and had had a distinguished career as the head of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and he served on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, He was a Yale Graduate and he had an undergraduate Degree from Holy Cross. He would also be the second African American to sit on the Supreme Court but he was not a liberal nor a Democrat. That guaranteed him a fight on issues concerning Civil Rights, Affirmative Action, and Abortion rights. Those fights turned out to be only the first round of the Hearings to confirm him. An accusation had been made in some of the FBI reports that had been checking his background and in typical Washington style, it got leaked. That led to round 2 and a long debate about the sordid tale of sexual harassment between the Conferee and a former employee he had at the EEOC, Dr. Anita Hill. This is the story of some of the most heated hearings ever held on Capitol Hill.  Questions or comments at , Randalrgw1@aol.com , https://twitter.com/randal_wallace , and http://www.randalwallace.com/Please Leave us a review at wherever you get your podcastsThanks for listening!!

After being disbarred in New York, Rudy Giuliani was just disbarred again. This time, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals disbarred Rudy from ever practicing law again in the courts of Washington , DC, for the election lies he pursued on behalf of Donald Trump. Glenn runs down the past crimes of Giuliani and ponders what Trump's current lawyers might do WHEN Trump loses this next election in November.If you're interested in supporting our all-volunteer efforts, you can become a Team Justice patron at: / glennkirschner If you'd like to support us and buy Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise visit:https://shop.spreadshirt.com/glennkir...Check out Glenn's website at https://glennkirschner.com/Follow Glenn on:Threads: https://www.threads.net/glennkirschner2Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/glennkirschner2Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glennkirschner2Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glennkirsch...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After being disbarred in New York, Rudy Giuliani was just disbarred again. This time, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals disbarred Rudy from ever practicing law again in the courts of Washington , DC, for the election lies he pursued on behalf of Donald Trump. Glenn runs down the past crimes of Giuliani and ponders what Trump's current lawyers might do WHEN Trump loses this next election in November.If you're interested in supporting our all-volunteer efforts, you can become a Team Justice patron at: / glennkirschner If you'd like to support us and buy Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise visit:https://shop.spreadshirt.com/glennkir...Check out Glenn's website at https://glennkirschner.com/Follow Glenn on:Threads: https://www.threads.net/glennkirschner2Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/glennkirschner2Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glennkirschner2Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glennkirsch...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

fWotD Episode 2632: John D. Whitney Welcome to Featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia’s finest articles.The featured article for Friday, 19 July 2024 is John D. Whitney.John Dunning Whitney (July 19, 1850 – November 27, 1917) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who became the president of Georgetown University in 1898. Born in Massachusetts, he joined the United States Navy at the age of sixteen, where he was introduced to Catholicism by way of a book that accidentally came into his possession and prompted him to become a Catholic. He entered the Society of Jesus and spent the next twenty-five years studying and teaching mathematics at Jesuit institutions around the world, including in Canada, England, Ireland, and around the United States in New York, Maryland, Boston, and Louisiana. He became the vice president of Spring Hill College in Alabama before being appointed the president of Georgetown University.During his three-year tenure, a number of improvements were made to the campus, including the completion of Gaston Hall and the construction of the entrances to Healy Hall. The Georgetown University Hospital and what would become the School of Dentistry were also established. After the end of his term, he went to Boston College for several years as treasurer before doing pastoral work in Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Baltimore, where he became the prefect of St. Ignatius Church. He continued to spend time at Boston College, where he died in 1917.John Dunning Whitney was born on July 19, 1850, in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Descending from a prominent family, his father was Thomas G. Whitney and his mother was Esther A. Whitney née Dunning. Esther was a devout Congregationalist and John was raised in that faith. He was sent to several public and private schools, including Nantucket High School, before entering the United States Navy in 1866. While serving as a lieutenant aboard the schoolship USS Mercury, he had a religious conversion experience.Aboard the Mercury, he would often discuss religion with a shipmate, who argued that none of the Protestant churches were the one true church, and that either the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or the Catholic Church was the true church. Whitney was also able to compare the different practices of the Protestant and Catholic chaplains aboard the ship. His conversations with his shipmate convinced Whitney to consider "the claims of the Catholic church". In August 1870, the Mercury was in Newport, Rhode Island, to attend the America's Cup. The captain invited a newlywed Catholic couple aboard to return to New York City from the yacht races. While sailing through the Long Island Sound, the bride dropped a book overboard, and the executive officer had a dinghy lowered into the water to retrieve it. After disembarking in New York, the bride left the book behind, which Whitney discovered to be The Invitation Heeded: Reasons for a Return to Catholic Unity by James Kent Stone, who later became a Passionist priest known as Father Fidelis; the book was written in response to Pope Pius IX's call for all Christians to return to the Mother Church.Having read the book repeatedly, he approached one of the ship's chaplains, Dominic Duranquet, a Jesuit, and declared that if its contents were true, then he must become a Catholic. After being instructed to pray and study further, he requested to be received into the Catholic Church, with Stone as his godfather. On November 2, 1870 (All Souls' Day), Whitney was conditionally baptized by Duranquet in the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York City.Whitney entered the Society of Jesus on August 14, 1872, in the Sault-au-Récollet neighborhood of Montreal, Canada, where he remained for two years. He went to Manresa House in the Roehampton district of London, England, in 1875 to study rhetoric for a year, and then to Stonyhurst College in Lancashire for three years to study philosophy. He taught mathematics for a year before returning to the United States in 1880, where he continued to teach mathematics at St. Francis Xavier College in New York City for four years.In 1884, he went to Woodstock College in Maryland to study theology. The following year, he was sent to Mobile, Alabama, where he was ordained a priest on August 15, 1885. He began teaching mathematics in 1886 at Spring Hill College, and eventually became vice president of the school. After four years at Spring Hill College, he went to Ireland in 1890, where he studied theology at Milltown Park in Dublin, before returning to Roehampton for his tertianship in 1892.Whitney then returned to the United States, and began teaching mathematics at St. Charles College in Grand Coteau, Louisiana, from 1893 to 1895. He was transferred to the College of the Immaculate Conception in New Orleans in 1897, and then to St. John's College in The Bronx, later known as Fordham University.Whitney was appointed president of Georgetown University on July 3, 1898, succeeding J. Havens Richards. During his presidency, a number of improvements to the campus were made. The Georgetown University Hospital was opened and the first patient was accepted. Gaston Hall was decorated and completed in 1901. That year, the university also received a donation from Anthony A. Hirst, a wealthy resident of Philadelphia and alumnus of Georgetown College and Law School, to construct Hirst Library inside Healy Hall. The main and center entrances to Healy Hall were completed, walkways were paved, and several campus buildings were renovated, including Dahlgren Chapel.In 1901, Whitney convinced the faculty of the School of Medicine to reconsider the proposal of a local dentist, W. Warrington Evans, to absorb his Washington Dental College as a department of the medical school, a proposal he had been tendering to the university since 1870. The medical faculty accepted the arrangement in May 1901, and the Washington Dental College became a department in late July. It would eventually become the university's School of Dentistry.On May 14, 1901, the university hosted Archbishop Sebastiano Martinelli, the Apostolic Delegate to the United States, upon his elevation to the College of Cardinals. The grand reception in Healy Hall was attended by the students and faculty in their academic regalia, as well as many dignitaries, including the Secretary of War Elihu Root, all the justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, all the justices of the federal District of Columbia Court of Appeals (later renamed to a circuit court), most of the foreign ambassadors to the United States, many military and naval commanders, and the faculties of other local universities. While Whitney was popular with the students, the Jesuit provincial superior decided not to renew his term as president, believing he had placed too much emphasis on athletics and was spendthrifty. Whitney's tenure as president came to an end on July 11, 1901, and he was succeeded by Jerome Daugherty.Following the end of his presidency at Georgetown, Whitney became the treasurer of Boston College in 1902 and held this post until 1907. While in Massachusetts, he also worked closely with the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, a female religious order. He then left Boston to take up ministry at St. Joseph's Church in Philadelphia, before becoming the prefect of St. Ignatius Church in Baltimore in August 1909. He succeeded Francis X. Brady, who left to become president of Loyola College in Maryland, and Whitney was stationed at St. Ignatius for the remainder of his life.While at St. Ignatius, he directed the sodality of St. Ignatius Church, which administered the W. G. Read Mullan Scholarship. He spent the year of 1912 in Brooklyn, away from his parish. In May 1916, his health began to deteriorate, and he spent part of 1917 at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, where he died on November 27 of that year. His funeral was held in the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Boston and he was buried at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:33 UTC on Friday, 19 July 2024.For the full current version of the article, see John D. Whitney on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Joanna.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is on his way to Saipan to enter a plea deal with the U.S. government that will free him and resolve the legal case over his outlet's publication of a trove of classified documents. He's expected to plead guilty to an Espionage Act charge of conspiring to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified national defense information, according to the U.S. Justice Department in a letter filed in court.The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has suspended Hunter Biden's license to practice law. The decision comes after Hunter Biden was convicted in his federal gun trial. According to a court filing, the Board on Professional Responsibility will issue a formal proceeding to determine subsequent steps. DC Bar rules state that law licenses should be suspended for any felony regardless of any pending appeal.With just days left in the current Supreme Court term, several blockbuster cases are still undecided. One of them is the presidential immunity case brought by former President Donald Trump. The question before the justices is whether former President Trump can be tried on criminal charges. Special Counsel Jack Smith has charged him with conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Former President Trump has argued that he has immunity because he was still the president at the time of the alleged violations.

