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Brown student Alex Shieh joins the show live from Washington D.C ahead of his testimony in front of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative state, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wisconsinites are voting in a highly contested race to become the state's Supreme Court justice. The race has become a proxy battle for both liberal and conservative donors who have spent more than $81 million in a contest both sides say will shape the future of the state—and the nation. Meanwhile, special elections are underway for two major congressional districts in Florida.U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting and killing the CEO of UnitedHealth Group's insurance division Brian Thompson in New York last year.The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, and the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, held a joint hearing on Tuesday to examine the constitutional limits of federal courts, with a focus on recent temporary judgements and injunctions against President Donald Trump's executive orders.

2.27.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Ohio Fighting White Supremacy, Fla. Special Election, Unemployment Claims Rise, Crockett Chronicles Black residents in a Cincinnati, Ohio suburb are taking action to protect their neighborhoods after being targeted by neo-Nazi groups. We'll speak with a local lawmaker and a pastor about the recent racist marches in their community and their feelings of being unprotected. We'll show you the moment a MAGA senator warned some judicial nominees about upholding court rulings during a recent confirmation hearing. We'll also examine whether recent federal firings contributed to the unexpected rise in first-time applications for unemployment benefits. Florida's special election could reshape the congressional makeup, and we'll talk to a candidate looking to fill Matt Gaetz's seat. In tonight's "Crockett Chronicles," Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett calls out hypocrisy during the first hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight. #BlackStarNetwork partner: Fanbasehttps://www.startengine.com/offering/fanbase This Reg A+ offering is made available through StartEngine Primary, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment. You should read the Offering Circular (https://bit.ly/3VDPKjD) and Risks (https://bit.ly/3ZQzHl0) related to this offering before investing. Download the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox http://www.blackstarnetwork.com The #BlackStarNetwork is a news reporting platform covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - Secret Service   13:00 - FBI Whistleblower Marcus Allen before House Judiciary Subcommittee on Weaponization   30:29 - Daughter-in-law from Fairhope, AL, recounts death of mother-in-law's death near Grand Rapids, MI...Haitian man charged in accident...   49:11 - Downers Grove Human Library    01:03:57 - James A. Gagliano, retired FBI supervisory special agent, doctoral candidate in homeland security at St. John's University and  serves as mayor of the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, discusses FBI whistleblower testimony and the indictment of NYC mayor Eric Adams   01:20:36 - Brian Reisinger, former spokesman for U.S. senators Lamar Alexander and Ron Johnson and Governor Scott Walker, discusses farm life in Wisconsin and his new book  Land Rich, Cash Poor: My Family's Hope and the Untold History of the Disappearing American Farmer   01:34:37 - The Spectator's Washington editor, Amber Duke, looks at why Trump has not yet risen as the clear favorite to win. Amber is also author of  The Snowflakes' Revolt: How Woke Millennials Hijacked American Media 01:52:16 - Dan & Amy take calls on why Trump's campaign hasn't run away with the election yetSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GUEST OVERVIEW: Tara Rodas has been a public servant for more than 20 years, 17 of which have been dedicated to serving the Federal Inspector General (IG) community. In 2021, Tara answered the humanitarian call from OPM to support the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) urgent efforts to care for and place migrant children entering the U.S. via the southern border with sponsors in the U.S. While serving on detail with HHS' Unaccompanied Children (UC) Program, she discovered that children are being trafficked through a sophisticated network that begins with being recruited in their home country, smuggled to the U.S. border, and ends when HHS delivers a child to a sponsor – some sponsors are criminals and traffickers and members of Transnational Criminal Organizations. On April 26, 2023, she testified at the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement hearing and said, “Whether intentional or not, it can be argued that the US Government has become the middleman in a large scale, multi-billion-dollar, child trafficking operation run by bad actors seeking to profit off the lives of children.” Tara is now known as the HHS Whistleblower who exposed government-sponsored, taxpayer-funded child trafficking. GUEST OVERVIEW: Mike Engleman  is a U.S. Election Political Commentator & Analyst.

GUEST OVERVIEW: Tara Rodas has been a public servant for more than 20 years, 17 of which have been dedicated to serving the Federal Inspector General (IG) community. In 2021, Tara answered the humanitarian call from OPM to support the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) urgent efforts to care for and place migrant children entering the U.S. via the southern border with sponsors in the U.S. While serving on detail with HHS' Unaccompanied Children (UC) Program, she discovered that children are being trafficked through a sophisticated network that begins with being recruited in their home country, smuggled to the U.S. border, and ends when HHS delivers a child to a sponsor – some sponsors are criminals and traffickers and members of Transnational Criminal Organizations. On April 26, 2023, she testified at the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement hearing and said, “Whether intentional or not, it can be argued that the US Government has become the middleman in a large scale, multi-billion-dollar, child trafficking operation run by bad actors seeking to profit off the lives of children.” Tara is now known as the HHS Whistleblower who exposed government-sponsored, taxpayer-funded child trafficking. GUEST  OVERVIEW: Tony Gosling is an independent-minded investigative journalist who follows the story to its own conclusion, however uncomfortable.

Live coverage of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust as they conduct a hearing titled “Follow the Science?: Oversight of the Biden COVID-19 Administrative State Response” with expert testimony from witnesses including ICAN lead attorney, Aaron Siri, Esq.

President Biden and Vice President Harris appeal to African-American voters in Philadelphia, UVA's Larry Sabato on effect of Trump hush-money trial verdict and Hunter Biden gun-charge trial on presidential election (10), Sen. Graham (R-SC) visits Israel and says that county will "never have to worry' about U.S. support, Secretary of State Blinken visits Moldova and announces more aid to counter Russia, House Judiciary Subcommittee holds field hearing on border security in North Dakota, interview with Axios' Mimi Montgomery on giant pandas returning to National Zoo in DC. (46) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamie L. Simpson is the Chief Policy Officer and Counsel for the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP). She was previously the Chief Counsel for the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Before that, she worked on the Senate Judiciary Committee, handling intellectual property policy while on detail from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. At the USPTO, she was a senior advisor to the USPTO Director, handling critical policy issues, attending meetings with the Commerce Department and White House, and helping to coordinate the agency's work. She started at the USPTO as an associate solicitor where she defended the agency's decisions before federal courts and worked on some of the first cases to adjudicate the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011.In this podcast, Jamie discusses US IP policy and the role of SEPs. She explains why the 2019 Standards-Essential Patents policy was withdrawn and what to expect regarding SEP policy guidance. She also comments on a draft bill proposing a federal SEP royalty court with global impact, which has generated controversy in the US.Jamie says that discussions about Standard Essential Patents (SEP) in US politics are mainly triggered by global litigation. While some disputes over SEP gain attention, many deals are closed without conflicts. Jamie believes that the EU Commission went too far with its draft proposal to regulate SEP licensing. She thinks that regulators should ensure a level playing field for market participants to negotiate SEP license, rather than influencing FRAND determination. She also shares concerns about the European Commission's intellectual property policy shift, which threatens innovation leadership and economic success and security in Europe and America.Jamie joined C4IP in May 2023 to promote intellectual property rights that drive innovation and improve lives worldwide. She emphasizes the importance of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) and standardized technologies. Jamie believes that a working system is required to incentivize standards developers while ensuring their investments are recouped. She warns that too much regulation may hinder innovation, leading to silos of technologies that cannot communicate. Policymakers must base decisions on data and move cautiously to avoid harming a functioning system.

Chloe Cole joins Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse to talk about how the entire medical establishment failed her by trying to turn her into a boy. Join us on censorship free Locals: https://TheRuthInstitute.Locals.com Chloe Cole is a detransitioner and describes herself as a "former trans kid" She was diagnosed with gender dysphoria at 9 years old and was treated by Kaiser Permanente in the San Francisco Bay Area between the ages of 13 and 17. She was a tomboy who thought of herself as a social misfit. She started thinking about transitioning after creating an Instagram account and being recommended lots of LGBTQ content: "Social media introduced this idea that I could be a boy." In eighth grade, Chloe was sexually assaulted and she began binding her breasts with chest binders. She was prescribed puberty blockers at age 13, and a month later, she was injected with large doses of opposite sex hormones (which permanently lowered her voice).  Chloe had a double mastectomy at age 15, in June 2020. At age 16, she realized that she would never be able to breastfeed. “I decided to stop transitioning entirely,” Chloe explains. “It was too much for me, and I knew that I couldn't keep lying to myself.” In early 2023, Chloe filed a lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente along with the individual endocrinologist, psychiatrist, and plastic surgeon involved in her mutilation. She is represented by Harmeet Dhillon of the Center for American Liberty. Her chemical "treatment" and amputation included "off label" drugs and "amounted to medical experimentation," and she was not given adequate information to provide informed consent.  As a result of harmful "treatment," she developed joint pain, weak bone density, and ongoing urinary tract infections.  She also charges that doctors did not inform her parents of alternative, less invasive treatments like psychiatric care, and that they told her that her gender dysphoria would "never resolve unless she chemically and surgically transitioned." Chloe recently testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee about her opposition to transgender "treatment" for minors: www.YouTube.com/watch?v=DSGgR3W_jjg Detransition: The Wounds That Won't Heal: www.YouTube.com/watch?v=6O3MzPeomqs Chloe interview, regret & warning : www.YouTube.com/watch?v=3IcZecRlDdo Chloe on why she detransitioned: www.YouTube.com/watch?v=3am6G-D-VtQ Chloe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chooocole/ Chloe on Twitter ("X"): https://twitter.com/ChoooCole This episode of The Dr J Show may also be seen on the following platforms: TheRuthInstitute.Locals.com https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSi2OoPf_APunkaLSv4jrKMB65x78U5MH https://www.bitchute.com/channel/MXkWgTk4Brwr/ https://rumble.com/c/TheRuthInstitute https://odysee.com/@TheRuthInstitute:7?view=content&order=new Sign up for our weekly newsletter here: https://ruthinstitute.org/newsletter +  

Ben and Nathan are joined by Aliza Shatzman, founder of the Legal Accountability Project. Aliza describes the project's mission to bring greater transparency to judicial clerkships and to promote positive clerkship experiences. She and the guys discuss why law schools sometimes obscure the truth about judicial clerkships, how the Legal Accountability Project will democratize information regarding clerkships, and what future law students can do now to prepare for clerking. You can find Aliza on LinkedIn and Twitter @AlizaShatzman. Follow the Legal Accountability Project on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @The_LAP_ LSAT Demon LSAT Demon iOS App LSAT Demon Daily Watch Episode 418 on YouTube Thinking LSAT YouTube LSAT Demon YouTube 1:12 - The Legal Accountability Project - Special guest Aliza Shatzman recounts how the harassment and discrimination she faced as a judicial clerk led her to create the Legal Accountability Project. She advocates greater transparency and workplace protections for judicial clerkships. Read Aliza's testimony before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. 11:51 - Clerkships Database - Aliza introduces the Legal Accountability Project's Clerkships Database, which aims to democratize information about judges and serves as a “Yelp for clerkships.” Aliza describes how she's working to gain the support of judges and law schools. 36:19 - Advice for Future Law Students - Aliza offers advice to future law students who may want to pursue judicial clerkships: Start networking with judges and professors early, apply broadly, and don't assume that your law school's guidance is sound. Aliza also explains why federal clerkships aren't always better than state clerkships.

