John Fugelsang and Professor Corey Brettschneider this time hightlight the many judges that are ruling against Trump's illegal orders and policies. They also talk about the president of Columbia University and the law firm Paul, Weiss capitulatng to Trump's extortion and failing the people who depend on them. Plus, they chat about the finger pointing blame-game by the GOP over the leaked  Yemeni attack plan on their Signal group chat. Then, they welcome the National Director of Policy and Government at the ACLU - Mike Zamore. They ask him about cases they are working on including  Trump revoking birthright citizenship, the illegal detention of Mahmoud Kahlil, and the draconian kidnapping of Venezuelans and exiling them to El Salvador. Zamore highlights the "Hands Off" March in D.C. Sat. April 5th at the Washington Monument.

This time - John and Corey take a deep dive into Trump's escalating defiance of court orders, attacks on judges, and controversial deportations. They also discuss the injustice of the nearly 250 Venezuelans alleged by the White House to be gang members that have been deported to a supermax prison in El Salvador, even as a US judge blocked the removals. Plus, Justice John Robert's rebuking Trump's call to impeach federal judges who rule against him and the illegal arrest and detention of activist Mahmoud Khalil as well as the continued assaults on universities for DEI practices and the defiant push back from Princeton President Christopher Eisgruber writing an op-ed
in The Atlanic titled "The Cost of the Government's Attack on Columbia".  https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/columbia-academic-freedom/682088/

John and Corey discuss the illegal ICE arrest and incarceration of activist Mahmoud Khalil, a former student at Columbia University and researcher in machine learning at the University of Connecticut. They also talk about Trump using Title 6 of the 1964 Civil Rights Act as an excuse to withhold already-allocated federal funding from universities if they participate in activities that promotes DEI. And they criticise N.Y. Governor Kathy Hochul for forcing Hunter College to remove a job posting for a Professor to teach about Palestine but refusing to comment on the illegal detention of Mahmoud Khalil.

John and Corey discuss the contentious meeting with President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky in the Oval Office. They also talk about Trump's lies and bullying during his address to a joint session of Congress. And, they honor the heroes who are standing up against the lawless actions of DOGE and the crackdown by the Trump Administration against peaceful assembly and free speech.

John Fugelsang and Professor Corey Brettschneider discuss Vice President JD Vance who gave a speech in Munich criticising Germany for curtailing free speech about Nazis and hypocritically scolding European leaders for many actions Trump himself has taken. They also chat about Elon Musk's "Pulse Check" email to federal workers and the legal ins and outs of New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

John Fugelsang and Professor Corey Brettschneider discuss the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Danielle Sassoon, resigning.  A member of Trump's team at the DOJ, Emil Bove, directed her to dismiss the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, but she chose to take her oath seriously and she quit. They also talk about federal Judge Tanya Chutkin rejecting the request of 14 Attorneys General to block Elon Musk and DOGE from accessing federal data and the parrallels between Richard Nixon and Donald Trump attempting to cover their tracks and hide their crimes.

Professor Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang discuss the coup that Donald Trump is carrying out against the Constitution and how he's doing it through birthright citizenship and an outright rejection of judicial review.

Coming soon... The Oath and The Office with Professor Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang