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Should it be illegal to include the alcohol % on beer labels?

Federal law said it should be illegal.

The Supreme Court weighed in:

https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/514/476/

(1) Should the knowingly and recklessly false standard for defamatory statements apply to private individuals suing the media over a matter of public interest?

(2) If so, is the evidence presented at trial enough to support the damages originally awarded to Rosenbloom?

https://www.oyez.org/cases/1970/66

https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/403/29/

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Today’s show topics included:

Judge threatening to hold the administration in contempt. Why is Trump still sending attorneys to court? Bill Maher’s visit with Trump; National Review (including Andy McCarthy) and TDS; Carmelo Anthony story; Letitia James being indicted for mortgage fraud after claiming primary residence in Virginia; Janet Yellen saying returning manufacturing to the U.S. may not be a desirable goal; Trump v. Harvard;

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Today’s show topics included:

Incredible stock surge immediately after Trump suspended tariffs; are tariffs Trump’s core policy or just a negotiating tactic? Can American manufacturing of necessary items (pharmaceuticals? steel?) be protected/guaranteed without tariffs? Is the stock market volatility due to automated trading by bots and not by humans? How to fix the pharmaceutical pricing system? Did RFK Jr cave on the measles vaccine? If Trump won’t counter the judiciary, what will result? Should he be making the case against the judiciary in a stronger way? Likewise with judges forcing Trump to hire certain law firms; do SCOTUS justices have supervisory authority over lower court judges? Is there a way congress could draft a law precluding district courts from enjoining a cabinet secretary? Will Trump and the West do something about Turkey working at cross purposes? “Liberty is not a welfare program”—Ed M.

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Alu breaks down another interesting First Amendment case in which the US Supreme Court case reversed a Colorado Supreme Court ruling about a defamation case. From Alu's upcoming book: The SCOTUS in Air Wisconsin v. Hoeper reversed a decision that denied immunity to an airline that told the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) that one of their pilots was disgruntled and possibly armed. After failing numerous tests to become certified to fly new airplanes that he would need to pilot in order to keep his job, William Hoeper became upset and confrontational with his employer, Air Wisconsin. They booked him a ticket from the Virginia training location after his final failure to his home in Denver. Knowing that Hoeper was certified to carry a firearm and thinking his mental state might present a danger, Air Wisconsin warned the TSA, and their agents pulled Hoeper from the plane and searched him. Hoeper sued for defamation, but the airline argued that a federal law called the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA) gave them immunity from defamation liability for reporting suspicious behavior. But this immunity does not attach to “any disclosure made with actual knowledge that the disclosure was false, inaccurate, or misleading” or “any disclosure made with reckless disregard as to the truth or falsity of that disclosure.” Air Wisconsin knew or should have known that Hoeper was not allowed to carry his pistol on his trip to the training facility in Virginia, because he was not “engaged in providing air transportation.” The Colorado trial court denied this immunity for Air Wisconsin and the jury found in favor of Hoeper. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed, but the 6-3 SCOTUS disagreed, finding that the airline was immune from this lawsuit for defamation under the ATSA.

Listen to oral arguments here: https://www.oyez.org/cases/2013/12-315

Read the whole case here: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/571/237/

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Today’s show topics included:

Daniel joined us from the U.K. and Lazer joined in between his overseas travels. Marine Le Pen being barred from office following criminal conviction, Romanian presidential candidates being disqualified; is Farage merely controlled opposition in Britain? Is Trump defunding the left by defunding NGO’s? does the right need to fight another way to fight back against judicial tyranny? Is Trump moving towards attacking Iran? Virginia introducing speed limiters into cars for those convicted of reckless driving;

Steven, Alu, Lazer, Daniel, Ed M., Ed P., Dick

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Release date:

2 April 2025

Today’s show topics included:

The military information that was inadvertently shared on signal; pros/cons of tariffs; will Patel and Bongino make people pay for J6 and covid actions? Judicial insurrection against Trump;

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Today’s show topics included:

We welcomed Ed P back from his overseas travels. Several European countries banning parties and candidates from elections; the autopen controversy; does a pardon even need a presidential signature; will/should Trump defy the courts, with or without legal excuses? The release of the JFK assassination papers—was LBJ involved? The attacks on the Houthis and what about Iran?

Steven, Ed M., Ed P., Mike, Dick

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Today’s show topics included:

Should Thomas Massie be primaried for opposing the CR? Should a representative represent his constituents or the speaker of the house? Would the DOGE/Trump agenda be hurt if the CR didn’t pass? Biden having signed so many orders with an autopen. What should we do with that? Can Foreign Students' Visas be Revoked for Exercising Constitutional Rights? Which branch/entity should be authorized to revoke a visa and per what evidence? NJ mandating reporting of the sexual identity of newborns;

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Today’s show topics included:

The polarization of the people as evidenced inter alia by the acrimony and behavior of the Dems during last night’s speech by Trump to Congress. SCOTUS ruling against Trump wanting to end foreign funding thru USAID. Was this a breach of contract case? Do we live under a judicial oligarchy? Will the Epstein and JFK papers ever be released (without many redactions)? Aren’t these papers scanned?

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Steven, Ed M., Mike, Dick, Ben

Release date:

5 March 2025