In today's episode, Gheorghe and Mark continue the discussion started last week on the recent hearings of the “House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government.” Listen in as they discuss and play more insightful testimony regarding “The Dangers and Due Process Violations of so-called Gender Affirming Care.Donate to our Podcast Ministry: https://kprz.com/radioshow/9412See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's episode, Gheorghe and Mark discuss the recent hearings of the “House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government.” Listen in as they discuss and play insightful testimony regarding “The Dangers and Due Process Violations of so-called Gender Affirming Care.”Donate to our Podcast Ministry: https://kprz.com/radioshow/9412See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Earlier this week the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee held a hearing to investigate the exploitation of migrant children and the oversight of the Health and Human Services' Office of Refugee Resettlement. The ORR claims they act in the best interest of the minors however, The New York Times reported last year horrific child labor conditions. The Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Congressman Tom McClintock (R-CA) joins to evaluate the outcome of this week's hearing, discuss the allegations of abuse, and explain how the United States got caught up in a worldwide child trafficking operation. Congress had a big week, wrapping up voting and hearings before the scheduled August recess. The Senate passed its own version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which is expected to face pushback by House Republicans, and the House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee heard testimony from whistleblowers, alleging the government has knowledge and evidence of extraterrestrial life. FOX News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram shares what was revealed during the House Oversight hearing and discusses the likelihood of a government shutdown when Congress returns in September. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Earlier this week the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee held a hearing to investigate the exploitation of migrant children and the oversight of the Health and Human Services' Office of Refugee Resettlement. The ORR claims they act in the best interest of the minors however, The New York Times reported last year horrific child labor conditions. The Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Congressman Tom McClintock (R-CA) joins to evaluate the outcome of this week's hearing, discuss the allegations of abuse, and explain how the United States got caught up in a worldwide child trafficking operation. Congress had a big week, wrapping up voting and hearings before the scheduled August recess. The Senate passed its own version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which is expected to face pushback by House Republicans, and the House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee heard testimony from whistleblowers, alleging the government has knowledge and evidence of extraterrestrial life. FOX News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram shares what was revealed during the House Oversight hearing and discusses the likelihood of a government shutdown when Congress returns in September. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Earlier this week the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee held a hearing to investigate the exploitation of migrant children and the oversight of the Health and Human Services' Office of Refugee Resettlement. The ORR claims they act in the best interest of the minors however, The New York Times reported last year horrific child labor conditions. The Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Congressman Tom McClintock (R-CA) joins to evaluate the outcome of this week's hearing, discuss the allegations of abuse, and explain how the United States got caught up in a worldwide child trafficking operation. Congress had a big week, wrapping up voting and hearings before the scheduled August recess. The Senate passed its own version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which is expected to face pushback by House Republicans, and the House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee heard testimony from whistleblowers, alleging the government has knowledge and evidence of extraterrestrial life. FOX News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram shares what was revealed during the House Oversight hearing and discusses the likelihood of a government shutdown when Congress returns in September. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2: On Thursday, Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before a House Judiciary Subcommittee on censorship. Ironically, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) attempted to end the hearing before it even began—baselessly alleging that Kennedy harbored racist and antisemitic views. Kennedy vehemently denied Wasserman-Schultz' reprehensible claims, exclaiming: "I want to say this while I'm on the record. In my entire life…I have never uttered a phrase that was either racist or antisemitic." During his opening statement at Thursday's House Judiciary hearing on the weaponization of the federal government, Kennedy noted that free speech is the basis of Democracy and that “the First Amendment was not written for easy speech it was written for speech that nobody likes you for.” Dr. E.J. Antoni— Economist & Research Fellow in The Heritage Foundation's Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to recap President Joe Biden's trip to Philadelphia where he touted “Bidenomics.” But is the economy really as strong as the Biden Administration proclaims? In his newest editorial, Dr. Antoni debunks that narrative and explains that “Bidenomics is quietly robbing you blind.” You can read Dr. Antoni's latest article here: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jul/19/how-bidenomics-quietly-robbing-you-blind/ CNN's John King applauded Special Counsel Jack Smith for eating lunch at Subway?!?!

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4: Country Music Television has stopped airing Jason Aldean's music video, “Try That in a Small Town”, where the singer speaks out against rioting and violence against law enforcement officers. The song has, bizarrely, become controversial because some have accused it of being critical of “left-wing” violence. On Thursday, Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before a House Judiciary Subcommittee on censorship. Ironically, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) attempted to end the hearing before it even began—baselessly alleging that Kennedy harbored racist and antisemitic views. Kennedy vehemently denied Wasserman-Schultz' reprehensible claims, exclaiming: "I want to say this while I'm on the record. In in my entire life…I have never uttered a phrase that was either racist or antisemitic." Conor Fitzpatrick— Attorney at Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss a 17-year-old rising high school senior who was suspended after satirizing his school principal via a series of memes posted to Instagram. Though the memes were tame, the school suspended the student. FIRE notes, “the First Amendment bars public school employees from acting as a 24/7 board of censors, and the lawsuit seeks to cement Supreme Court law that schools cannot punish students for nondisruptive, private, off-campus speech.”

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (07/20/2023): 3:05pm- On Thursday afternoon, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) released testimony which alleges then-Vice President Joe Biden was involved in a bribery scheme involving Burisma—a Ukrainian energy firm—in 2015. Andrew C. McCarthy and Jack Crowe, of National Review, summarize: “According to an unidentified informant businessman, the founder of Burisma recounted being pressured by then-Vice President Joe Biden to put Biden's son Hunter on the Ukrainian energy company's board, and for $10 million in bribes—$5 million each to Joe and Hunter Biden—in order to use Biden's political influence to force the firing of a Ukrainian prosecutor who was investigating Burisma.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/07/bidens-pressured-burisma-founder-into-paying-10-million-bribe-to-get-prosecutor-fired-fbi-source-claims/ 3:20pm- According to reports, Burisma founder and CEO Mykola Zlochevsky possesses 17 recordings which implicate the Biden family in a bribery scheme— "two of the recordings included Joe Biden, and the remaining 15 recordings only included Hunter Biden." You can read Brooke Singman's Fox News report here: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/grassley-releases-unclassified-fbi-form-containing-details-of-biden-criminal-bribery-scheme-with-burisma-ceo 3:40pm- If the Burisma bribery allegations against Joe Biden prove to be accurate, will he remain the Democratic party's presidential nominee in 2024? 3:50pm- Matt is going to Italy next week—which means Henry and his mullet will be accompanying Rich to Jersey shore for the show's LIVE broadcast at The Grand Hotel of Cape May on Friday July 27th. 4:05pm- On Thursday, Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before a House Judiciary Subcommittee on censorship. Ironically, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) attempted to end the hearing before it even began—baselessly alleging that Kennedy harbored racist and antisemitic views. Kennedy vehemently denied Wasserman-Schultz' reprehensible claims, exclaiming: "I want to say this while I'm on the record. In my entire life…I have never uttered a phrase that was either racist or antisemitic." 4:15pm- During his opening statement at Thursday's House Judiciary hearing on the weaponization of the federal government, Kennedy noted that free speech is the basis of Democracy and that “the First Amendment was not written for easy speech it was written for speech that nobody likes you for.” 4:30pm- Dr. E.J. Antoni— Economist & Research Fellow in The Heritage Foundation's Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to recap President Joe Biden's trip to Philadelphia where he touted “Bidenomics.” But is the economy really as strong as the Biden Administration proclaims? In his newest editorial, Dr. Antoni debunks that narrative and explains that “Bidenomics is quietly robbing you blind.” You can read Dr. Antoni's latest article here: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jul/19/how-bidenomics-quietly-robbing-you-blind/ 4:50pm- CNN's John King applauded Special Counsel Jack Smith for eating lunch at Subway?!?! 5:05pm- On Thursday afternoon, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) released testimony which alleges then-Vice President Joe Biden was involved in a bribery scheme involving Burisma—a Ukrainian energy firm—in 2015. Andrew C. McCarthy and Jack Crowe, of National Review, summarize: “According to an unidentified informant businessman, the founder of Burisma recounted being pressured by then-Vice President Joe Biden to put Biden's son Hunter on the Ukrainian energy company's board, and for $10 million in bribes—$5 million each to Joe and Hunter Biden—in order to use Biden's political influence to force the firing of a Ukrainian prosecutor who was investigating Burisma.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/07/bidens-pressured-burisma-founder-into-paying-10-million-bribe-to-get-prosecutor-fired-fbi-source-claims/ 5:15pm- On Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee heard testimony from two Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblowers who allege Hunter Biden received special treatment from the Department of Justice while under investigation for tax fraud. Whistleblower Gary Shapley claimed that he has documented conversations indicating U.S. Attorney for Delaware David Weiss did not have final say in prosecutorial decisions, and even attempted to bring charges against Hunter in California and Washington D.C. but was reject—which contradicts Attorney General Merrick Garland's claims. 5:20pm- While testifying before a House Judiciary hearing on the weaponization of the federal government, former New York Post writer Emma-Jo Morris claimed that the Biden Administration worked with social media companies to censor the Hunter Biden laptop story prior to the 2020 presidential election. 5:35pm- Daniel Turner—Founder & Executive Director of Power the Future—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to recap President Joe Biden's speech in Philadelphia. During his visit to the Philly shipyard, Biden bragged about the strength of his economy and announced “the first ever offshore wind sale in the Gulf of Mexico.” 5:55pm- Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) celebrated national hot dog day in an awkward video that has now gone viral on social media. 6:05pm- Country Music Television has stopped airing Jason Aldean's music video, “Try That in a Small Town”, where the singer speaks out against rioting and violence against law enforcement officers. The song has, bizarrely, become controversial because some have accused it of being critical of “left-wing” violence. 6:15pm- On Thursday, Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before a House Judiciary Subcommittee on censorship. Ironically, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) attempted to end the hearing before it even began—baselessly alleging that Kennedy harbored racist and antisemitic views. Kennedy vehemently denied Wasserman-Schultz' reprehensible claims, exclaiming: "I want to say this while I'm on the record. In in my entire life…I have never uttered a phrase that was either racist or antisemitic." 6:35pm- Conor Fitzpatrick— Attorney at Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss a 17-year-old rising high school senior who was suspended after satirizing his school principal via a series of memes posted to Instagram. Though the memes were tame, the school suspended the student. FIRE notes, “the First Amendment bars public school employees from acting as a 24/7 board of censors, and the lawsuit seeks to cement Supreme Court law that schools cannot punish students for nondisruptive, private, off-campus speech.”

The much-anticipated House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government hearing is underway and things are already heating up. House Democrats have apparently already tried to censor fellow Democrat and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. This hearing also promises to shine a bright light on the Biden Administration's sordid past of using big tech censorship for political gain. The Sekulow team breaks down the hearing as it happens. This and more today on Sekulow. 

Mark Morgan from the Federation for American Immigration reform joins JT to discuss the crisis that continues in D.C. and at the Border.

