On The Case

The First Amendment. Gun litigation. President Donald Trump's impact on the judiciary. The hurricane of daily legal news seems to never let up. A new podcast series from Reuters columnist Alison Frankel takes you into the eye of the storm, talking about law and precedent with experts who know their stuff inside and out. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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The trillion-dollar question: Can private lawyers hold drug companies accountable for the opioid epidemic?

October 18, 2018 • 39 mins

Cities, states and counties across the country have hired private lawyers to sue the pharmaceutical companies that they blame for the addiction crisis that has cost tens of thousands of lives – and billions of dollars. One of the leaders of the private litigation, Paul Hanly, discusses why he thinks it’s okay for lawyers with a profit motive to step in when governments can’t otherwise afford to hold defendants accountable. See acas...

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Free speech v. government regulation on the Internet

October 12, 2018 • 35 mins

Congress and the White House are talking about regulating Google, Twitter, Facebook and other Internet content companies. First Amendment guru Eugene Volokh – who predicted the Babel of voices on the Internet more than 20 years ago – explains why search engine and social media companies are (mostly) protected from government interference. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Meanwhile, back at 1 First Street

October 8, 2018 • 39 mins

With the Kavanaugh crisis resolved, the U.S. Supreme Court returns to business as usual. We get the inside skinny from Supreme Court lawyer (and former Antonin Scalia clerk) Kannon Shanmugam about appearing before the highest court in the land. Spoiler alert: You need a lucky tie! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Can the president control the Justice Department?

September 21, 2018 • 47 mins

Donald Trump is challenging the independence of the Justice Department in unprecedented ways – and neither the U.S. Constitution nor Congress has set explicit limits on presidential authority over federal prosecutors. But law professor and historian Rebecca Roiphe contends the rule of law ultimately prevail. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Courting Change: Trump’s impact on the federal appellate courts

September 20, 2018 • 34 mins

While all eyes are on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, this is far from the full story of Trump’s impact on the federal judiciary. In less than two years, Trump has appointed 26 judges to the 13 Courts of Appeals – a record pace. Reuters legal columnist Alison Frankel talks to Arthur Hellman, a law professor and expert on the federal courts, about Trump’s picks to the appellate bench and how his appointm...

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Guns and lawsuits: Is America actually safer because you can’t sue gunmakers over mass shootings?

September 13, 2018 • 34 mins

State and federal laws make it almost impossible to hold gunmakers accountable when killers go on murderous sprees. Shooting victims’ families are fighting an uphill battle to get around those rules. But, in this episode, a top lawyer for the firearms industry makes the case that it hasn’t received any special protection – and that crime is actually down since gun immunity laws were passed. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt...

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NFL protesters, Omarosa and John Brennan: When the president wants you to just shut up

September 6, 2018 • 27 mins

What do NFL protesters, Omarosa and John Brennan have in common? President Donald Trump wants them all to shut up. Trump’s efforts to control what other people say stir up some really complicated questions about the 1st amendment, employment law and national security. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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On The Case

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Meanwhile, back at 1 First Street

Can the president control the Justice Department?

Courting Change: Trump’s impact on the federal appellate courts

Guns and lawsuits: Is America actually safer because you can’t sue gunmakers over mass shootings?

NFL protesters, Omarosa and John Brennan: When the president wants you to just shut up

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The trillion-dollar question: Can private lawyers hold drug companies accountable for the opioid epidemic?

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