Join hosts Justice Rhonda Wood of the Arkansas Supreme Court and Justice Beth Walker of the West Virginia Supreme Court on the Lady Justice Podcast, now in partnership with the National Center for State Courts (NCSC). In this episode, they welcome Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, Chief Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and current President of the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ).   Chief Judge Blackburne-Rigsby shares insights into the structure of DC Courts, judicial appointments, and the types of cases handled. Reflecting on her upbringing in Washington, D.C., Chief Judge Blackburne-Rigsby also discusses the city's evolution and emphasizes the role of law in driving societal change, particularly evident during the Civil Rights era.   The episode delves into the collaborative efforts of CCJ, including past initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic to guide courts and current efforts to enhance public trust. Chief Judge Blackburne-Rigsby highlights the importance of judicial leadership and community engagement beyond the courtroom.   Tune in for valuable insights into the judiciary and the transformative power of law. Don't miss the lightning round, where Chief Judge Blackburne-Rigsby shares some personal preferences!

Special Counsel Jack Smith under the branch of the U.S. Department of Justice countered former President Trump's appeal for presidential immunity. This was amid the 2020 election interference case that has attracted enormous attention. An official appeal was filed on Saturday, precisely at the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, demanding serious deliberation over the predicament. The prime reason for producing such a document was to request an in-depth exploration and revisiting of the order by the district court, under Judge Chutkan. The order was initially refuted by Trump's side, on grounds of presidential immunity and what's perceived as principles of double jeopardy. Smith, in his intensive appeal, spoke about the potential perils of offering freedom from criminal charges that this scenario hinted at. This was put forth notably in relation to the accusation against the former President, focusing on his alleged involvement in illegal activities to contest the election's outcome of 2020. In Smith's voiced concern, a President unlawfully clinging to power through criminal acts, and furthermore, not being subject to possible criminal proceedings, could be of grave risk. The risk wasn't merely to the institution of the President but also to the bedrock of our democratic governance system.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to today's episode of 'AI Lawyer Talking Tech'. In this episode, we'll dive into the latest advancements and news in the field of AI and legal technology. From the impact of AI in the legal industry to the regulatory updates, we have a wide array of topics to discuss. So, grab your favorite beverage, sit back, and get ready to explore the intersection of law, technology, and artificial intelligence. Harvey Raises $80M Series B From Elad Gil, Kleiner Perkins, OpenAI and Sequoia20 Dec 2023Legal Tech BlogGenerating a Body of Generative AI Case Law19 Dec 2023GenAI-LexologyAnthropic Joins the Party, Offers Copyright Shield to Enterprise AI Customers20 Dec 2023New Media and Technology Law BlogMany Fifth Circuit Judges Hope to Eviscerate Section 230–Doe v. Snap19 Dec 2023Technology & Marketing Law BlogHogan Lovells legal tech brand ELTEMATE launches refined and customized chatbot CRAIG19 Dec 2023Legal Technology News - Legal IT Professionals | Everything legal technologyStrategies for Effective Document Drafting for Lawyers: A Comprehensive Guide19 Dec 2023Legaltech on Medium“Hallucinate” is Dictionary.com's Word of the Year — and No, You're Not Imagining Things!18 Dec 2023GenAI-LexologyAccelerating Innovation: Open-Source Software, Artificial Intelligence, and the Auto Industry18 Dec 2023GenAI-LexologyHarvey raises $80M Series B from Elad Gil, Kleiner Perkins, OpenAI and Sequoia19 Dec 2023Legal Technology News - Legal IT Professionals | Everything legal technologyEurope Reaches Agreement on the EU AI Act18 Dec 2023GenAI-LexologyPrivate capital: Impact of AI and its regulation for investors in 202418 Dec 2023GenAI-LexologyRegulating AI - The EU agrees on landmark AI act18 Dec 2023GenAI-LexologyAI Regulatory Update19 Dec 2023GenAI-LexologyFour Months After Launching Its ‘Homegrown' GenAI Tool, Law Firm Gunderson Dettmer Reports On Results So Far, New Features, And A Surprise on Cost20 Dec 2023LawSitesPro bono award honours legal support scheme for green tech startups20 Dec 2023Imperial College LondonAI in Legal Blogging Demands the Same Visionary Leadership that Pioneered Legal Blogging's Inception20 Dec 2023Real Lawyers Have BlogsClosing Out 2023 with the e-Discovery State of the Union19 Dec 2023LexBlog7 Major Law Firm Tech Developments in 2023: Embracing Innovation19 Dec 2023BollyinsideLooking To Raise Associate Compensation? Consider Getting Into Legal Tech.19 Dec 2023Above The LawLegal Update Dec 19, 2023 The District of Columbia Court of Appeals' Recent Significant Legal Precedent Carries Implications for Standards Organizations19 Dec 2023Seyfarth ShawWhy Corporate Legal Departments Should Lean Into AI19 Dec 2023Forbes.comCourts Are Choosing TikTok Over Children19 Dec 2023Atlantic.com - The WireAG Ferguson proposes creation of bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Task Force19 Dec 2023AGO News ReleasesMy Pocket Lawyer aims to make justice more accessible19 Dec 2023TechCrunchNAIC Adopts Model Bulletin on Artificial Intelligence Arrow Right19 Dec 2023Baker HostetlerNew Orleans Auto Accident Attorney No-Win, No-Fee Legal Representation Announced19 Dec 2023Markets Business InsiderExpert Comment: New Judicial Guidance on the use of AI Research + 1 More 19.12.2319 Dec 2023University of SalfordMeet Natasha Lewis and Col Secomb, Co-founders of Legal Practice & Case Management System: Yao19 Dec 2023TechRound.co.ukThe Future of Legal Marketing: 8 Trends For 202418 Dec 2023LexBlogRevolutionizing Legal Efficiency: The AI Advantage in Law Firms18 Dec 2023Law & Crime