On today's Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   Our colleague Rob Bluey is reporting that the cavalry is coming to help Sen. Tommy Tuberville. Rob's article: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/16/exclusive-3000-military-veterans-reject-pentagons-left-wing-social-agenda-support-tubervilles-senate-fight/ Our colleague Mary Margaret Olohan is reporting that Republican lawmakers on the House Judiciary Subcommittee spent Tuesday morning highlighting President Joe Biden's administration's apparently selective use […]

On today's Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Our colleague Rob Bluey is reporting that the cavalry is coming to help Sen. Tommy Tuberville. Rob's article: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/16/exclusive-3000-military-veterans-reject-pentagons-left-wing-social-agenda-support-tubervilles-senate-fight/Our colleague Mary Margaret Olohan is reporting that Republican lawmakers on the House Judiciary Subcommittee spent Tuesday morning highlighting President Joe Biden's administration's apparently selective use of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances, or FACE, Act.Our colleague Fred Lucas is reporting that House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, announced that he would like Durham to testify to Congress.Fred's article: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/15/7-key-takeaways-from-release-of-durham-report-on-origin-of-trump-probe/The IRS removed the “entire investigative team” dealing with its tax fraud probe into Hunter Biden, the New York Post is reporting. Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: A House Judiciary Subcommittee is holding a hearing revisiting the implications of the FACE Act, which ensures Americans' access to pro-life and pro-abortion health services. And, President Joe Biden once again invited top Congressional leaders to the White House, to try to reach an agreement before the nation runs out of time to meet its financial obligations. Meanwhile, Pope Francis issued a new fundamental law of Vatican City State, replacing that of the year 2000. EWTN Vatican Bureau Chief, Andreas Thonhauser, joins to tell us more about this new law. May is National Foster Care Month and a new study claims some in the foster care community are being housed in inappropriate places. One of the authors of the study and president and executive director of Lifeline Children's Services, Herbie Newell, joins to share what some of the findings that stood out are. And we share part 2 of the interview with Archbishop Bashar Matta Warda, CSsR, the Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Erbil, Iraq, who has been very outspoken about religious persecution in the Middle East, specifically Iraq. Finally this evening, a new exhibit in the nation's capitol is drawing heavily from the Vatican libraries. The Museum of the Bibles is hosting "A Journey of Faith: the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome." Officer with the Museum of the Bible, Jeff Kloha, joins to tell us more about this incredible exhibit. Don't miss out on the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Get EWTN News Nightly delivered to your email: https://ewtn.com/enn

In this episode of On Record PR, Leslie Richards goes on record with Aliza Shatzman, the president and founder of the Legal Accountability Project, to discuss how to help law clerks receive the support they need to move forward in their careers. Learn More Aliza Shatzman is the president and founder of the Legal Accountability Project, a nonprofit aimed at ensuring that law clerks have positive clerkship experiences and extending support and resources to those who do not. Aliza earned her BA from Williams College and her JD from Washington University School of Law. After law school, Aliza clerked in DC Superior Court during the 2019-2020 term. In March 2022, Aliza submitted written testimony for a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on the lack of workplace protections in the federal judiciary, detailing her personal experience with harassment and retaliation by a former DC judge, in order to advocate for the Judiciary Accountability Act legislation that would extend Title VII protections to judiciary employees, including law clerks. Aliza now writes and speaks regularly about judicial accountability and clerkships. She has been published in numerous law journals and other forums.

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten admitted to offering edits to the CDC's school reopening guidelines during testimony on Capitol Hill. She denies suggesting substantive changes. More than 10,000 federal employees could have access to Americans' data under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Three witnesses testified on the issue at a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on Thursday. A recent UN report called the “Eight March Principles” is sparking controversy for proposing the worldwide decriminalization of drug use—and of sexual activity with minors. ⭕️Watch in-depth videos based on Truth & Tradition at Epoch TV

In this episode, we pass the mic to Aliza Shatzman to discuss federal judicial clerkships and The Legal Accountability Project. Aliza Shatzman is the President and Founder of The Legal Accountability Project, a nonprofit aimed at ensuring that law clerks have positive clerkship experiences while extending support and resources to those who do not. Aliza earned her BA from Williams College and her JD from Washington University School of Law. After law school, Aliza clerked in D.C. Superior Court during the 2019-2020 term. In March 2022, Aliza submitted written testimony for a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing about the lack of workplace protections in the federal judiciary, detailing her personal experience with harassment and retaliation by a former D.C. judge, in order to advocate for the Judiciary Accountability Act, legislation that would extend Title VII protections to judiciary employees, including law clerks. Aliza now writes and speaks regularly about judicial accountability and clerkships. She has been published in numerous law journals and other forums. Fun fact I'm a golfer - I played on the women's varsity golf team at Williams College. Fun fact I'm a golfer - I played on the women's varsity golf team at Williams College. www.journeytoesquire.com info@journeytoesquire.com @JourneytoEsquire --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/journey-to-esquire/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/journey-to-esquire/support

When judges mistreat their clerks, who holds them accountable? Where can clerks turn to for help? What workplace protections exist? In this episode, Francesca and Jacob talk to Aliza Shatzman, president and founder of the Legal Accountability Project. In March 2022, Aliza submitted written testimony for a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing about the lack of workplace protections for judiciary employees, detailing her personal experience with harassment and retaliation by a former DC Superior Court judge. Now, Aliza advocates for other clerks through her nonprofit, helping to ensure they have positive experiences while providing resources to those who do not. 

Is the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) dead or alive? The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing at the end of February to consider a resolution that would recognize some state ratifications of the ERA that were completed decades after Congress's deadline. Originally proposed in 1923 and adopted by Congress in 1972, the ERA would add a sex equality guarantee to the U.S. Constitution. Does Congress have constitutional power to remove the ratification deadline? What should it do about the states that tried to rescind their ratifications? And what difference does the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs make to the future of women's constitutional rights?Kathleen Sullivan testified at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the ERA on February 28, 2023, in addition to the House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on the same subject in 2019.  Sullivan is the former dean and professor of law at Stanford Law School, and currently senior counsel at Quinn Emanuel. She is the co-author of a leading constitutional law textbook and dozens of law review articles including, most relevant to this episode, “Constitutional Constancy: Why Congress Should Cure Itself of Amendment Fever” (1996) and “Constitutionalizing Women's Equality” (2022).Jesse Wegman authored an op-ed in the New York Times,, “Why Can't We Make Women's Equality the Law of the Land?” (2022). Wegman is a member of the New York Times editorial board, and teaches courses at NYU School of Law. He has written on a range of legal and political issues for the New York Times.  He is the author of a 2020 book, Let the People Pick the President: The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College.Read Constitutional Crisis Hotline co-host Julie C. Suk's 2020 book about the ERA, We the Women: The Unstoppable Mothers of the Equal Rights Amendment .Read Kathleen Sullivan's written testimony for the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the ERARead Jesse Wegman's Why Can't We Make Women's Equality the Law of the Land? N.Y. Times, 1/28/2022.Watch the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the ERA, Feb. 28, 2023.S.J. Res. 4- A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. 

It's essential to stand up and take necessary actions against harassment in the workplace. Employees have the right to feel safe and positive, both mentally and physically, where they work. This can be especially harrowing when the harassment takes place in a judge's chambers. This week's episode of the Tech Savvy Lawyer podcast features Aliza Shatzman, president and founder of the Legal Accountability Project. She joined us today to talk about using technology to hold federal judges accountable for their behavior toward their clerks. Aliza is an attorney and an advocate based in Washington, DC, who writes and speaks about judicial accountability. In March 2022, Aliza submitted written testimony for a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearingabout the lack of workplace protections for judiciary employees, detailing her personal experience with harassment and retaliation by a former DC Superior Court judge. This led Aliza to create The Legal Accountability Project. As President of The Legal Accountability Project, Aliza's mission is to ensure that law clerks have positive clerkship experiences while extending support and resources to those who do not. Through data collection, analysis, programming, and partnerships with law schools and other stakeholders, Aliza is quantifying the scope of harassment, discrimination, and diversity issues in the courts, and using the results to craft effective solutions. Join Aliza and me as we discuss the following three questions and more! 01. What programs are you using to collect, manage, and utilize all this information and how do you use computer engineers to assist you? 02. How did you find the appropriate engineers to assist you? And why did you not create the database for LAP yourself? 03. What are three ways you're being mindful of the customer when using technology? So it doesn't seem that to the user that it's just a soulless process? In our conversation, we cover: [00.09] Tech setup – Starting the conversation, we dive into a quick look at Aliza's current tech setup and her background. [06.47] Whitelisting system – Aliza explains the whitelisting system and how it operates in the legal accountability project. [08.47] Lack of reporting—Aliza explains why attorneys are reluctant to report any type of mistreatment in the clerkship. [13.03] A safe space – Aliza explains how they are maintaining transparency in their program and the outcomes of it. [18.06] Security: Aliza demonstrates how they protect data from breaches and their data privacy policy. [25.51] Vetting process – Aliza shares the vetting process to get her engineers and the importance of them understanding the project and being responsive. [30.00] Aliza's experience – At the end of our discussion, Aliza shares her experience with harassment and gender discrimination when she was a law clerk and how she empowers the new generation to speak publicly. Resources Connect with Aliza LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/aliza-shatzman-58b55223/ Website - legalaccountabilityproject.org/ Twitter - twitter.com/AlizaShatzman Equipment Mentioned in the Podcast ● MacBook Air - apple.com/macbook-air/ ● iPhone xs - gsmarena.com/apple_iphone_xs-9318.php ● iPod – ● Webcam - elgato.com/en/facecam                      - logitech.com/en-us/products/webcams.html ● Microphone - bluemic.com/en-us/products/yeti/ Software & Services Mentioned in the Podcast ● AWS cloud storage - aws.amazon.com/products/storage/  

Wow, what a blockbuster episode! Aliza Shatzman, President and Co-Founder of the Legal Accountability Project, shares her harrowing story of harassment and retaliation in her clerkship at the hands of a former judge. Fueled by lack of effective means of redress, and the cloak of secrecy around judicial misconduct, Aliza is now seeking to remedy that situation. She is attempting through her non-profit to bring transparency to the clerkship process and support for the law clerks. She details her disturbing story of mistreatment by a former DC judge, and the hurdles she faced in seeking relief from the retaliation. She lost her dream legal position as a result. But that did not stop her. Aliza's story is one of courage, resilience and passion. She is now attempting to bring dramatic changes to judicial accountability. Your eyes will be opened when you hear Aliza's journey and how she is creating a new clerkship world. Aliza Shatzman is the President and Founder of The Legal Accountability Project, a nonprofit aimed at ensuring that law clerks have positive clerkship experiences, while extending support and resources to those who do not. Aliza earned her BA from Williams College and her JD from Washington University School of Law. After law school, Aliza clerked in D.C. Superior Court during the 2019-2020 term. In March 2022, Aliza submitted written testimony for a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing about the lack of workplace protections in the federal judiciary, detailing her personal experience with gender discrimination, harassment, and retaliation by a former D.C. judge, in order to advocate for the Judiciary Accountability Act, legislation that would extend Title VII protections to judiciary employees, including law clerks. Aliza now writes and speaks regularly about judicial accountability. Want to help?? You can contact her directly at Aliza.Shatzman@legalaccountabilityproject.org, https://www.legalaccountabilityproject.org/ Connect with her on LinkedIn / Follow her on Twitter @AlizaShatzman Want to learn more? See her written testimony, submitted to the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet on March 17, 2022; her article with the Harvard Journal on Legislation, The Conservative Case for the Judiciary Accountability Act; her article with the UCLA Journal of Gender & Law, Untouchable Judges? What I've learned about harassment in the judiciary, and what we can do to stop it; her article with the Administrative Law Review, The D.C. Courts Are Article I Federal Courts, and They Should Be Regulated That Way; and The Legal Accountability Project's website: legalaccountabilityproject.org.

