Against the LAW

Episode 2: The RICO Case Against Harvey Weinstein

In this episode, we highligh some of the legal news of the past week, including how the Supreme Court gets basic facts wrong, and insane decision from Louisianna.

Then we dive into the details of the RICO law. Grainne explains how the law works, how it is used currently, then she lays out how a RICO case might be used against Harvey Weinstein if the DOJ were interested in such things.

SCOTUS errors:

https://www.propublica.org/article/supreme-court-errors-are-not-hard-to-find

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I want a lawyer, dog:

http://reason.com/blog/2017/10/30/he-said-he-wanted-a-lawyer-dog-the-court

​​​Manafort Indictment:

https://www.justice.gov/file/1007271/download

RICO:

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1962

Weinstein contract:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/13/harvey-weinsteins-contract-protected-sexual-harassment-allegations/

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Welcome to the Against the Law episode 1. In this episode Abi and Grainne discuss some recent legal topics in the news which turns into an conversation about how much police lie in court, the abysmal state of prison health care, the government's constant quest to hack your cellphone, and more.

Our main topic is the NY Constitutional Convention. We try and understand why the civil society organizations in one of the most progressive states are dead set on maintaining the surprisingly non-progressive status quo.

News Items:

Closing argument: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/defence-lawyer-dies-closing-argument-murder-trial-alabama-jean-darby-collapse-a8016901.html

Cops lying: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/nyregion/brooklyn-judge-police-perjury-nypd.html

Abortion rights in custody: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/24/us/undocumented-immigrant-abortion.html

NY Constitutional Convention Links:

A ton of info on the NY Constitutional Convention: http://www.newyorkconcon.info/

Deeply researched NY State Bar Association Reports: http://www.nysba.org/nyconstitution/#Reports%20

Main opposition coalition: http://www.nyagainstcorruption.com/

Aggregation of ConCon opinion polls: http://www.newyorkconcon.info/?page_id=611

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Introductory test episode.

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Song: Livin' Rough by Chain & The Gang. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chain__The_Gang/

Introductory test episode.

URL: http://pca.st/dyxj

Song: Livin' Rough by Chain & The Gang. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chain__The_Gang/