En Bonkers Opinion

01/09/24 • 78 min

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Sarah and David attend to AO housekeeping before diving into some creative 20th Amendment theories. Plus:

—The distinction between law violation and norm violation;

—Trump’s prosecutorial immunity and legal yay's;

—The role of Congress in determining eligibility for office;

—A prosecutor working for both sides of the bench;

—Judge Ho concurs in an employment discrimination case;

—More employment discrimination out of the 11th Circuit; and

—The misguided war on the SAT.

Show notes:

Lake Beach

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Sarah and David attend to AO housekeeping before diving into some creative 20th Amendment theories. Plus:

—The distinction between law violation and norm violation;

—Trump’s prosecutorial immunity and legal yay's;

—The role of Congress in determining eligibility for office;

—A prosecutor working for both sides of the bench;

—Judge Ho concurs in an employment discrimination case;

—More employment discrimination out of the 11th Circuit; and

—The misguided war on the SAT.

Show notes:

Lake Beach

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Previous Episode

Getting Things Back In Order

David and Sarah are back from a hearty break and catch up on cases from last year and various legal topics, including judicial salaries and the death of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Stay tuned for:

—David and Sarah’s low confidence in the outcome of the Jarkesy case;

—No love lost for the Sacklers;

—A good attempt at avoiding the income tax;

—Maine skipping due process; and

—A lawsuit that could eviscerate the realtor business.

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Next Episode

The Presidential Assassination Argument

Sarah and David address a few corrections from Tuesday’s episode before turning to the oral argument on Trump’s prosecutorial immunity.

On the Agenda:

—Can presidents order Seal Team Six to assassinate rivals?

—Who is going to win this case?

—Did we just fix qualified immunity? (No.)

—Political advertising at the Ninth Circuit

—Should I go to law school? Pt. 97

Show notes:

—Marbury v. Madison

—Mississippi v. Johnson

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