Episode Title:​ Exploring Legal Accountability; Improving The Courts, One Clerkship At A TimeEpisode summary:​ Aliza Shatzman went to school for law and became a clerkship so she could get a government job. She needed to clerk under a judge for 1 year, that was the last of her requirements. Unfortunately, she was unknowingly assigned to a judge who had a history of mistreatment of clerks. He discriminated against women and Aliza was no exception. He mistreated her as well and ended the clerkship early. Aliza tried everything in her power to get a job, but with the clerkship ending early, it made it almost impossible. After a year, she finally landed her dream job only for it to be revoked because the judge made a bad statement about her. Not only did this revoke her job offer, but it revoked all the job interviews she had. Not only had this judge harassed her then, but he continues to do damage. So what is Aliza to do? She created a non-profit organization aimed at ensuring that law clerks have positive clerkship experiences while extending support and resources to those who do not. Guest Name & Bio: Aliza Shatzman is the President and Co-Founder of The Legal Accountability Project, a nonprofit aimed at ensuring that law clerks have positive clerkship experiences while extending support and resources to those who do not. Aliza earned her BA from Williams College and her JD from Washington University School of Law, where she served as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Law & Policy. After law school, Aliza clerked in D.C. Superior Court during the 2019-2020 term.In March 2022, Aliza submitted written testimony for a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing about the lack of workplace protections in the federal judiciary, detailing her personal experience with gender discrimination, harassment, and retaliation by a former D.C. judge. Aliza now regularly writes and speaks about judicial accountability. She has been published in numerous forums, including the UCLA Journal of Gender & Law, Yale Law & Policy Review, NYU Journal of Legislation & Public Policy, Above the Law, Law360, Slate, Ms. Magazine, and Balls & Strikes.Contact Info: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliza-shatzman-58b55223/Website: https://www.legalaccountabilityproject.org/ Thank you for listening!Please subscribe on iTunes and give us a 5-Star review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mindset-and-self-mastery-show/id1604262089Listen to other episodes here: www.TheMindsetAndSelfMasteryShow.comLearn more about your host:  www.NickMcGowan.comWatch Clips and highlights: www.youtube.com/channel/UCk1tCM7KTe3hrq_-UAa6GHAGuest Inquiries right here: www.TheMindsetAndSelfMasteryShow.comShare your thoughts here: nick@nickmcgowan.com- Your Friends at “The Mindset & Self-Mastery Show”

Aliza Shatzman is the President and Founder of The Legal Accountability Project, a nonprofit that ensures that law clerks have positive clerkship experiences, while extending support and resources to those who do not. Aliza earned her BA from Williams College and her JD from Washington University School of Law. After law school, Aliza clerked in D.C. Superior Court during the 2019-2020 term. In March 2022, Aliza submitted written testimony for a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing about the lack of workplace protections in the federal judiciary, detailing her personal experience with harassment and retaliation by a former D.C. judge. The intent of her written testimony was to advocate for the Judiciary Accountability Act, legislation that would extend Title VII protections to judiciary employees, including law clerks.Aliza now writes and speaks regularly about judicial accountability. She has been published in numerous forums, including the Harvard Journal on Legislation, UCLA Journal of Gender & Law, Yale Law & Policy Review, NYU Journal of Legislation & Public Policy, Administrative Law Review, Above the Law, Law360, Slate, Ms. Magazine, and Balls & Strikes.You can follow Aliza on Twitter @AlizaShatzman or email her at Aliza.Shatzman@legalaccountabilityproject.org to learn more and get involved.

This episode provides a first-person roadmap through the seat of Aliza to the creation of a new nonprofit mission, a go-to-market strategy for nonprofits, sustainable fundraising approaches, and the approaches to overcoming challenges as a leader who's “first to market” on an issue. Aliza Shatzman is the President and Co-Founder of The Legal Accountability Project, a nonprofit aimed at ensuring that law clerks have positive clerkship experiences, while extending support and resources to those who do not. Aliza earned her BA from Williams College and her JD from Washington University School of Law. After law school, Aliza clerked in D.C. Superior Court during the 2019-2020 term. In March 2022, Aliza submitted written testimony for a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing about the lack of workplace protections in the federal judiciary, detailing her personal experience with gender discrimination, harassment, and retaliation by a former D.C. judge, order to advocate for the Judiciary Accountability Act, legislation that would extend Title VII protections to judiciary employees. Aliza now writes and speaks regularly about judicial accountability. She has been published in numerous forums, including the Harvard Journal on Legislation, UCLA Journal of Gender & Law, Yale Law &; Policy Review, NYU Journal of Legislation &; Public Policy, Administrative; Law Review, Above the Law, Law360, Slate, Ms. Magazine, and more. Check out this link to Aliza's House Judiciary Committee written testimony.

Guest: Congressman David Cicilline shares his thoughts on antitrust, OPEC, and foreign policy.Rep. Cicilline represents Rhode Island's 1st congressional district and chairs the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law. He also serves on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Keep up to date with us on Twitter: @TheGameOnPod

In Today's episode of "Moment of Truth," Saurabh sits down with Congressman Ken Buck (R-CO), a lawyer, author, and vocal critic of Big Tech, to discuss all the problems with Apple, Facebook, Google, and Amazon including online censorship of conservatives, anti-competitive behavior, algorithm manipulation, and what anti-trust actions Congress can and should take to level the playing field.Congressman Ken Buck serves as the Ranking Member on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law. He previously served as District Attorney for Weld County, a position he was elected to three times. Under Ken's leadership, the crime rate in Weld County dropped 50%, one of the best records int he country. Ken is a Christian and a leader in his profession and community.Learn more about Congressman Ken Buck's work:https://buck.house.govhttps://buckforcolorado.com––––––Follow American Moment on Social Media:Twitter – https://twitter.com/AmMomentOrgFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/AmMomentOrgInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/ammomentorg/YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4qmB5DeiFxt53ZPZiW4TcgRumble – https://rumble.com/c/c-695775Check out AmCanon:https://www.americanmoment.org/amcanon/Follow Us on Twitter:Saurabh Sharma – https://twitter.com/ssharmaUSNick Solheim – https://twitter.com/NickSSolheimSubscribe to our Podcast, "Moment of Truth"Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/moment-of-truth/id1555257529Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/5ATl0x7nKDX0vVoGrGNhAjiHeart Radio – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-moment-of-truth-77884750/Stitcher – https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/moment-of-truth-3 Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The firm was questioned over its business practices and accused of copying other peoples' products, and rigging search results to boost its own branded products. The US car giant Ford has unveiled a $300m plan to convert a plant in the UK to make electrical components. Plus, after a BBC investigation about online hatred against women, we hear from former Scottish politician Ruth Davidson and Love Island's Kaz Kamwi about their experiences – and why tech companies aren't doing as much as they could. And finally, Apple's latest slew of products have proven to be lacklustre for some – the BBC's James Clayton at the latest tech giant launch tells us why. We discuss all this with live guests Peter Morici, Professor Emeritus of International Business at the R.H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, and in Hong Kong, Shuli Ren, Bloomberg Opinion columnist. Presented by Jamie Robertson, and produced by Gareth Barlow. (Image: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testifies via video conference during the House Judiciary Subcommittee. Credit: Graeme Jennings-Pool/Getty Images)

While there may be relatively few underlying concepts that liberals and conservatives might agree upon related to the justice system, perhaps one of them could be that justice should be parsimonious – defined as the government being authorized to exercise the lightest intrusion possible on a person's liberty that is necessary to achieve a legitimate social purpose. In this light, maybe there could be broad agreement that, for example, excessively long sentences for relatively minor crimes might fail this test.In this episode of Shades of Freedom, guests Daryl Atkinson (of Forward Justice) and Jeremy Travis (of Arnold Ventures) join us to discuss the new Square One Project report, The Power of Parsimony. If you are concerned about overincarceration, sentencing reform, and our culture of punishment - as meted out by the justice system, and in the added punishments which follow incarceration - this is the podcast for you.Guest BiographiesDaryl V. Atkinson is the Co-Director and Co-Founder of Forward Justice, a nonpartisan law, policy, and strategy center in North Carolina dedicated to advancing racial, social, and economic justice in the U.S. South. He also serves as a member of the steering committee for the Formerly Incarcerated, Convicted People & Families Movement, a national network of civil and human rights organizations led by directly impacted individuals committed to seeing the end of mass incarceration, America's current racial and economic caste system. Prior to joining Forward Justice, Daryl served as the first Second Chance Fellow for U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). While at DOJ, Daryl was an advisor to the Second Chance portfolio of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, a member of the Federal Interagency Reentry Council, and a conduit to the broader justice-involved population to ensure the DOJ heard from all stakeholders when developing reentry policy. Daryl previously served as the Senior Staff Attorney at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), where he focused on drug policy and criminal justice reform issues, particularly removing the legal barriers triggered by contact with the criminal justice system. In 2014, Daryl was recognized by the White House as a “Reentry and Employment Champion of Change” for his extraordinary work to facilitate employment opportunities for people with criminal records. Daryl received a B.A. in Political Science from Benedict College, Columbia, SC and his J.D. from the University of St. Thomas School of Law, Minneapolis, MN.Jeremy Travis joined Arnold Ventures after serving for 13 years as president of John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York (CUNY). Under Jeremy's leadership, John Jay became a senior liberal arts college at CUNY, significantly increased the number of baccalaureate students, created the CUNY Justice Academy to serve community college students, and joined the prestigious Macaulay Honors College.Prior to his time at John Jay, Jeremy was a senior fellow with the Justice Policy Center at the Urban Institute. Before that, Jeremy served as director of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). At NIJ, he established major initiatives to assess crime trends; evaluate federal anti-crime efforts; foster community policing and new law enforcement technologies; advance forensic sciences; and bolster research on counter-terrorism strategies.Jeremy's career also includes his role as deputy commissioner for legal matters for the New York City Police Department (NYPD); chief counsel to the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; special adviser to New York City Mayor Edward I. Koch; and assistant director for law enforcement services for the Mayor's Office of Operations. In addition, he was special counsel to the police commissioner of the NYPD.He is the author of But They All Come Back: Facing the Challenges of Prisoner Reentry, and co-editor of both Prisoner Reentry and Crime in America and Prisoners Once Removed: The Impact of Incarceration and Reentry on Children, Families, and Communities. He earned his J.D. and M.P.A. from New York University and his bachelor's degree from Yale College. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, The Aspen Institute is nonpartisan and does not endorse, support, or oppose political candidates or parties. Further, the views and opinions of our guests and speakers do not necessarily reflect those of The Aspen Institute.Visit us online at The Aspen Institute Criminal Justice Reform Initiative and follow us on Twitter @AspenCJRI.

This week's #On1WithAngelaRye is a special LIVE episode recorded on Clubhouse. We were joined by the incredible former CBC Chair and Representative from California, Ms. Karen Bass. Congressmember Bass has served the 37th district of California since 2011. She serves on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, where she is the Chair of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights. She also serves on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, where she works to craft sound criminal justice reform policies. In this episode, we dive into the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, its language, myths, and misconceptions of the bill and discuss ways everyone can help move this bill forward.

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Mark Robinson, the Lt. Governor of North Carolina gave a terrific speech regarding voting rights before the House Judiciary Subcommittee, addressing the left’s claims that requesting identification is racist. The Sean Hannity Show is on weekdays from 3 pm to 6 pm ET on iHeartRadio and Hannity.com. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Day 2 of former white cop, Derek Chauvin's murder trial for killing black man George Floyd. International leaders call for coordinated pandemic response. World Health Organization releases report of coronavirus origins, urges more studies. California lawmakers propose bill for public banking in the state. Fresno's diverse Tower District fights for its life. Protests spread in United Kingdom over gender-based violence and police bill. House Judiciary Subcommittee holds hearing on wrongful convictions and reforms to prevent them. The post Day 2 of former cop's murder trial for killing George Floyd; California lawmakers propose public banking system – March 30, 2021 appeared first on KPFA.