SEASON 2 EPISODE 68: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) BULLETIN: The District of Columbia Court of Appeals Friday afternoon halted Judge Chutkan's gag order against Trump for at least the next 17 days. Rather than deal with it on an emergency basis, it scheduled the first in-person hearing for NOVEMBER 20. The members of the three-judge panel consisting of two judges appointed by Obama and one appointed by Biden should be impeached and disbarred because they actually fell for not just a pathetically weak 1st Amendment excuse but also for a series of arguments based on the delusions-of-grandeur, megalomaniacal premise that this madman Trump believes a 100,000,000 Americans are somehow being deprived of their right to hear him because a judge had ruled no, Trump was not allowed to threaten the judge and the court officials and the prosecutors and not allowed to try to convince his cultists to try to kill them. He had already been given – BY the Judge who issued the gag order – the right to continue to insanely claim that the prosecution of his attempt to overthrow the government and foment violent revolution in this country and install an authoritarian regime with him as its permanent dictator was actually a political vendetta personally ordered by the President of the United States. All she wanted to stop was the continued attempt by Trump to use the social media site he OWNS and the propaganda video networks that make their only money by platforming him and the fascist rallies he stages to say it in just the right way to get somebody to KILL special counsel Jack Smith and to KILL judge Tanya Chutkan and to call in bomb threats to the court room and to doxx the jurors, the way he got hundreds of his cultists to attack the Capitol on January 6 and the way he doxxed Obama and one of his cultists went to Obama's neighborhood and hunted him, with the ultimate goal being obvious and evil: to institutionalize political violence and turn it into the determinative factor in how this country is not governered but RULED. Donald Trump is a terrorist. A. TERRORIST. And he has been using terrorism by proxy to destroy the laws and rules of this country, without interruption by the law or the courts for fully EIGHT years now. And when the justice system FINALLY stands up on its feet and the courts FINALLY stand up on their feet and recognize that after ALL of our other institutions have utterly failed and ALL of our leaders have failed to protect the nation against domestic terrorism in the form of Trump and his family and his enablers, when SOMEBODY finally BEGINS to do SOMETHING about it, this DC Appeals court say well, no, maybe the legal system of this country has been bending over backwards to protect the rights of this man who would destroy it and KILL anybody in it he doesn't like, but we don't see that in bending over backwards it has yet severed its own SPINE yet, so we're going to grant an “administrative stay” until at least November 20th to prove that we're great legal scholars and we're giving Trump every opportunity to get Jack Smith or Merrick Garland killed and why, yes, if there HAD been some sort of legal case against Osama Bin Laden before us in the summer of 2001 we would have delayed the injunction against him for two weeks because it's FAR more important to give people bent on destroying the United States every last ounce of their rights, than it is to protect the LAWS of this country or the JUDGES of this country or the REPRESENTATIVE FORM OF GOVERNMENT of this country itself. (17:48) The rest of this edition of the podcast is a repeat of Friday's 67th episode and if you've heard it there is no reason to listen again after this point.  SPECIAL COMMENT: Dementia J. Trump's lawyers last night filed a 35-page document to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, one or two paragraphs of which asks that court to BAR Judge Tanya Chutkan from reinstating the gag order on him. The rest of it is about how wonderful he is and how much he leads in the primary polls and it sounds like the dialogue they gave Rita Moreno in the last scene of the Jack Nicholson movie “Carnal Knowledge.”  From the first (!) page: “President Trump's uniquely powerful voice has been a fixtue of American political discourse for eight years, and central to the American fabric for decades.” Well, true, like car alarms. Or Herpes. From Item 4, on Page 11: "The Gag Order violates the rights of tens of millions of Americans to receive President Trump's speech: A restriction on President Trump's speech inflicts a reciprocal injury on the rights of over 100 million Americans who listen to him…" Listen to him bout how big and strong he is and how he is better, more beautiful, more powerful, more perfect, more strong, more masculine, more extraordinary, more virile, more domineering, more irresistible and more up in the air and I may have added a little something to the text there. More importantly, but less entertainingly, Judge Chutkan hits the gas, Judge Engoron hits the roof, Judge Cannon does NOT hit the pause button. Chutkan sent a not so subtle sign to the Trump Cult that the Subversion trial will start as planned 123 days from now, and Jack Smith let Cannon know that Trump was playing her like a two dollar banjo. Also, here in New York, the FBI searched the home of the Mayor's top campaign fundraiser and all of a sudden there is a money scandal involving her, him, a construction company, the nation of Turkey, donors who didn't donate, and don't blame me, I voted for the Garbage Commissioner Lady. And back in DC, Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene and Chip Roy in a three-way… war of words. It began with a post by Roy, explaining why he moved to stop the vote to censure Representative Tlaib. Then Barney Rubble sub-tweeted him: “You voted to kick me out of the freedom caucus, but keep CNN wannabe Ken Buck and vaping groping Lauren Boebert…” to which Roy replied “Tell her to go-chase so-called Jewish space lasers if she wants to spend time on that sort of thing.” And Greene responded “Oh shut up Colonel Sanders” and predicted that this would all end with him reciting “powdered wig soliloquies as Americans are marched to the firing squads”and no, I don't get the reference either. Curiously silent through all this was Vaping Groping Lauren Boebert. Sources say she's simply sitting there quietly, trying to get a grip on the situation.  