August 9, 2021 – What everyone once deemed to be private information, may not be as private as once believed. Data is ubiquitous – it is everywhere, but at the same time, people want their data to remain private. In the law, there is an expectation of privacy when a…
February 8, 2021 – Tomorrow the Senate Trial begins once ‘again’ for the 45th ‘former’ president of the United States. Remarkably, Trump is the first president ‘ever’ in the nation’s 245 year history, ever to be impeached twice – yet by the looks of the carnage his supporters left in…
The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University litigates First Amendment issues to bring education and accountability to the American public. The Institute litigates cases against the US government’s suppression of speech, including hiding Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) opinions from the public and from lawyers who may question or challenge the veracity and application of the opinions. In order to comply with the law – one must first be aware what the law is, as Democracy dies in darkness. The Knight Institute is trying to shine the much needed light of transparency and accountability on government accountability . Guest: Atty. Stephanie Krent of the Knight First Amendment Institute on litigation to make ‘unclassified’ opinions – held in secret – available to the public.
January 15, 2021 – Many people know the Fourteenth Amendment bestows Equal Protection on those within the borders of the United States, and apportions representatives to the federal government. But many have not heard about the protections afforded by the Fourteenth Amendment, Section 3 of the United States Constitution, to…
January 8, 2021 – Our nation’s capitol was literally under siege on the Holy day of Epiphany, January 6. What was supposed to be a Christian Holy day to celebrate the revelation of God incarnate as Jesus Christ, we have Trump supporters donning Trump flags, horns, hate-filled anti-Semitic messages on…
July 25, 2020 – In the thick of the night, crowds of protestors chant and sing for social justice, most are peaceful, albeit some infiltrate the crowds and vandalize the city. But peaceful protestors should not be punished for the acts of those who break the law. But, the First…
The Legal Edition-Legal, Business & Policy News Public Service Announcement-For Immediate Release 2018 – FCC looking for public comment to remove funding requirement from Cable TV Franchises that fund Community Media There is grave concern over the FCC’s work to cut off the funding that finds its way to local…
Discussion on International Privacy Laws and how geopolitics affects speech and what can be said on the internet across borders. Further discussion on retrieving data across borders when a US warrant has issued – even though those who wish to retrieve the data use a US warrant, data stored across borders may not be accessible. The discussion of geopolitics, internet privacy and how speech can be chilled by countries and foreign citizens wishing to remain anonymous.
Guest: Attorney & Professor of International Law, Vivek Krishnamurthy, Harvard Law School.
March 18, 2017 – Just recently President Trump was upset that rapper, Snoop Dogg published a video with a male mannequin referred to in the video as Ronald Klump sporting a clown face, wearing a blonde wig, dressed in a suit and tie, and smoking marijuana,–obviously to mock Mr. Trump…
