Lucy Lang, a trailblazing candidate for Manhattan District Attorney, and Hydee Feldstein Soto, vying to be LA City Attorney, discuss the importance of female representation in legal positions. They share insights on the historic significance of their candidacies and the challenges they face. The conversation dives into the dynamics of the Supreme Court, particularly regarding athlete rights and due process. Additionally, the hosts dissect pressing political controversies and advocate for innovative responses to mental health crises, calling for change in traditional policing approaches.
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Gaetz Investigation
Matt Gaetz is under federal investigation for sex trafficking a minor.
This investigation stemmed from a probe into Joel Greenberg, a Florida tax collector.
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Hatch Act Violations
The Hatch Act prohibits federal employees from engaging in certain political activities.
Lynn Patton, a former Trump HUD official, was penalized for violating this act.
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Dismissed Case
The Supreme Court dismissed the Knight First Amendment Institute v. Trump case as moot.
This happened after Twitter banned Trump, eliminating the live controversy.
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On Episode 3 of our new weekly law and politics podcast, Legal AF, hosts MT founder and civil rights lawyer Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and commentator, Michael Popok, interview two historic candidates, Lucy Lang, candidate to replace Cyrus Vance, and be the first woman to ever lead the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in its 220 year history, and Hydee Feldstein Soto, who is running to be the LA City Attorney, the chief municipal legal office, and its first woman to hold that office in its more than 150 year history. Then, Ben and Michael, applying their “Analytic Friends” superpowers, tackle the current US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) term and recent oral arguments and decisions, including giving our followers what they crave: more analysis of due process and personal jurisdiction(!) by taking a look at Ford losing its efforts to only be sued in its backyard and avoid being sued in the states where its cars injure people. Next up, Ben and Popok try to read the tea leaves of SCOTUS’s recent “hot bench” concerning the antitrust case against the NCAA and its refusal to pay athletes for their work, and whether SCOTUS will expand warrantless searches of homes under the 4th Amendment by creating a new “community caretaker” exception. Finally, they take on the ongoing “Water-Gaetz “ saga with Matt Gaetz being investigated for sex trafficking crimes, and the recent successful prosecution of former Trump HUD official (and Eric Trump wedding planner), Lynne Patton for violating the Hatch Act’s prohibition against “pernicious political activity” by civil servants, for video recording NYC public housing residents without telling them that the clips would be used at the RNC’s presidential convention to promote Trump.
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