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Senator Mark Warner: We are now a week into this war. Six Americans have already been killed, and the president is saying that he expects many, many more casualties.
And on top of that, Lisa, weβve had at least four β maybe now five β different rationales about why weβre going to war.
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Introduced by Popok, Sen. Mark Warner joins Lisa Graves of Court Accountability Action to discuss Donald Trumpβs sudden βwar of choiceβ with Iran. Warner, vice chair of Senate Intelligence Select Cmte, warns of shifting rationales, risks to U.S. troops, national security, and spillover to Ukraine.
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Itβs almost like we didnβt think this through.
This convo on @legalafmtn.bsky.social explores a new case before #SCOTUS that threatens #freedomofthepress. Samantha Barbas @ucpress.bsky.social author of "Actual Malice: Civil Rights and Freedom of the Press in New York Times v. Sullivan" explains what's at stake.
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California Sues Trump Over His Unlawful Use of Tariffs -- Again
Weβre suing President Trump, again, for illegally instituting tariffs, again.
American consumers and business owners have made it clear: they do NOT want tariffs.
Weβre going to court for those already struggling with rising costs, for our economy, and for the constitutional separation of powers.
A terrible February jobs report. The U.S. economy LOST 92,000 jobs last month, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.4%, one of the highest levels seen in the past few years.
December was revised down to -17,000 jobs, while January was revised to 126,000.
Strategic Cousins in a Post-American World
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Trump Lawyer Faces Disbarment with New Bar Investigation
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Popok: The senior judge of the Court of International Trade has just issued an order forcing the Trump administration and its Bureau of uh Customs and Border Patrol to issue the refunds that have been required by the Supreme Court's decision striking down Donald Trump's tariffs.
Trump Hit with Order He Feared Most After Supreme Court Bombshell
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Kristi Noem has been fired and replaced by the dumbest US Senator.
This is the man who is now in charge of US Homeland Security.
NEWS: Trump taps Senator Mullin to replace Sec. Kristi Noem at DHS per Trump statement on Truth Social.
Judge Ungaro: I think it's part of an overall campaign to erode the judiciary across the board, but also it's part of a bigger campaign to erode confidence in the rule of law.
Professor Stephen Vladeck: I think we really have to understand why, without regard to the merits of these rulings and without regard to which president appointed these judges, defying court orders is not something the federal government gets to do in this country.
ICYMI: Speak Up For Justice Moderated by Paul R. Kiesel joined by Retired Federal District Court Judges Paul Grimm and Ursula Ungaro along with constitutional law professors Stephen Vladeck from Georgetown University Law School and Michael Gerhardt from UNC Chapel Hill.
JUST IN: A federal judge has barred Gov DeSantis from designating CAIR as a terrorist organization and punish those who associate with the group.
βOnce again, Florida chooses political posturing over the First Amendment,β Judge Walker writes.
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KFA and guest host Lisa Graves break down the weekβs biggest legal and political stories on Legal AF, from the House Oversight subpoena push over Epstein records to SCOTUS striking Trump tariffs, NY redistricting, Texas primaries, and Trumpβs law firm fight. LIVE 8 pm ET!
Popok: Why are we waging war on several fronts? We just got done waging war apparently on Venezuela, then moving on to Cuba, and now Iran.
With all of these distortion tactics, what is the GOP, the MAGA House, have to say about any of this? Nothing.
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The GOP in the house are desperately trying to distract from Trump's flailing presidency as Trump and the party go off the deep end. The Legal AF Podcast covers it all on a new episode.
Popok: See, Donald Trump has thrown a temper tantrum and is continuing to try to steal our money. And then when he's caught, and the Supreme Court says it's illegal and unconstitutional, baby Trump in the high chair won't release the refunds.
Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz discuss Trumpβs war in Iran, how he has disdained law and the Congress, failed to explain his reasons to the American public, the role of the Epstein Files, and the events of the week that led to Operation Epic Fury.
The Lutnick Trump Fallout, Tariffs, and the Business of Profiting From βLiberation Dayβ
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Dave Aronberg: What do you think a judge is going to do? Judges are lawyers too, and judges are going to look at this attack on the legal profession and they are not going to like it.