Welcome to this weekend's edition of Amicus: A Law Review with Jim Santelle. This weekend, Jim provides an overview of something that a lot have folks have been talking about over the past week, presidential pardons. Jim gives a history of presidential pardons, talks about the specific pardon given to Hunter Biden this past week by his father President Joe Biden and then touches on the topic of preemptive pardons in the remaining days of the Biden Administration.

In hour two, Jim breaks down a case that is before the U.S. Supreme Court regarding vaping and takes a call from host of the WMDX morning show, John Peterson. Later in the hour, Jim touches on United States v. Skrmetti, the transgender rights court cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. Jim rounds out the hour with a discussion of Kash Patel and martial law in South Korea.

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On this last Saturday of November, Jim Santelle starts off the show by taking a look at what this month's election means for legal cases that surrounded former President Trump before being re-elected. Jim then takes a look at U.S. Supreme Court statistics, dives into the Nom-Delegation Doctrine and recaps a few of the cases that may or may not come before the Court in this next term.

Jim also takes your calls on the legal questions of the day and takes a trip around the legal world sharing of cases law in Australia and Great Britain. Amicus concludes for this week's edition with a review of a case developing in Texas surrounding public education and bibles.

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On this week's Amicus, a packed syllabus as Jim covers developments in the cases being prosecuted against President-elect Trump, nominations for Trump's cabinet, and some legal news from overseas.

First, analyzing Pam Bondi, Trump's newest nomination for the Attorney General of the United States. This nomination follows Matt Gaetz' nomination for the position and voluntary withdrawal after only 8 short days. So who is Pam Bondi? What qualifications does she possess and what concerns need to be addressed by the Senate in their duty to advise and consent to this nomination? Next, updates on the long-delayed sentencing from New York's felony financial crimes and election interference case against Donald Trump.

Why has Judge Merchan once more removed the sentencing session from the calendar? And what comes now? Jim urges every professional involved in this case and in those federal cases not yet being prosecuted: do not obey in advance. Despite your legitimate fears of reprisal, do NOT bend, do not bow to accommodate Trump. Let justice speak, and let justice reign. Finally, a few lessons we can learn from overseas in Brazil, Hong Kong, and France.

And in Brazil, a case eerily reminiscent of Trump's incitement of insurrection on January 6th, 2021. From Hong Kong, what advocates for democracy face under autocracies. And finally, continuing coverage from France of the ongoing trial as Gisele Pelicot seeks justice for horrific sexual abuse at the hands of her husband and dozens of other defendants.

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Welcome to this weekend's edition of Amicus: A Law Review. During this weekend's show, Jim remembers Ted Olson, former Solicitor General of the United States who passed away this past week and then dives into the week's legal news.

The overwhelming legal headline of the week, Donald Trump has selected former Congressman Matt Gaetz to lead the Department of Justice in his second term. Gaetz was apparently the subject of an upcoming ethics report that is uncertain to be released following Gaetz resigning from Congress. Jim also touches base on the number of other positions being nominated by president-elect Donald Trump at the Department of Justice.

In the second hour, Jim gives a brief update from the United State Supreme Court and then expands on what the deputy Attorneys General nominations mean, along with who Trump has tapped to be the next Solicitor General.

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A lot has happened since we last met. Former President Trump is now President-Elect Trump and with that comes a lot of questions over what is going to happen with his existing cases. Jim gives an overview of the election, as well as what could happen to Donald Trump in the courtroom before or after he takes office.

In the second hour, Jim continues his review of what the country could possibly look like under a second Trump administration and why legal questions asked, but never tested are going to create new policies and practices inside and outside the courts.

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On this weekend's edition of Amicus, Jim dives into international judicial reforms in Mexico. Then, Jim describes the threats that are growing from the possibility of the U.S. Department of Justice to jail political opponents under a second Trump Administration.

Jim then wraps the final edition of Amicus before the November 5th General Election by talking about the U.S. Supreme Court's greenlight of a voter purge in Virginia and voting issues in Pennsylvania.

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This weekend on Amicus: A Law Review, Jim dives into a variety of legal topics and cases to share what you need to know from the land of the law. Jim kicks off the show with a look at the Baltimore Bridge Settlement and the case surrounding the Menendez Brothers following a recent true crime streaming movie following their story.

Jim then dives into a hypothetical scenario of what happens if Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump were to tie in the upcoming election. Jim wraps the show by taking a look at how the Department of Justice has or has not been subject to exploitation.

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Join Jim Santelle as he walks us through the latest updates on cases at the Supreme court, Trump criminal trials, and more! Jim traveled to Madison for this weekend's edition of Amicus, to share legal updates of this past week from here in Wisconsin, the nation and the world.

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On this weekend's edition of Amicus: A Law Review, Jim Santelle takes a look at the upcoming cases before the U.S. Supreme Court as they begin a new term. Jim spends much of the first hour discussing the oral arguments in the abortion case coming out of Texas, as well as the ghost gun case coming before the highest court.

In hour two, Jim debriefs on the death row case before the Supreme Court and a case the court may hear about transgender rights. Jim then dives into recaps several cases before the 5th Circuit Court surrounding e-cigarettes pornography, DNA in a death penalty case, and nuclear waste.

Jim also talks about the data breach that took place at Facebook, the Nvidia Case and shares a programming note with the audience.

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This weekend's edition of Amicus: A Law Review dives into the revelations in the case Special Counsel Jack Smith is bringing against former President Donald Trump in federal court. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan unsealed a filing that case this week and there is a lot to discuss from Special Counsel Smith's evidence against the former President. Jim breaks down the revelation in the case and takes calls on the subject as well.

Then, in hour two of Amicus, Jim shares updates in the legal case being brought by Haitian migrants against folks that have been attacking their immigration status in Springfield, OH. Jim also touches on the state abortion ban being overturned in Georgia and the prosecution of Tyre Nichols.

Jim concludes with an update on Wisconsin voting machines and a rundown of FBI crime statistics for listeners.

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