A conversation with Adam White, Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute & Executive Director of George Mason University's Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State Bio (from AEI)Adam White is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, where he focuses on American constitutionalism, the Supreme Court, and the administrative state. Concurrently, he is assistant professor of law and the director of the C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University.Mr. White previously practiced constitutional and administrative law, particularly in the regulation of energy and the environment, finance, and telecommunications. He was a research fellow for Stanford University's Hoover Institution and an adjunct fellow for the Manhattan Institute. He started his legal career as a law clerk for Judge David B. Sentelle at the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit.Mr. White has appeared in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, National Affairs, Commentary, The Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, and the Notre Dame Law Review. Mr. White has testified before a variety of US House and US Senate committees, including the Senate Judiciary Committee; the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial, and Antitrust Law (currently known as the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law); the Senate Commerce Committee; and the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.He has a JD from Harvard Law School and a bachelor of business administration from the College of Business at the University of Iowa.Times1:45 - The Administrative State13:15  - Fixing the Administrative State & Transition to the Courts18:30 - Role of Congress21:30 - Earmarks26:00 - Cameras in Congress and the Court30:45 - SCOTUS Talk34:30 - Debates within Originalism38:15 - Narratives and the Courts / Term limits47:25 - Adam's switch from Hoover to AEI52:15 - Think tanks vs publishers57:30 - What does it take to keep a republic? LinksAdam's podcast, UnprecedentialAdam's twitterHis Atlantic piece mentioned in the showJeff's twitternarrativemonopoly.com

Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple are compared to oil barons by US lawmakers. But the firms insist they are not monopolies and they operate in a competitive market. Plus, Facebook takes further action to ban content relating to the QAnon conspiracy theory across its platforms. And the opportunities for women whose jobs have been hit by the pandemic to retrain as programmers. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with BBC tech reporter Chris Fox. Produced by Jat Gill. (Image: Congresswoman Val Demings, (D-FL), questions tech leaders during a hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law on "Online Platforms and Market Power", Credit: Graeme Jennings/Pool via REUTERS).

In a priority of problems... Google tells us their canonicalization bug and mobile-indexing problemsSEOs self-diagnose gender, racial, ethnic, and sexual orientation-based bias as a problem in the wider industry.According to an exhaustive report issued yesterday by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook wield monopoly power over their respective markets.Remake those slides and rewrite those PPTs, Bing has rebranded as Microsoft Bing and has a new logo to prove it.Chuck Price on Google Trends

In a priority of problems... Google tells us their canonicalization bug and mobile-indexing problemsSEOs self-diagnose gender, racial, ethnic, and sexual orientation-based bias as a problem in the wider industry.According to an exhaustive report issued yesterday by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook wield monopoly power over their respective markets.Remake those slides and rewrite those PPTs, Bing has rebranded as Microsoft Bing and has a new logo to prove it.Chuck Price on Google Trends

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Gary sat down with Coleman Hughes, a columnist at Quillette whose work has been featured everywhere from the New York Times to the Spectator, to discuss the ethics and morality of abortion and an article Coleman wrote in which he explained why he is himself pro-choice and what the pro-choice movement needs to change to become more effective. Since the interview Coleman has gone on to become a fellow with the Manhattan Institute, and has spoken in front of a House Judiciary Subcommittee against the paying of reparations to descendants of black slaves.

Gary sat down with Coleman Hughes, a columnist at Quillette whose work has been featured everywhere from the New York Times to the Spectator, to discuss the ethics and morality of abortion and an article Coleman wrote in which he explained why he is himself pro-choice and what the pro-choice movement needs to change to become more effective.Since the interview Coleman has gone on to become a fellow with the Manhattan Institute, and has spoken in front of a House Judiciary Subcommittee against the paying of reparations to descendants of black slaves.https://quillette.com/2019/05/21/rethinking-abortion-advocacy/

Leaders of four tech giants testified on Capitol Hill Wednesday, with lawmakers grilling them about whether they are too dominant. The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google appeared by video at a hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, which has been investigating the companies for more than a year over possible unfair practices toward their competition. Amna Nawaz reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In an unprecedented era of executive branch policy-making in the immigration arena, the nation’s federal judiciary has been called to decide a raft of major cases that hold the lives of more than 1 million recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Temporary Protected Status in the balance, and govern the conditions of care for children in immigration detention and the ability to apply for asylum. The administration’s action on the "public charge" rule may end up in the courts as well, and the fallout from the controversy of including a citizenship question on the 2020 census remains unsettled. What are the legal underpinnings, the stakes, and the possible outcomes as the nation’s courts, from district courts all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, hear and rule on a consequential portfolio of legal challenges? And what is or will be Congress’ response given the dynamic interplay of litigation and executive action? This panel tackles these big questions. Speakers include: Kim Johnson, Director, California Department of Social Services David Shahoulian, Chief Counsel, House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship, U.S. House of Representatives Cecillia Wang, Deputy Legal Director, American Civil Liberties Union Muzaffar Chishti, Director, MPI's office at New York University School of Law

Brad Farnsworth, ACE's vice president for global engagement, talks with our podcast hosts about recent trends in international student enrollment, delays in issuing student visas, global partnerships, and whether the Trump administration's policies and rhetoric are impacting international higher education. Just back from a trip to China, Farnsworth has particular insight into how these trends and policies are playing out in Beijing and for Chinese students who want to study in the United States. EPISODE NOTES Here are some of the links and references from this week's show: International Student Economic Value Tool NAFSA: Association of International Educators 2018 Open Doors Report Institute of International Education Optional Practical Training (OPT) for F-1 Students Recommendations to institutions with Confucius Institutes in light of heightened concerns from Congress and federal national security agencies. American Council on Education Letters from Harvard, New Jersey colleges and universities, and Michigan colleges and universities on the growing uncertainty and anxiety around issues involving international students and scholars. Letter to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship for the hearing on “Policy Changes and Processing Delays at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.” American Council on Education Internationalization Lab Program American Council on Education Enhancing the Quality of the International Student Experience By Brad Farnsworth From the introduction: ACE, Associations Reiterate Request for Clarification of Foreign Gift Reporting Requirements ABOUT THE SHOW Each episode of dotEDU presents a deep dive into a major issue impacting college campuses and students across the country. Hosts from ACE are joined by guest experts to lead you through thought-provoking conversations on topics such as campus free speech, diversity in admissions, college costs and affordability, and more. Listen to all episodes of the podcast here. Tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @ACEducation or email podcast@acenet.edu. HOSTS Sarah Spreitzer is a director in ACE's Division of Government and Public Affairs. She represents the Council and its members on matters related to research policy and funding, federal policy, international students, and immigration. Jon Turk is the associate director for research in ACE's Division of Learning and Engagement, where he conducts original research on student success, higher education finance, postsecondary data policy, and higher education governance. Podcast produced by the American Council on Education.

In announcing his re-election campaign, US President Donald Trump highlighted many of the same themes of as he has for last couple of years. Speaking to 20,000 supporters in Orlando, Florida, Tuesday night, Trump attacked Hillary Clinton as well as recent polls that show him trailing Democratic contenders. He argued that a vote for any Democrat in 2020 is a vote for the "rise of radical socialism and the destruction of the American dream." Conservatives have ridiculed calls for reparations as unnecessary, unworkable and cynical ploys for black votes, and Republicans will almost certainly oppose them and use the House of Representatives hearing on the topic to paint Democrats as left-wing socialists seeking to redistribute the nation's wealth. On Wednesday, members of Congress held a hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties to discuss the legacy of slavery and the role of reparations in correcting what many have called “America's original sin.” Is this the right forum, and are individuals such as Sen. Cory Booker, writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and actor Danny Glover the right people to articulate the salient issues on this topic?In a thorough and damning report on the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi released Wednesday, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions Agnes Callamard concluded, after a nearly six-month investigation, that Khashoggi was the victim of a “deliberate, premeditated execution” and his kidnapping and murder violated international law. She added that Khashoggi may have been tortured. What does it mean for this case going forward?GUESTS:Lee Stranahan — Co-host of Fault Lines on Sputnik Radio.Tom Porter — African American Studies Department at Ohio University and former director of the King Center in Atlanta.Elisabeth Myers — Editor-in-chief of Inside Arabia.

Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI) was recently named to chair the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law. #WPRO He explains his new position, which has been described as making him the country's most powerful antitrust figure. https://bit.ly/2G9PCma

Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI) was recently named to chair the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law. #WPRO He explains his new position, which has been described as making him the country's most powerful antitrust figure. https://bit.ly/2G9PCma

