Passing Judgment

Is the DACA program itself now illegal? We breakdown all of the legal ins and outs and tell you what is likely become of this immigration program.

Will CA Governor Gavin Newsom be recalled? Probably not. But there are plenty of fun legal topics surrounding the recall to discuss.

Also, we have decided to add a new segment on called Passing Judgment called - THAT IS NOT HOW IT WORKS! (Say it with me listeners). And for our first installment of this segment, here is looking at you Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

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Welcome to our second year and third season of Passing Judgment.

In this episode we look back on the biggest legal and political issues we covered in the first year of Passing Judgment and preview some of the most pressing questions we are sure to address in the coming weeks and months.

We look back on the election, the insurrection, and the impeachment. Then we turn to talking about whether there will be meaningful legislative reform in the areas of health care, immigration, gun control, and more. We also talk about the past SCOTUS term and discuss what is ahead for the October 2021 term.

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Some Texas lawmakers have literally left town, why? Texas democrats are leaving their state to deny republicans of the quorum needed to vote on a another bill that would restrict voting rights.

Will this be successful?

Jessica and Joe discuss on the latest episode.

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Another big week of legal news.

We cover Trump v. Facebook; Congressman Swalwell v. Trump, Trump Jr., Guiliani, & Congressman Mo Brooks; Nike v. Avenatti, and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's next gig.

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Our guest, Renee DirResta, is the Research Manager at the Stanford Internet Observatory.

We talk through what disinformation is, why it is harmful, how we can combat it, and who should be in charge of combatting it.

Our conversation with Renee occurred during Loyola Law School's Journalist Law School.

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This episode is overflowing with legal news.

What do the Trump Org indictments mean, and will the former president himself be indicted?

Is the Supreme Court acting to subvert our democracy? We talk about the last two blockbuster cases of the term -- one dealing with voting rights and the other with First Amendment rights.

And finally -- Cosby is freed. Is this actually a win for the rule of law?

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The Supreme Court left in place a lower court decision that requires that transgender students in public high schools be able to use the bathroom of their choosing.

We talk about the legal and psychological implications of the case with Felicia Ortiz, who has a JD from UC Berkeley and is a therapist who works with transgender youth and adults.

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The Supreme Court handed down three big decisions today.

The Court answered the following questions:

Can schools punish students for certain off campus speech?

Can union organizers enter employers' property?

Can the police enter a suspects house without a warrant if they suspect a violation of a noise ordinance?

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As the end of the current Supreme Court term draws near, today the Court issued a narrow ruling on compensation for college athletes. In this episode of Passing Judgment, Jessica and Joe talk about how the court applied anti-trust statues to the NCAA's claim that their rules should continue to prevent additional academic and other compensation for college athletes, and how justice Kavanaugh - a former coach - issued a fiery retort to the NCAA's position.

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