B-Block (40:19) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD (26:03) Dean Phillips, the Harlan Crow-funded "Democrat" challenging Biden, may have a bigger problem even than Crow. Fox is equally-opportunity hate: Jesse Watters gets suspended for threatening Arab Americans; Mark Levin lies about Wolf Blitzer's grandparents and denies they died in the holocaust. And after an ex-NHL player dies from taking a skate to his neck, how could an NHL team glorify one of their players nearly cutting another player with EACH of his skates? C-Block (49:21) FRIDAYS WITH THURBER: There is boredom, there is paranoia, there is fantasy, there is detective fiction, there is self-satirization. Put them all together and you get Thurber's epic "The Lady on 142."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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As I wrangle Rabbi Boyarsky from his office to the podcast studio, he asks me if I kept my end of our deal and if I put tefflin on every day for a hundred days.  I responded, “I'm not perfect, but I substantially complied.”  Rabbi Boyarsky snaps at me, “I disagree.  You are perfect.”   I have recorded over 100 episodes in the studio where we filmed this one.  Never has anyone remembered the studio engineer's name.  Rabbi Boyarsky interacted with him and thanked him on a first name basis as we closed.  I kept that in at the end of the episode.    Rabbi Zvi Boyarsky has a lot on his shoulders.  He's a director for the Aleph Institute –or Aleph– as their employees and clients call it.  Aleph is a humanitarian nonprofit org for prisoners' rights.     Rabbi Boyrasky's signature is an unfailing smile.  But the first night I began to do work for Aleph, he looked like he hadn't slept or smiled in a week.     I asked what has been keeping him up all night.  The question energizes him.     “There's a Holocaust going on right now in Afghanistan.”     This was the summer of 2021.  The United States had for decades artificially shored up Afghanistan, and suddenly the U.S. military presence vanished.  I knew this much from the news but didn't understand the urgency in Rabbi Boyarsky's dark green eyes.     He said: “Taliban gunmen control Kabul's airport.  These terrorists are going door to door hunting down judges that prosecuted them, especially the women judges.  Taliban are slaughtering women for having the audacity to be judges. We're trying to get them out.”    Reb Zvi was talking about using political connections Aleph had developed with Qatar, a rich neighboring Arab country with influence over the Taliban, to coordinate bus transport of a hundred women judges and their dependents to Pakistan.  I wanted to help.       “What can I do?”     I learned that Aleph had been working on this nonstop since Rabbi Boyarsky saw the news unfold.  They had linked with a Baroness in London (Helena Kennedy, Queens Counsel, and President of the International Bar Association) as well as U.S.-based, International Association of Women Judges who had their members in Afghanistan at mortal risk.     The Taliban had publicly called for the killing of many of these judges.  The terrorists were bombarding the judiciary members' phones with death threats and videos of them murdering other judges.  They were out for blood.  Their lethal attacks were aimed on these judges because they had ordered them behind bars for rape, murder, or lesser crimes.  Now these criminals were free and suddenly in power.  Under chaos, darkness, and gunfire the women were running with their families to safehouses to avoid capture.     Rabbi Boyarsky's efforts with many others chartered planes filled with refugees to Greece and the U AE.  Next, Aleph and the IAWJ are linking families with government officials for visas.  Many judges found refuge in Germany and Canada who have been more receptive to admitting Afghan refugees.  Justice Susan Glazebrook, acting Judge for the Supreme Court of New Zealand and President of the IAWJ, as well as the immediate past president of the IAWJ, Judge Vanessa Ruiz of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals led this endeavor with Aleph.  Aleph turned its focus on the United States to lift asylum red tape.  (Notice how in a big way this was a women-helping-women effort, which is its own dimension of inspiration.)       One Aleph donor is a Hasidic Jew that prefers to keep a low profile.  He provided the primary resources to assist one chartered plane.  He wished to refer to the evacuation operation as “Schmendel” a nonsensical Yiddish word.  His goal was to draw attention far away from his involvement, associates, and money he generously contributed to the mission.  This resulted in some broken telephone that made the Afghan refugees believe that the person's actual name that funded the plane was Schmendel.  Thus, they held signs and took pictures of themselves on the plane and in Greece thanking Aleph and Mr. Schmendel.   These Afghan judges were at the height of their society, and they had risked a lot to get there, and suddenly they found themselves with nothing, with a new need to rebuild lives from scratch in foreign lands.  My grandparents survived the Holocaust and had to do this with no outside help.  Nothing can erase the events that caused the plight of these people but knowing that there are people are out there fighting to help and doing whatever they can to help must be inspiring to them. It's inspiring to me.     Rabbi Boyarsky embodies the Aleph slogan: No one forgotten.  No one left behind.     I was introduced to Rabbi Boyarsky through Rabbi Yitzy Horowitz.  A special person that has created community for me and my family and for whom I'm very grateful.   To donate to Aleph, click here: https://aleph-institute.org/wp/donation/ 