In the final days of the 115th Congress, Congress passed and President Trump signed into law the First Step Act, which made changes to the operation of the federal prison system. In this episode, learn every detail of this new law, including the big money interests who advocated for its passage and their possible motivations for doing so. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Click here to contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Click here to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank's online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536 Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD176: Target Venezuela: Regime Change in Progress CD129: The Impeachment of John Koskinen Bills/Laws S.756 - First Step Act of 2018 Govtrack Link Committee Summary Bill Text House Final Vote Results Senate Final Vote Results Sponsor: Sen. Dan Sullivan (AK) Original bill numbers for the First Step Act were S.2795 and HR 5682 First Step Act Outline TITLE I - RECIDIVISM REDUCTION Sec. 101: Risk and needs assessment system Orders the Attorney General to conduct a review current and possible recidivism reduction programs, including a review of products manufactured overseas the could be produced by prisoners and would not compete with the domestic private sector Orders the Attorney General to create an assessment system for each prisoner to be conducted during the intake process that will classify each of them as having minimum, low, medium, or high risk of recidivism, the prisoner’s likelihood of violent or serious misconduct, and assign them to programs accordingly. This process must be published on the Department of Justice website by July 19, 2019 (210 days after enactment). Prerelease custody means home confinement with 24 hour electronic monitoring, with the possibility of being allowed to leave to go to work, to participate in a recidivism reduction program, perform community service, go to the doctor, attend religious services, attend weddings or funerals, or visit a seriously ill family member. Sec. 102: Implementation of Risk and Needs Assessment System By mid-January 2020, the Attorney General must implement the new risk assessment system and complete the initial intake risk assessments of each prisoner and expand the recidivism reduction programs The Attorney General “shall” develop polices for the warden of each prison to enter into partnerships with “non-profit and other private organizations including faith-based, art, and community-based organizations”, schools, and “private entities that will deliver vocational training and certifications, provide equipment to facilitate vocational training…employ prisoners, or assist prisoners in prerelease custody or supervised related in finding employment” and “industry sponsored organization that will deliver workforce development and training, on a paid or volunteer basis.” Priority for participation will be given to medium and high risk prisoners Sec. 104: Authorization of Appropriations Authorizes, but does not appropriate, $75 million per year from 2019 to 2023. Sec. 106: Faith-Based Considerations In considering “any entity of any kind” for contracts “the fact that it may be or is faith-based may not be a basis for any discrimination against it in any manner or for any purpose.” Entities “may not engage in explicitly religious activities using direct financial assistance made available under this title” Sec. 107: Independent Review Committee The National Institute of Justice will select a “nonpartisan and nonprofit organization… to host the Independent Review Committee" The Committee will have 6 members selected by the nonprofit organization, 2 of whom must have published peer-reviewed scholarship about the risk and needs assessments in both corrections and community settings, 2 corrections officers - 1 of whom must have experience working in the Bureau of Prisons, and 1 individual with expertise in risk assessment implementation. The Committee will assist the Attorney General in reviewing the current system and making recommendations for the new system. TITLE II - BUREAU OF PRISONS SECURE FIREARMS STORAGE Sec. 202: Secure Firearms Storage Requires secure storage areas for Bureau of Prisons employees to store their firearms on the outside of the prisoner area. Allows Bureau of Prison employees to store firearms lockboxes in their cars Allows Bureau of Prison employees “to carry concealed firearms on the premises outside of the secure perimeter of the institution” TITLE III - RESTRAINTS ON PREGNANT PRISONERS PROHIBITED Sec. 301: Use of Restraints on Prisoners During the Period of Pregnancy and Postpartum Recovery Prohibited From the day a prisoner’s pregnancy is confirmed and ending 12 weeks or longer after the birth, a “prisoner in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons, or in the custody of the United States Marshals Service… shall not be placed in restraints” Will not apply to state prisons or local jails Exceptions include if the prisoner is an “immediate and credible flight risk” or if she poses an “immediate and serious threat of harm to herself or others” No matter what, a pregnant or recovering mother can’t: Have restraints placed around her ankles, legs, or waist Have her hands tied behind her back Be restrained using “4-point restraints" Be attached to another prisoner Within 48 hours of the pregnancy confirmation, the prisoner must be notified of the restraint restrictions (it doesn’t say how they must be notified) TITLE IV - SENTENCING REFORM Sec. 401: Reduces Sentencing for Prior Drug Felonies Changes the mandatory minimum for repeat offender with a previous “serious drug felony” (which is defined based on the length of the prison sentence: An offense for which they served more than 12 months) or a “serious violent felony” (added by this bill) from an automatic 20 year sentence to an automatic 15 year sentence. Changes the mandatory minimum for repeat offenders with two or more previous “serious drug felony or serious violent felony” convictions from a mandatory life sentence to a mandatory 25 years. Applies to cases that have not been sentenced as of the date of enactment and is not retroactive Sec. 402: "Broadening of Existing Safety Valve” Expands the criteria for leniency from mandatory minimums to include people with up to 4 prior non-volent convictions, not including minor misdemeanors. Applies to cases that have not been sentence as of the date of enactment and is not retroactive. Sec. 404: Appeals For Current Prisoners Convicted of Crack Related Crimes Allows people who were convicted of crack related crimes prior to August 3, 2010 (when the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 - which reduced the sentencing differences between crack and power cocaine - became law) to be eligible for reduced sentences. TITLE V - SECOND CHANCE ACT OF 2007 REAUTHORIZATION Sec. 502: Changes Existing Programs Creates an optional grant program for the Attorney General allowing him to provide grants to private entities along with governmental ones, for consulting services (to “evaluate methods”, “make recommendations”, etc). Authorizes, but doesn’t appropriate, $10 million per year from 2019 through 2023 ($50 million total) Sec. 503: Audits of Grantees Requires annual audits of entities receiving grants under the Second Chance Act of 2007 beginning in fiscal year 2019. Prohibits grantees from using grant money to lobby Department of Justice officials or government representatives, punishable by the full repayment of the grant and disqualification for grants for 5 years. TITLE VI- MISCELLANEOUS CRIMINAL JUSTICE Sec. 601: Placement of Prisoners Close to Families Requires that attempts be made to place a prisoners within 500 driving miles of the prisoner’s primary residence Adds “a designation of a place of imprisonment… is not reviewable by any court.” Sec. 603: Terminally Ill Prisoners Can Go Home Allows some terminally ill or elderly prisoners over the age of 60 to serve the rest of their sentences in home confinement Sec. 605: Expanding Prison Labor Allows Federal Prison Industries to sell products, except for office furniture, to government entities for use in prisons, government entities for use in disaster relief, the government of Washington DC, or “any organization” that is a 501(c)3 (charities and nonprofits), 501(c)4s (dark money “social welfare" organizations), or 501d (religious organizations). Requires an audit of Federal Prison Industries to begin within 90 days of enactment, but no due date. Sec. 611: Healthcare Products Requires the Bureau of Prisons to provide tampons and sanitary napkins to prisoners for free Sec. 613: Juvenile Solitary Confinement Prohibits juvenile solitary confinement to only when needed as a 3 hour temporary response to behavior that risks harming the juvenile or others, but it can not be used for “discipline, punishment, or retaliation” Federal Prison Industries: UNICOR UNICOR Index FPI is a “wholly-owned government corporation established by Congress on June 23, 1934. It’s mission is to protect society and reduce crime by preparing inmates for successful reentry through job training” UNICOR FAQs UNICOR 2018 Sales Report UNICOR Federal Prison Industries, Inc., Fiscal Year 2015, Annual Management Report, November 16, 2015 Shutdown Back-Pay Law -Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, signed January 16 2019. - Bill Text Additional Reading Article: Revolving door brings Trump-tied lobbying firm even closer to the White House by Anna Massoglia and Karl Evers-Hillstrom, OpenSecrets News, January 22, 2019. Article: Trump fails the first test of the First Step Act by Edward Chung, The Hill, January 10, 2019. Article: The First Step Act could be a big gift to CoreCivic and the private prison industry by Liliana Segura, The Intercept, December 22, 2018. Article: For-profit prisons strongly approve of bipartisan criminal justice reform bill by Karl Evers-Hillstrom, OpenSecrets News, December 20, 2018. Statement: SPLC statement on bipartisan passage of First Step Act criminal justice reform bill by Lisa Graybill, Southern Poverty Law Center, December 20, 2018. Article: The First Step Act is not sweeping criminal justice reform - and the risk is that it becomes the only step by Natasha Lennard, The Intercept, December 19, 2018. Article: Conservatives scramble to change criminal justice bill by Jordain Carney, The Hill, December 18, 2018. Article: The FIRST STEP Act will make us safer without the Cotton-Kennedy amendments by Tricia Forbes, The Hill, December 18, 2018. Article: Who no details about criminal justice 'reform'? by Thomas R. Ascik, The Hill, December 17, 2018. Letter: The ACLU and the Leadership Conference support S.756, and urge Senators to vote yes on Cloture and no on all amendments, The Leadership Conference, CivilRights.org, December 17, 2018. Article: Koch-backed criminal justice reform bill to reach Senate, All Things Considered, NPR, December 16, 2018. Article: The problem with the "First Step Act" by Peniel Ibe, American Friends Service Committee, December 14, 2018. Article: Why is a Florida for-profit prison company backing bipartisan criminal justice reform? by Steve Dontorno, Tampa Bay Times, December 7, 2018. Article: How the FIRST STEP Act moves criminal justice reform forward by Charlotte Resing, ACLU, December 3, 2018. Article: Private prison companies served with lawsuits over using detainee labor by Amanda Holpuch, The Guardian, November 25, 2018. Statement: GEO Group statement on federal legislation on prison reform (The FIRST STEP Act), GEO Group, November 19, 2018. Article: Karl Rove's crossroads GPS is dead, long live his multi-million dollar 'dark money' operation by Anna Massoglia and Karl Evers-Hillstrom, OpenSecrets News, November 16, 2018. Article: We are former attorneys general. We salute Jeff Sessions. by William P. Barr, Edwin Meese III, and Michael B. Mukasey, The Washington Post, November 7, 2018. Article: How the Koch brothers built the most powerful rightwing group you've never heard of by Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Caroline