Case in Point: The Legal Show on the Hottest Legal Cases in Politics and Culture

My guest is Cully Stimson, Deputy Director of the Heritage Legal Center, and an experienced state, federal, and military criminal prosecutor. He joins me to discuss the practicalities of a murder case, including gathering evidence, forensic analysis, and the criminal prosecution. The classic movie review is of “The Manchurian Candidate” (1962), about the planned assassination of a presidential candidate.

Guest is Josh Blackman, law professor at the South Texas College of Law and one of the best known constitutional experts in the nation, to talk about the launch of the 3rd edition of the Heritage Guide to the Constitution, as well as the judicial warfare we are seeing in the courts.

Classic movie review of “1776,” the 1972 musical film about the Second Continental Congress and the drafting of the Declaration of Independence.

Guest is former Assistant U.S. Attorney Zack Smith, current Heritage Senior Legal Fellow, to discuss the legality, necessity, and results of Pres. Trump’s actions to remedy the crime problem in Washington, D.C.

Classic film review of “The Untouchables,” the 1987 movie about federal agents sent to clean up Chicago’s crime problems in the 1930s.

Guest is immigration expert Dr. Steven Camarota of the Center for Immigration Studies, to discuss his recent report showing that since January, the alien population in the U.S. has dropped by 2.2 million, including 1.6 million illegal aliens.

Classic movie review of the 1948 film noir, “To the Ends of the Earth,” about a federal operation to smash a smuggling ring.

Hans von Spakovsky and his Heritage colleague, Cully Stimson, switch rolls, with Cully hosting the show and Hans answering questions about the ongoing redistricting battle in the Lone Star State.

Classic movie review of “The Alamo,” the 1960 film directed, produced, funded, and starred in by John Wayne.

Guest is Mike Gonzalez, Senior Fellow at the Heritage Foundation and former journalist, to discuss the cut off of funding to NPR and PBS, and the bias of its news coverage.

Classic Movie Review of “Absence of Malice” (1981), a film about unethical reporters and government lawyers.

Guest is Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray, who discusses a recent court win against opponents of election reform, changes in the state’s election laws that have just become effective, and how the business climate has changed in the past six months.

Classic movie review of “The Best Man,” the 1964 movie about a presidential nomination fight at a political party convention.

Guest is Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers, to discuss the lawsuits he filed against California over its electric truck mandate, GM over misuse of customer vehicle information, and Temu for siphoning phone data from customers for the Chinese Communist Party.

Classic movie review of “Smokey and the Bandit.”

Guest is South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, who discusses the legal battles the state has waged against the federal government, starting with his successful fight to defend a voter ID law.

Classic movie review of the 1959 “Anatomy of a Murder,” one of the most realistic legal movies produced by Hollywood.

Guest Seth Dillon, CEO of The Babylon Bee, discusses winning the Salvatori Prize for American Citizenship, the creation of its satires and parodies that expose corruption, and the censorship it faces over its work.

Movie review of “Deadline – U.S.A,” the 1942 classic film noir starring Humphrey Bogart as a crusading newspaper editor who works on a story exposing a gangster’s crimes at the risk of his life.

Hans' guest is Prof Jonathan Turley, constitutional scholar, law professor, and well-known legal analyst on Fox News, to talk about censorship, attacks on the First Amendment, and his new book, “The Indispensable Right – Free Speech in an Age of Rage.”

The classic movie review is of the 1940 screwball comedy about the newspaper business, “His Girl Friday.”

Special guest May Mailman, Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Policy Analyst, talks about the formulation of policy at the White House and the lawfare against the president being waged by outlaw judges.

A film review is provided of a movie about a similar confrontation, the classic 1952 western, “High Noon.”

Guest is Matthew Rice, the Solicitor General of Tennessee, who argued U.S. v. Skrmetti before the Supreme Court, to discuss the implications of the decision protecting children from surgical mutilation and abusive drug treatments.

Review of the three horror movies made by Hollywood based on the 1896 book by H.G. Wells, “The Island of Dr. Moreau.”

Hans' guest is Bill Whittle, political writer and commentator, cohost of the Right Angle, and producer of multiple documentaries on important topics like the Russian Revolution and the Apollo program. Bill talks about the revolution that seems to be going on right now in Washington.

 Instead of the usual classic movie review, a recommendation on a new museum in Washington worth visiting.