On June 30, 2022, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made history by becoming the first African American woman to be sworn in as an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court. We had a chance to discuss this monumental day with Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. In Episode 2, Chief Judge Blackburne-Rigsby, who authored a 2010 law review article titled Black Women Judges: The Historical Journey of Black Women to the Nation's Highest Courts, discusses the historic meaning of Justice Jackson's ascension to our nation's highest court, why diversity in the appellate judiciary is so critical to our judicial systems, and how events in the past few years created an environment ripe for Justice Jackson's appointment in 2022.Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby was sworn in as Chief Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals on March 17, 2017. Prior to being designated Chief Judge, she was nominated by President George W. Bush in August 2006 to serve as an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Before that, Chief Judge Blackburne-Rigsby, nominated by President Bill Clinton, served as an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia from 2000-2006, and served as a Magistrate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia from 1995-2000.Chief Judge Blackburne-Rigsby is married to Judge Robert R. Rigsby, Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, former corporation counsel for the District of Columbia, and a retired colonel and military judge of the United States Army Reserves. They are the proud parents of a son, Julian Rigsby, who recently graduated from Elon University.Chief Judge Blackburne-Rigsby also holds a special place in history as being a part of the first sitting mother-daughter judicial team in the country. Her mother, Judge Laura D. Blackburne, was elected to the New York City Civil Court in 1995 and in 1999 she was elected to the New York State Supreme Court. Chief Judge Blackburne-Rigsby had wonderful public servant role models in her mother and father who supported her and inspired her throughout her career. Our Hosts this Week:E. Bahati Mutisya, Associatehttps://www.bakerdonelson.com/bahati-mutisyaNakimuli Davis-Primer, Shareholderhttps://www.bakerdonelson.com/Nakimuli-Davis-PrimerSpecial Guest Host:Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, Chief Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appealshttps://www.dccourts.gov/court-of-appeals/judges/chief-rigsby-anna-pageResource Guide:"Black Women Judges: The Historical Journey of Black Women to the Nation's Highest Courts"https://www.nawj.org/uploads/pdf/black_women_judges_by_anna_blackburne_rigsby_howard_law_journal.pdf

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MC Sungaila is joined by the Honorable Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, Chief Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Chief Judge Blackburne-Rigsby shares her journey as a Black woman lawyer and the advocacy and inspiration that spurred her towards a place on the bench. She describes the influence of her mother (now a retired judge), and that of her peers and mentors, and how she is in turn helping to inspire and train the next generation of lawyers.

Jack Henderson from Henderson Advocacy joins us to share his insights, tips and advice on investing like the top 1%Join us live on our Facebook and Instagram page every Thursday at 3pm when we discuss topics that impact property management, sales and finance - the three services we provide.Have a discussion topic to recommend or a guest speaker? Contact us via any of the channels below.Contact:Paras & Baz | Real Estate & Finance02 8851 7177 | info@parasandbaz.com.auSuite 201, 4 Columbia Court,Norwest NSW 2153HOME - Paras and BazGurdev Singh | Licensee in Charge | 0421 496 917Anmol Singh | Co-Owner | 0422 657 275 Tune in 3pm every Thursday on our Facebook and Instagram pages to catch the latest episode while it is aired live

Learn more about our lawsuit at https://ehtrust.org/the-massive-scien... EHT et al. v. the FCC seeks to have the Court order the FCC to remand, vacate and update its 25-year-old exposure guidelines for radio-frequency radiation (RFR) from cell phones, cell towers, Wi-Fi, 5G and other wireless communication devices. After Environmental Health Trust's case was consolidated in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals with Children's Health Defense, the evidentiary briefs were filed jointly with the Children's Health Defense, Consumers for Safe Cell Phones and numerous other petitioners including Elizabeth Barris, Theodora Scarato MSW, Michelle Hertz, Petra Broken, Dr. David Carpenter, Dr. Toril Jelter, Dr. Paul Dart, Dr. Ann Lee, Virginia Farver, Jennifer Baran and Paul Stanley M.Ed. Learn more at ehtrust.org and sign up for our newsletter: https://ehtrust.org/publications/newsletters/ Read the research on EMFs and health here: https://ehtrust.org/science/top-experimental-epidemiological-studies/ Get the facts about 5G here: https://ehtrust.org/key-issues/cell-phoneswireless/5g-internet-everything/20-quick-facts-what-you-need-to-know-about-5g-wireless-and-small-cells/