Tervo, and Theda Skocpol, The Guardian, September 26, 2018. Article: U.S. prisoners' strike is a reminder how common inmate labor is by Ruben J. Garcia, CBS News, September 8, 2018. Article: Kim Kardashian, activist, visits White House to call for prisoner freedom by Amelia McDonell-Parry, Rolling Stone, September 6, 2018. Article: Who is Chris Young? Kim Kardashian West to meet with Donald Trump to try to get prisoner pardoned by Janice Williams, Newsweek, September 5, 2018. Article: Kim Kardashian West visits White House to talk prison reform by Brett Samuels, The Hill, September 5, 2018. Article: Kim Kardashian West to another convicted felon's case: report by Brett Samuels, The Hill, September 5, 2018. Article: 'Prison slavery': Inmates are paid cents while manufacturing products sold to government by Daniel Moritz-Rabson, Newsweek, August 28, 2018. Article: Turf war between Kushner and Sessions drove federal prison director to quit by Glenn Thrush and Danielle Ivory, The New York Times, May 24, 2018. Report: Attorney General Sessions announces Hugh Hurwitz as the Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice, May 18, 2018. Article: Beware of big philanthropy's new enthusiasm for criminal justice reform by Michelle Chen, The Nation, March 16, 2018. Article: Corporations and governments collude in prison slavery racket by Mark Maxey, People's World, February 7, 2018. Article: Super PAC priorities USA plans to spend $50 million on digital ads for 2018 by Jessica Estepa, USA Today, November 2, 2017. Article: Private prisons firm to lobby, campaign against recidivism by Jonathan Mattise, AP News, October 31, 2017. Article: Slave labor widespread at ICE detention centers, lawyers say by Mia Steinle, POGO, September 7, 2017. Article: The sordid case behind Jared Kushner's grudge against Chris Christie by Byron York, The Washington Examiner, April 16, 2017. Report: How much do incarcerated people earn in each state? by Wendy Sawyer, Prison Policy Initiative, April 10, 2017. Press Release: The GEO Group closes $360 million acquisition of community education centers, Company Release, GEO Group, Inc., April 6, 2017. Article: How a private prison company used detained immigrants for free labor by Madison Pauly, Mother Jones, April 3, 2017. Article: Bias in criminal risk scores is mathematically inevitable, researchers say by Julia Angwin and Jeff Larson, ProPublica, December 30, 2016. Article: Jailed for ending a pregnancy: How prosecutors get inventive on abortion by Molly Redden, The Guardian, November 22, 2016. Article: Federal prison-owned 'factories with fences' facing increased scrutiny by Safia Samee Ali, NBC News, September 4, 2016. Investigative Summary: Findings of fraud and other irregularities related to the manufacture and sale of combat helmets by the Federal Prison Industries and ArmorSource, LLC, to the Department of Defense, Office of the Inspector General, August 2016. Report: Federal prison industries: Background, debate, legislative history, and policy options, Congressional Research Service, May 11, 2016. Article: New Koch by Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, January 25, 2016. Article: Pregnant and behind bars: how the US prison system abuses mothers-to-be by Victoria Law, The Guardian, October 20, 2015. Article: American slavery, reinvented by Whitney Benns, The Atlantic, September 21, 2015. Article: Yes, prisoners used to sew lingerie for Victoria's Secret - just like in 'Orange is the New Black' season 3 by Emily Yahr, The Washington Post, June 17, 2015. Report: Treatment industrial complex: How for-profit prison corporations are undermining efforts to treat and rehabilitate prisoners for corporate gain by Caroline Isaacs, Grassroots Leadership, November 2014. Report: The prison indistries Enhancement Certification Program: A program history by Barbara Auerbach, National CIA, May 4, 2012. Article: The hidden history of ALEC and prison labor by Mike Elk and Bob Sloan, The Nation, August 1, 2011. Article: Slave labor - money trail leads to Koch brothers and conservatives who want your job! by Bob Sloan, Daily Kos, February 21, 2011. Article: The Legacy by Gabriel Sherman, New York Magazine, July 12, 2009. Hearing: Federal Prison Industries, House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, C-SPAN, July 1, 2005. Article: Democratic donor receives two-year prison sentence by Ronald Smothers, The New York Times, March 5, 2005. Sound Clip Sources Discussion: Criminal Justice Reform and Senate Vote on First Step Act, C-SPAN, December 19, 2018. Speakers: - Mike Allen, Founder and Executive Editor of Axios - Mark Holden, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Koch Industries - Senator Amy Klobuchar Sound Clips: 22:27 Mike Allen: So, I have on NPR, “Koch-Backed Criminal Justice Reform to Reach Senate.” To some people, at least at first blush, there’s an incongruity to that. Tell us how Koch Industries got involved in this issue. Mark Holden: Yeah, well, I mean, Charles Koch and David Koch have been very focused on these issues forever, literally. They were early funders of Families Against Mandatory Minimums, Institute for Justice, a lot of different groups. And from Charles’s perspective, the war on drugs, it’s been a failure. It doesn’t mean that you—there aren’t—it was in a criminal element within the war on drugs, but there are a lot of people in the war on drugs who don’t need to be incarcerated for so long. And so we’ve been very much in favor of proportional sentencing. You know, punishment must fit the crime. You break the law, you should pay a price, and then once you pay that price, you should be welcomed back into society, with all your rights. All your rights come back. That’s why we supported Amendment 4 down in Florida, the voting restoration rights for people with felonies in Florida. We don’t think it makes sense for people not to be able to participate once they’ve paid their debt to society. And for us, for Charles in particular, this is all about breaking barriers to opportunity. 24:10 Mark Holden: And last night, 87 to 12, that’s a curb stomping. And I will note, as a Patriots fan, Gronk is 87 and Brady’s 12, right? I mean, yeah. Something there. 49:00 Mike Allen: Watching last night, and the conversations today, it was clear there was a real sense of history, a sense of occasion on the Senate floor last night. Take us there. Tell us what that was like. Senator Amy Klobuchar (MN): Well, we haven’t had a lot of joyous moments in the Senate this year. Big-surprise-news item I gave you. And this was one of those because I think for one thing we’re coming to the end of the year. We were able to get some really important things done: the farm bill; the sex harassment bill that I led with Senator Blunt that had been really difficult to negotiate for the last year; and then of course the budget, which we hope to get done in the next two days; and then we’ve got this. And this was something that has been explained. It was five years in the making. It took people out of their comfort zones. You had people on both sides that never thought they’d be talking about reducing drug sentences. So in that way, it was kind of this Christmas miracle that people came together. But the second piece of it was just that we knew they were these bad amendments that you’ve heard about. Some of them we felt were maybe designed to put us in a bad place, only because politically the bill protected us from a lot of the things that were in the amendments. So what was the best part of the night for me was that it wasn’t Democrats fighting against Tom Cotton and these amendments; it was Chuck Grassley, in his festive-red holiday sweater, who went up there with that Iowa accent that maybe only I can understand, being from Minnesota, and was able to really effectively fight them down. And the second thing was just the final vote—I mean, we don’t get that many votes for a volleyball resolution—and that we had that strong of support for the reform was also really exciting. Senate Session: Senate floor First Step Act Debate and Vote, C-SPAN, December 18, 2018. Podcast: Wrongful Conviction Podcast: Kim Kardashian and Jason Flom join forces to advocate for Criminal Justice Reform and Clemency, September 5, 2018. Netflix Episode: Orange is the New Black, Season 3 Episode 5, Fake it Till You Make It Some More, June 11, 2015. Netflix Episode: Orange is the New Black, Season 3 Episode 6, Ching Chong, Chang, June 11, 2015. Video Clip: Whitney Houston 'Crack is Whack' Clip from 2002 Diane Sawyer Interview on ABC News, YouTube, February 11, 2012. Hearing: Federal Prison Industries, House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, C-SPAN, July 1, 2005. Witnesses: - Phillip Glover - American Federation of Government Employees Prison Locals Council - President - Paul Miller - Independent Office Products & Furniture Dealers Association Sound Clips: 1:32 Former Representative Howard Coble: Prisoners who are physically able to work must labor in some capacity five days a week. FPI is a government corporation that operates the BOP’s correctional program and employs inmates of the federal prison population to manufacture goods for and provides services to federal agencies. About 20% of the inmates work in Federal Prison Industries’, FPI, factories. They generally work in factory operations such as metals, furniture, electronics, textiles, and graphic arts. FPI work assignments pay from $0.23 to $1.15 per hour. 6:19 Representative Bobby Scott (VA): FPI can only sell its products and services to federal agencies. The program was established in the 1930s, in the midst of the Great Depression, as a way to teach prisoners real work habits and skills so that when they are released from prison they’ll be able to find and hold jobs to support themselves and their families and be less likely to commit more crimes. It is clear that the program works to do just that. Followup studies covering as much as 16 years of data have shown that inmates who participate in Prison Industries are 14% more likely to be employed and 24% less likely to commit crimes than like prisoners who do not participate in the program. 1:39:58 Former Representative Pieter Hoekstra, current Ambassador to the Netherlands: Mandatory source was great for Federal Prison Industries during the 1990s and 2001 and 2002. But you know what? I think it was wrong that Federal Prison Industries was the fastest and probably the only growing office-furniture company in America during that time. As the industry was going through significant layoffs, Federal Prison Industries was growing by double digits each and every year. 1:46:40 Philip Glover: If you have someone serving at USP, Leavenworth, for instance, and they’re in for 45 years or 50 years, you can educate them, you can vo-tech them, but to keep them productive and occupied on a daily basis and feel like they have a little bit of worth, this program seems to do that. That’s where, at least as a correctional officer, that’s where I come from on this program is that it gives the inmate a sense of worth, and every day he goes down and does something productive. Resources About Page: Americans for Prosperity American Addiction Centers: Crack Cocaine & Cocaine: What's the Difference? Annual Report: The GEO Group, Inc. 2017 Annual Report Lobbying Report: Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) Media Statement: Statement from CoreCivic President and CEO Damon Hininger on the First Step Act OpenSecrets: Americans for Prosperity OpenSecrets: CoreCivic Inc. Lobbyists OpenSecrets: CoreCivic Inc Profile for 2018 Election Cycle OpenSecrets: GEO Group Lobbyists OpenSecrets: GEO Group Profile for 2018 Election Cycle OpenSecrets: Outside Spending of Political Nonprofits OpenSecrets: Trump 2017 Inauguration Donors Product Page: Pride Enterprises Ranker.com: 50 American Companies That Have Ties to Modern Slavery SPLC: Criminal Justice Reform Visual Resources Community Suggestions See more Community Suggestions HERE. Cover Art Design by Only Child Imaginations Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio)

In the second episode of The Over/Under, Bloomberg Tax’s Ryan Prete heads into a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on sports betting and discusses how lawmakers felt about regulation thereafter. Ryan also sits down with Dustin Gouker, managing editor at Legal Sports Report, a sports betting-centric online news source, to talk about a sports book error that resulted in an $80,000 payoff. Later, Ryan talks with Richard Auxier of the Tax Policy Center about what states can do to slow Congressional intervention. Host: Ryan Prete. Producer: RJ Jewell and Nicholas Anzalotta-Kynoch.

Since 1994, the FBI has maintained a database with samples of DNA taken from convicted criminals in order to match those samples with DNA collected at crime scenes. However, over the course of the last two decades, the DNA database has expanded to include many more people. In this episode, we explore the expansion of DNA collection and storage by law enforcement and examine a new law that will further that trend. Later in the episode, get an update on Congress’s progress in meeting their multiple September 30th deadlines. Please support Congressional Dish: Click here to contribute using credit card, debit card, PayPal, or Bitcoin Click here to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Mail Contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North #4576 Crestview, FL 32536 Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD098: USA Freedom Act: Privatization of the Patriot Act CD128: Crisis in Puerto Rico CD147: Controlling Puerto Rico CD152: Air Traffic Control Privatization Bills Outline H.R. 510: Rapid DNA Act of 2017 Orders the FBI Director to create standards and procedures for the use of Rapid DNA machines and the DNA analyses they create. Expands the DNA samples allowed to be stored to include those prepared by any criminal justice agency using Rapid DNA machines that are approved by the FBI. H.R. 601: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 Division A: Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act Official U.S. policy is now to partner with developing countries and "donors, multilateral institutions, the private sector, and nongovernmental and civil society organizations, including faith-based organizations" to promote education programs and activities to prepare individuals to be "productive members of society and the workforce" "Assistance provided under this section to support programs and activities under this subsection shall be aligned with and advance United States foreign policy and economic interests." Division B: Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 Appropriates $7.4 billion for disaster relief, as long as President Trump officially approves it. Authorizes the Small Business Administration to lend $450 million for disaster rebuilding but half of that is allowed to be for administrative expenses Appropriates and additional $7.4 billion for housing and infrastructure in disaster zones Includes a provision that says the recipients of funds "may adopt, without review or public comment, any environmental review, approval, or permit performed by a Federal agency, and such adoption shall satisfy the responsibilities of the recipient with respect to such environmental review, approval or permit." Division C: Temporary Extension of Public Debt Relief Suspends the debt ceiling until December 8, 2017. Division D: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 Extends and cuts by .6791% the funding and provisions from the 2017 funding law until December 8, 2017. The .6791% cut will not apply to War on Terror funding Additional Reading Article: How the Graham-Cassidy bill compares with past Republican health care repeal efforts by Meridith McGraw and Maryalice Parks, ABC News, September 20, 2017. Article: GOP lawmaker urges colleagues to support short-term aviation bill by Melanie Zanona, The Hill, September 20, 2017. Commentary: Graham-Cassidy Is the Worst Obamacare Repeal Bill Yet by Thomas Huelskoetter, Fortune, September 20, 2017. Article: Hatch leads bipartisan CHIP reauthorization bill to continue children’s health coverage, Ripon Advance News Service, September 20, 2017. Transcript: Why The Government Sells Flood Insurance, NPR, September 16, 2017. Article: Congress May Need to Throw a Lifeline to Flood Insurance Program by Greg Tourial, Roll Call, September 15, 2017. Article: Congress just crossed three big things off its to-do list by Amber Phillips and Kim Soffen, The Washington Post, September 8, 2017. Article: Trump sides with Democrats on fiscal issues, throwing Republican plans into chaos by Mike DeBonis, Kelsey Snell, Philip Rucker and Elise Viebeck, The Washington Post, September 7, 2017. Article: Law enforcement can now scan your DNA in 90 minutes, but should they? by Annie Sciacca, Mercury News, August 25, 2017. Press Release: IntegenX Applauds the Passage of the Rapid DNA Act of 2017, IntegenX, August 21, 2017. Article: Despite Privacy Concerns, Miami Beach Police Testing "Rapid DNA" Scans on Suspects by Jerry Iannelli, Miami New Times, August 16, 2017. Transcript: Wray Confirmed as FBI Director as Questions Swirl over His Past Record & Close Ties to Big Business, Democracy Now, August 2, 2017. Article: Congress should consider taking another look at Christopher Wray, President Trump's pick to head up the FBI by James S. Henry, The American Interest, July 28, 2017. Article: NetBio Announces its DNAscan System is the First and Only Rapid DNA Product to Earn NDIS Approval from the FBI, Business Wire, April 7, 2016. Article: The Trouble Rising of Rapid DNA Testing by Ava Kofman, New Republic, February 24, 2016. Article: The FBI Is Very Excited About This Machine That Can Scan Your DNA in 90 Minutes by Shane Bauer, Mother Jones, November 20, 2014. Article: Supreme Court upholds Maryland law, says police may take DNA samples from arrestees by Robert Barnes, The Washington Post, June 3, 2013. Press Release: Life Technologies Offers New Rapid DNA Platform, Cision PR Newswire, April 1, 2013. Article: Life Tech to distribute rapid DNA tester by Bradley J. Fikes, San Diego Union Tribune, April 1, 2013. Article: Rapid DNA: Coming Soon to a Police Department or Immigration Office Near You by Jennifer Lynch, Eff, January 6, 2013. Audit Report: Combined DNA Index System Operational and Laboratory Vulnerabilities, Office of the Inspector General, May 2006. References Cornell Law School: Maryland v. King Cornell Law School: § 28.12 Collection of DNA samples Electronic Privacy Information Center: Maryland v. King - Concerning the Constitutionality of Mandatory DNA Collection Pre-Conviction GovTrack: H.R. 601: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 GovTrack: H.R. 510: Rapid DNA Act of 2017 FBI: FAQ on Rapid DNA Analysis FBI: FAQ on CODIS and NDIS FBI: Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) EFF: DNA Collection Federal Register: Regulations Under the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 NCSL: DNA Arrestee Laws OpenSecrets: Clients lobbying on H.R.320: Rapid DNA Act of 2015 OpenSecrets: Clients lobbying on S.2348: Rapid DNA Act of 2016 OpenSecrets: Clients lobbying on H.R.510: Rapid DNA Act of 2017 OpenSecrets: IntegenX: Bills lobbied, 2015 OpenSecrets: IntegenX: Bills lobbied, 2016 OpenSecrets: IntegenX: Bills lobbied, 2017 Integenx: RapidHIT System YouTube: Watch Demo of Rapid DNA Analysis Machine YouTube: Forensic DNA Mixups | Greg Hampikian | TEDxBoise YouTube: How is DNA fingerprinting used to identify a criminal? YouTube: Jimmy Kimmel on Bill Cassidy’s Health “Care” Bill YouTube: Jimmy Kimmel Fights Back Against Bill Cassidy, Lindsey Graham & Chris Christie Listener Dee Bradley's Blog: World Political History Sound Clip Sources Hearing: Federal Bureau of Investigation Oversight, Senate Judiciary Committee, December 9, 2015. Witness: James Comey - Director, FBI Timestamps & Transcripts 5:07:58 Sen. Orrin Hatch (UT): Last week I introduced bipartisan legislation with Senators Feinstein, Lee, and Gillibrand to update our nation’s laws to take account of this exciting new technology. Now, Rapid DNA devices—they’re self-contained, they’re fully automated instruments that can be placed in booking stations, and they can both develop a DNA profile from a cheek swab and compare the results against existing profiles in less than two hours. Now, my bill, the Rapid DNA Act of 2015, would allow law enforcement officials using FBI-approved Rapid DNA instruments to upload profiles generated by such devices to the FBI's Combined DNA Index System and perform database comparisons. Director Comey, you've spoken in the past about Rapid DNA and how this technology will help law enforcement. Do you believe that Rapid DNA technology is important, how will it impact law enforcement, and do you believe Congress should pass legislation authorizing its use within standards and guidelines promulgated by your agency? Director James Comey: Yeah, that authority that's in your bill would help us change the world in a very, very exciting way, that allow us, in booking stations around the country, if someone's arrested, to know instantly, or near instantly, whether that person is the rapist who's been on the loose in a particular community before they're released on bail and get away, or to clear somebody, to show that they're not the person. It's very, very exciting. We are very grateful that we're going to have the statutory authorization if that passes to connect those Rapid DNA technologies to the national DNA database. Hatch: Well, thank you. My bill, the Rapid DNA Act, will not affect when or under what circumstances law enforcement collects DNA samples. These decisions would be governed by state or other federal law. What it will do is affect where samples are processed and how quickly they're processed. Now, Mr. Director, what would you say to individuals who may be concerned that Rapid DNA technology will raise privacy concerns, and what would you say to individuals who may be concerned that this technology could affect the integrity of FBI's Combined DNA Index System, or CODIS? And I would note that my bill restricts access to CODIS to FBI-approved Rapid DNA instruments operated in accordance with FBI-issued standards and procedures. Comey: The first—you said it well, Senator: folks need to understand this isn't about collecting DNA from more people. It's about the DNA that's collected when someone is arrested, being able to be analyzed much more quickly, that can show us in some cases this is the wrong person or can show us in some cases this is someone we have to be very worried about. That is good for our justice system as a whole. And you're exactly right. The national database, the CODIS database, is the gold standard. This legislation does not make it any—water down the standards that are applied before a DNA result can be pressed against that database. We're still going to have high standards. We're still going to require that this is the gold standard for identification in the United States. Hearing: H.R. 320, the “Rapid DNA Act”, House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, June 18, 2015. PDF Version Witnesses: Amy Hess - Executive Director of Science & Technology at the FBI Jody Wolf - President of the American Society of Criminal Laboratory Directors Natasha Alexenko - Founder of Natasha’s Justice Project Timestamps & Transcripts 6:05 Amy Hess: All 50 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Army’s Criminal Investigation Laboratory, and the FBI contribute DNA records to and participate in NDIS, which contains almost 14 million offender or arrestee DNA records and over 630,000 forensic or crime scene DNA records. 11:06 Jody Wolf: Currently, these devices are best suited for use with single-source, high-quantity biological samples such as referenced standards of blood or saliva from known individuals, thus limiting its usefulness for complex crime scene samples of more than one person. These instruments also currently can’t analyze trace amounts of DNA. Consequently, these instruments are not designed for the routine testing of evidence types found in rape kits and will not help with the reduction of rape kit backlogs. 22:03 Rep. Bob Goodlatte (VA): Would this legislation help speed this up a lot? Jody Wolf: Well, comparing 90 samples utilizing Rapid DNA would take almost 27 hours. Using the—processing it using a traditional existing technology would take 7 to 8 hours. So the limitation with the Rapid DNA is that you can only run 5 samples at a time, whereas on current technology, we can run 24 samples at a time. To process 90 samples utilizing Rapid would take 27 hours. Using existing technology would take 7 to 8. Same result. Goodlatte: So do you think that this is a good thing for people to have the option here, or not? Wolf: It depends on your goal. The advantage that Rapid DNA has is that you have that answer while the person is still in the booking station. With traditional databasing, there’s a delay because you have to transport the sample from point of collection to a laboratory for analysis. Supreme Court Argument: Maryland v. King, February 26, 2013. Audio Part 1 Audio Part 2 Witnesses Katherine Winfree - Chief Deputy Attorney General of Baltimore, MD Michael Dreeben - Deputy Solicitor General of the Department of Justice Timestamps & Transcripts Part 1 3:24 Katherine Winfree: The cornerstone of our argument is that when an individual is taken into custody, an individual is arrested on a probable cause—a probable-cause arrest—that person, by virtue of being in that class of individuals whose conduct has led the police to arrest him on—based on probable cause, surrenders a substantial amount of liberty and privacy. Justice Elena Kagan: But, Ms. Winfree, that can’t be quite right, can it? I mean, such a person—assume you’ve been arrested for something, the state doesn’t have the right to go search your house for evidence of unrelated crimes. Unknown Speaker: Justice Kagan. Kagan: Isn’t that correct? Winfree: That’s correct, Justice Kagan. Kagan: Doesn’t have the right to go search your car for evidence of unrelated crimes. Winfree: That’s correct. Kagan: Just because you’ve been arrested doesn’t mean that you lose the privacy expectations and things you have that aren’t related to the offense that you’ve been arrested for. Winfree: That’s correct, but what we’re seizing here is not evidence of crime. What it is, is information related to that person’s DNA profile. Those 26 numbers— Kagan: Well—and if there were a real identification purpose for this, then I understand that argument. But if it’s just to solve cold cases, which is the way you started, then it’s just like searching your house to see what’s in your house that could help to solve a cold case. Winfree: Well, I would say there’s a very real distinction between the police generally rummaging in your home to look for evidence that might relate to your personal papers and your thoughts. It’s a very real difference there than swabbing the inside of an arrestee’s cheek to determine what that person’s CODIS DNA profile is. It’s looking only at 26 numbers that tell us nothing more about that individual. Kagan: Well, but, if that’s what you’re basing it on, then you’re not basing it on an arrestee. I mean, then the chief justice is right: it could be any arrestee, no matter how minor the offense. It could be just any old person in the street. Why don’t we do this for everybody who comes in for a driver’s license because it’s very effective? Part 2 0:20 Katherine Winfree: Since 2009, when Maryland began to collect DNA samples from arrestees charged with violent crimes and burglary, there have been 225 matches, 75 prosecutions, and 42 convictions, including that of Respondent King. Justice Antonin Scalia: Well, that’s really good. I’ll bet you, if you conducted a lot of unreasonable searches and seizures, you’d get more convictions, too. That proves absolutely nothing. Press Briefing: DNA Use in Law Enforcement, Attorney General Ashcroft, March 4, 2002. Timestamps & Transcripts 0:33 Attorney General John Ashcroft: Douglas and Laura White were married just 11 days when, walking down a bike path in Mesquite, Texas, in November of 1993, a man jumped out from behind the trees and demanded their money. The frightened couple began to pray, which enraged their attacker. He shot Douglas dead on the scene, raped Laura, and disappeared into the Dallas suburb. Eight years later, in January of 2001, under the federal DNA Backlog Reduction Program, police in Dallas matched a DNA sample taken from Alvin Avon Braziel Jr., with DNA evidence collected from the crime scene. Braziel was convicted of capital murder and given the death sentence. The murder conviction of Alvin Brazil is a powerful example of how one technology, forensic DNA analysis, has revolutionized law enforcement. Over the short span of 10 years, DNA technology has proven itself to be the truth machine of law enforcement, ensuring justice by identifying the guilty and exonerating the innocent. With a strong support of Congress, the Department of Justice has served as a leader in the national effort to maximize the benefits of DNA evidence, and the past 5 years have seen a national explosion in forensic DNA collection. All 50 states and the federal government now have laws on the books that require DNA to be collected from convicted offenders for the purpose of criminal DNA databasing. The strong trend is toward broader DNA sample collection, including collection from all felons in many states. And the reason is simple: experience has taught law enforcement that the more offenders that are included in the database, the more crimes will be solved. 9:23 Attorney General John Ashcroft: The law enforcement tool that makes this DNA analysis useful to state and local police and prosecutors throughout the nation is the Combined DNA Index System, known as CODIS. It’s administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. CODIS brings the power of DNA technology to bear on thousands of law enforcement investigations by integrating information obtained by state DNA databases and making that information available nationwide. House Debate: DNA House Floor Debate, May 16, 2017. Timestamps & Transcripts 8:00 Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner: Like fingerprinting, photographing, and other booking procedures which at the time were novel but now have become routine, Rapid DNA will soon be standard procedure in police stations throughout the country. There is only one problem with Rapid DNA technology: federal law. Our law, written in 1994 when DNA technology was still in its infancy, prohibits the use of Rapid DNA technology in booking stations. This is not because of any limitation in Rapid DNA technology, but simply because at that time Rapid DNA technology was not even contemplated. Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio) Cover Art Design by Only Child Imaginations

This year the healthcare industry has been abuzz with the news that Aetna will move to merge with Humana and Anthem with Cigna. The U.S. Department of Justice does not agree and is taking the companies to court over consumer rights. In this episode we are joined by Tim Greaney, co-director of the Center for Health Law Studies and Chester A. Myers Professor of Law. Professor Greaney began his career in the DOJ's antitrust division and has testified numerous times before Congress, most recently before the House Judiciary Subcommittee.