On October 14, 2020, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding Torres v. Madrid. The question before the court was whether an unsuccessful attempt to detain a suspect by use of physical force is a “seizure” within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment, as the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 8th, 9th and 11th Circuits and the New Mexico Supreme Court hold, or whether physical force must be successful in detaining a suspect to constitute a “seizure,” as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals hold.Kent Scheidegger joins us to discuss this case’s oral arguments. Scheidegger is Legal Director and General Counsel at the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation

On October 14, 2020, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding Torres v. Madrid. The question before the court was whether an unsuccessful attempt to detain a suspect by use of physical force is a “seizure” within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment, as the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 8th, 9th and 11th Circuits and the New Mexico Supreme Court hold, or whether physical force must be successful in detaining a suspect to constitute a “seizure,” as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals hold.Kent Scheidegger joins us to discuss this case’s oral arguments. Scheidegger is Legal Director and General Counsel at the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation

Dr. Connell is the Connell Immigration Law Group founder and the senior immigration attorney for the firm. He is a first-generation American whose parents came to the U.S. from Barbados and the Dominican Republic. He was raised to believe that America represents the crossroads where work, faith, and persistence come together to yield success and make the American dream a reality. His firm prepares family-based petitions, adjustment of status applications, consular processing, removal of conditions on residence petitions, citizenship applications, fiancé(e) visas, and immigration waivers. They also petition for victims abused by spouses who are U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Dr. Connell is admitted to practice before The United States Supreme Court, New Jersey Supreme Court, The District of Columbia Court of Appeals, United States District Court, Federal District of New Jersey and the United States District Courts, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York as well as The Executive Office for Immigration Review (Immigration Courts). He graduated from the City University School of Law In New York, has earned a doctoral degree in psychology, and is an ordained minister with over 30 years of ministry experience. He is a member of AILA, the New Jersey State Bar Association, and is a trustee of the Camden County Bar Association of New Jersey. Dr. Connell is also a co-chairman of the Immigration Law Committee for the Camden County New Jersey Bar Association, a member of the Christian Legal Society, and a college professor teaching at the graduate level. He has conducted numerous classes in various venues and discussed immigration issues on television and radio programs and talk shows.

If you're like us, you likely never heard of Synanon, but its tactics live on in "tough-love" drug rehabilitation programs. Synanon was founded in 1958 by Charles Dederich, and it was the first ever non-medical drug rehabilitation program. And then it became a cult. Join Beth and Kelly as they share the story of shaved heads, forced abortions and the origin story of one of Nancy Reagan's favorite programs. Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands Cite your sources: “Doris Gambonini, a Ranch Woman Who Comforted Synanon Refugees, Dies at 80.” The Point Reyes Light, 2 Oct. 2014, www.ptreyeslight.com/article/doris-gambonini-ranch-woman-who-comforted-synanon-refugees-dies-80. Etler, Cyndy. “I Spent 16 Months Of My Childhood Locked In A Warehouse.” HuffPost, HuffPost, 1 Mar. 2019, www.huffpost.com/entry/straight-inc_n_5c76a914e4b062b30eba021e. Fang, Lee. “GOP Mogul Behind Drug Rehab 'Torture' Centers Is Bankrolling Opposition to Pot Legalization in Colorado.” The Nation, 29 June 2015, www.thenation.com/article/archive/gop-mogul-behind-drug-rehab-torture-centers-bankrolling-opposition-pot-legalization-colo/. Gelder, Lawrence Van. “Charles Dederich, 83, Synanon Founder, Dies.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 4 Mar. 1997, www.nytimes.com/1997/03/04/us/charles-dederich-83-synanon-founder-dies.html?searchResultPosition=1. Hillel Aron. “The Story of This Drug Rehab-Turned-Violent Cult Is Wild, Wild Country-Caliber Bizarre.” Los Angeles Magazine, 27 Feb. 2020, www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/synanon-cult/. Jollett, Mikel. Hollywood Park: a Memoir. Celadon Books, 2020. King, Wayne. “SYNANON MEMBERS ACCUSED IN BEATING.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 1 Mar. 1981, www.nytimes.com/1981/03/01/us/synanon-members-accused-in-beating.html?searchResultPosition=1. Mitchell, Dave. “Light to Celebrate 25th Anniversary of Its Pulitzer.” Cult Education Institute, Point Reyes Light, 15 Aug. 2014, culteducation.com/group/1179-synanon/20123-light-to-celebrate-25th-anniversary-of-its-pulitzer.html. Morantz, Paul. The History of Synanon and Charles Dederich, 2 Aug. 2008, culteducation.com/group/1179-synanon/20127-the-history-of-synanon-and-charles-dederich.html. Morgan, Fiona. “One Big Dysfunctional.” Cult Education Institute, Salon Magazine, 29 Mar. 1999, culteducation.com/group/1179-synanon/20120-one-big-dysfunctional-family.html. Novak, Matt. “The Man Who Fought the Synanon Cult and Won.” Paleofuture, 27 Sept. 2014, paleofuture.gizmodo.com/the-man-who-fought-cults-and-won-1634267961. Novak, Matt. “Synanon's Sober Utopia: How a Drug Rehab Program Became a Violent Cult.” Paleofuture, 15 Apr. 2014, paleofuture.gizmodo.com/synanons-sober-utopia-how-a-drug-rehab-program-became-1562665776. Pendle, George. “Shaved Heads, Snipped Tubes, Imperial Marines, and Dope Fiends: George Pendle.” CABINET , www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/48/pendle.php. Shenon, Philip. “9 LINKED TO SYNANON INDICTED BY U.S.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 2 Oct. 1985, www.nytimes.com/1985/10/02/us/9-linked-to-synanon-indicted-by-us.html. “Synanon.” RationalWiki, rationalwiki.org/wiki/Synanon. “Synanon Calls Sex Tapes ‘Liturgy’ - Group Claims Constitute Protects Wife-Swap Records.” Cult Education Institute, San Diego Union, 2 Nov. 1979, culteducation.com/group/1179-synanon/20119-synanon-calls-sex-tapes-liturgy-group-claims-constitute-protects-wife-swap-records.html. “Synanon Foundation, Inc. v. Bernstein, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, State Courts, COURT CASE.” Court Case, www.ecases.us/case/dc/1995369/synanon-foundation-inc-v-bernstein. Szalavitz, Maia. “The Cult That Spawned the Tough-Love Teen Industry.” Mother Jones, 20 Aug. 2007, www.motherjones.com/politics/2007/08/cult-spawned-tough-love-teen-industry/. Szalavitz, Maia. "Breaking addicts in order to fix them: how Synanon revolutionized drug treatment and poisoned the politics of prohibition." Reason, vol. 49, no. 5, Oct. 2017, p. 72+. Gale OneFile: Popular Magazines, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A506607207/PPPM?u=nysl_sc_flls&sid=PPPM&xid=27bca0d6. Accessed 25 June 2020. Szalavitz, Maia. "Tainted Love." Stanford Social Innovation Review, vol. 4, no. 2, Summer, 2006, pp. 66-67. ProQuest, https://search-proquest-cay.orc.scoolaid.net/docview/217168587?accountid=34664  

Traci Silas was delegated by former Secretary Napolitano as the career Senior Director of the Federal Advisory Committees (FACA) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Prior to accepting her position as FACA director in 2013, Mrs. Silas served as the director of the Information Disclosure Office of DHS office of policy, privacy attorney for Booz Allen Hamilton, an international real estate attorney for Sothbys' International, a student ambassador for the United Nations Center for Human Rights and a legal intern for the Honorable Noels A Kramer of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Mrs. Silas holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Hampton University; an international certification in European Common Law from the University of Nice in France: and international certification in European general practice from the University of the Netherlands Antilles in Curacao; and Juris Doctorate on general practice, international law and real estate law from Hofstra University School of Law. Recently Mrs, Silas completed the Excellence in Government Fellows Program, coursework at Harvard University's School for Continuing Education, found HappyGovLLC and developed the "Happy You" mobile application. Mrs. Silas lives in Calvert County Md with her husband and five children.

Zahid Jamil has over 20 years of experience a general law practitioner, where he specializes in technology (i.e. e-commerce, e-payments, and privacy), cybercrime and counterterrorism. Jamil has served as a cybercrime and cybersecurity consultant for the Council of Europe, the ITU-American Bar Association, the government of Pakistan, and is a member of the Commonwealth’s Cybercrime Experts working Group. He is a qualified barrister with primary practices in Pakistan and the UAE as a member of the Bar at the Dubai International Financial Center Court and the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, and serves as a Special Legal Consultant to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. In these capacities, he has drafted numerous pieces of legislation relating to cybercrime and cybersecurity. During this podcast, Jamil, along with Louisa Tomar, Program Officer, Global Programs, and host Ken Jaques, discuss trends in cybersecurity and cybercrime legislation around the globe. Jamil suggested ways to improve cyber readiness in countries still coming online and what small and medium-sized businesses can do to protect themselves. Tomar referenced CIPE’s Digital Economy Enabling Environment Guide: Key Areas of Dialogue for Business and Policymakers, which includes guidance for business and regulators on cybersecurity legislation.

  Jack Webb giving his greatest performance of all time in the episode "The Big Interrogation" starring a very young Kent McCord of Adam-12 fame. Warren v. District of Columbia- Warren v. District of Columbia[1] (444 A.2d. 1, D.C. Ct. of Ap. 1981) is an oft-quoted[2] District of Columbia Court of Appeals case that held that the police do not owe a specific duty to provide police services to citizens based on the public duty doctrine. Tips for Armed citizens being pulled over. Shout out to all the Police Organizations in MD I could think of. pay it forward thank you to all LEO's retired and active for your kinship, friendship and service Your brother, Kenn   Dave B. Cole article:  https://blackmanwithagun.com/2019/04/choose-well   Amazon link:  http://book.blackmanwithagun.com Email me for autographed copies blackmanwithagun@gmail.com   supporting this podcast https://patreon.com/blackmanwithagun 

The Honorable Geoffrey A. Gaither is the Senior Magistrate at the Marion County Juvenile Court in Indianapolis, Indiana.  He has served there since 1995.  His jurisdiction has included delinquencies, child welfare issues, paternities, guardianships, adoption-related matters, child support and custody cases. Community involvement is extremely important to Judge Gaither.  He is a past and present adjunct professor at IUPUI and Martin University, youth mentor, motivational speaker, Marion County Juvenile Court representative at the Undoing Racismworkshops, created the “Is Indianapolis Another Ferguson?” forum and radio, TV, print and podcast legal analyst.  He has been recognized many times locally and nationally for his community service and dedication to children and families.  Judge Gaither developed a much-needed program entitled The Young Women’s Empowerment Conference Series benefiting young women on probation or otherwise involved in the juvenile justice system.  He also created the Male Mentoring Conference which is a young men’s focused event that emphasizes the value of mentorship to educational and career success. Judge Gaither has also hosted the 100 Black Men of Indianapolis’ Beautillion Militaire “Know Your Legal Rights” session several times and moderated public discussions on community issues. The Robert F. Kennedy National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice invited Judge Gaither to serve on its Dual Status Youth Practice Network in Spring 2016. This prestigious organization focuses on children with delinquency, neglect, abuse and/or dependency cases at the same time. Judge Gaither now leads the Dual Status Court in Indianapolis, Indiana. Inspiring and influencing youth through education is important to Judge Gaither. He helped develop the Urban Initiative Hi5 Rallies at local schools empowering young people to take ownership of their educational careers.  Male volunteers form two lines at the school’s entrance and high five students at the start of the school day. Judge Gaither is Hoosier born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana.  He is a proud public school graduate. Judge Gaither earned his Bachelor of Urban Planning degree from the University of Cincinnati and then later received his Juris Doctor degree with honors from Howard University.  Judge Gaither was an editor and published author on the Howard Law Journal. After graduation, he clerked for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, is a former Marion County deputy prosecutor, deputy public defender and was in private practice before being sworn onto the bench.  Judge Gaither is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc. and is also married to Attorney KiKi Gaither, former co-host of WTLC AM 1310’s “Legally Speaking.” They have 3 sons: Jordan, Taylor and Austin and are members of Phillips Temple CME Church.

On March 29, 2017, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Turner v. United States, which was consolidated with Overton v. United States. In 1984, the body of Catherine Fuller was discovered in an alley after she had been beaten and raped. Sufficient physical evidence to identify the perpetrators was not recovered, and the medical examiner could not determine the number of attackers involved. Thirteen teenagers were initially indicted for being involved in a group effort to originally rob and subsequently assault and kill her. Two of them, Harry Bennett and Calvin Alston, pled guilty and agreed to testify, but the details in their accounts differed. Turner and nine other defendants were found guilty by a jury, and their convictions were affirmed on direct appeal. Nearly 25 years later, Turner and several of the other original defendants moved to have their sentences vacated, claiming that they had not received fair trials because the government had withheld exculpatory evidence in violation of Brady v. Maryland. They also argued that newly discovered evidence, including the recantations of Bennett and Alston, established that they were actually innocent of the crime. The trial court denied the motion, and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals affirmed. The Court held that the defendants had not shown a reasonable probability that the outcome of their trials would have been different with the new evidence. -- The question now before the Supreme Court is whether the petitioners' convictions must be set aside under Brady v. Maryland. -- To discuss the case, we have Brian Lichter, who is Associate at Latham & Watkins.

David, Max, and guest Tim Trott (“The Drone Professor”) try their hand at broadcasting a live episode. We discuss the Micro UAS amendment to the FAA reauthorization bill, another lawsuit challenging the FAA right to require drone registration, and the results of two UAV criminal cases. News A Giant Step for Micro Drones On February 11, 2016, Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis introduced a micro UAS operations amendment [PDF] to H.R. 4441, the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016. The amendment would add a new “Micro UAS operations” section to Chapter 455 of title 49, United States Code, and permit commercial operations under simplified and streamlined requirements and restrictions. A micro UAS is defined as weighing 4.4 pounds (2 kg) or less. For commercial operation, there would be no airman certification requirements, no aeronautical knowledge test, no age or experience requirements, and no airworthiness certification requirements. Registration would still be required. The requirements for the proposed Micro UAS category are: fly below 400 feet above ground level; fly no faster than 40 knots; fly within visual line of sight; fly only during daylight hours; and stay at least 5 statute miles from the geographic center of a tower-controlled airport... unless the pilot provides prior notice to the airport operator and the pilot receives, for a tower-controlled airport, prior approval from the air traffic control facility located at the airport. The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee voted to accept the micro UAS amendment and approved the entire AIRR Act, as amended. Think Tank Sues FAA In Federal Court Over Drone Registration Rule DC think tank TechFreedom has filed a lawsuit in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals seeking to overturn the FAA's drone registration requirement. TechFreedom says the FAA's action violates Section 336 of a 2012 FAA authorization law prohibiting the FAA from promulgating ”any rule or regulation regarding a model aircraft.” The lawsuit claims the FAA's failure to provide the public with notice of the new regulation and an opportunity for comment was “arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion.” NJ Drone Shooter Pleads Guilty In September 2014, Russell Percenti shot down a drone flying near his property. The drone's owner said that he was taking aerial pictures of a friend's home, retrieved his damaged drone, and called the police. Percenti, who admitted shooting the drone, was charged with criminal mischief and possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes. Judge: Park ranger's use of taser on drone operator was justified A man flying his drone in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park was asked to land by park rangers. He initially refused to land and refused to provide identification. The park ranger used a Taser to disable the man as he started running away. The judge fined the man $1,000 and banned him from the park for one year. Video of the Week PowerEgg - The Flying Robot by PowerVision The arms and rotors of the PowerVision PowerEgg unfold to reveal a UAV with a 360-degree panoramic 4K HD camera on a 3-axis gimbal, real-time video transmission, and an optical flow indoor positioning system. http://youtu.be/4QVK3B7hsFQ  

Hello everyone welcome to Reaching Out Radio to be the hands and feet of Jesus Christ.  Tonight your host Sister Pearl Corbin has a very informit an deducational guest.   Joseph Connell, Esq, and Counselor of Law will be her special guest.  Joseph A. Connell Sr. Ph.D., Esq. provides counsel in all areas of laws governing nonprofit organizations, specifically laws pertaining to religious organization formation and operation. He also provides legal counsel to those with family, employment and religious worker immigration matters ass well as deportation defense. Mr. Connell is admitted to practice law before The United States Supreme Court, New Jersey Supreme Court, The District of Columbia Court of Appeals, United States District Court, Federal District of New Jersey and the United States District Courts, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. He is a graduate of the City University School of Law. He also has earned a doctoral degree in psychology. He is also ordained to the ministry and serves as an Elder at the New Jerusalem House of God in Mt. Holly New Jersey.   Sis. Pearl and Bro. Joseph will be discussing in Friday's Kingdom Perspectives program, 'The State of the Church in America'. This is a program you do not want to miss. How is the American church faring in our present day cultural climate? Please join with us as we talk an in depth look at the church in this hour.' Call in at Q& A time (347) 308-8837 with your questions, Hope you can join us.  

The 86th annual William Minor Lile Moot Court Competition features third-year law students Trevor Lovell and Nate Bilhartz (representing the petitioner) and Rhett Ricard and Brett Rector (for the respondent). Judges Thomas Griffith '85 of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Roy McLeese of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and Pamela Reeves of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee preside. (April 18, 2015, University of Virginia School of Law)