♦ Show Topic: Justice at Trial: Courtroom Battles & Groundbreaking Cases
Guest: Attorney, Lecturer, Writer – James J. Brosnahan – in an ‘in-depth’ discussion with Host & Producer, Mary Kay Elloian, Esq., on Jim’s sixty plus years of experience trying and winning high profile civil and criminal cases – all of it outlined in his groundbreaking new book ‘Justice at Trial.’ From prosecutor to defense attorney, from Harvard Law to Berkeley Law, Jim Brosnahan made his mark from Boston to California – and internationally.
Discussion: Working as Assistant to Special Prosecutor on Iran Contra – ‘Weapons for Hostages’ under President Ronald Reagan, to his riveting testimony in the Confirmation of former US Supreme Court Associate Justice – William Rehnquist nominated to Chief Justice – to cases involving the FBI searches and seizures made on a US Citizen. Having tried over 150 jury cases during his career – made him the right choice to teach “oratory” at Berkeley Law, California.
Justice at Trial – Courtroom Battles and Groundbreaking Cases is a must read for every fledgling lawyer, and everyone interested in how our justice system works. A captivating perspective from the inside out.
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August 25, 2022 -The question remains, Was Donald Trump violating the Espionage Act and other statutes by wrongfully retaining important government and national security documents classified or not? On all fronts, it doesn’t look good for the former president, but like everything and anyone else, he is innocent until proven…
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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.
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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…
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November 29, 2020 – These questions surrounding the presidential pardon power are being tossed around by pundits across America. But what is the scope and breadth of this presidential pardon power – can he pardon himself, can he pardon for specific crimes such as tax evasion, what is the scope…
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September 7, 2020 – Recently the DC Appeals Court ruled that Don McGahn, the former White House legal counsel could continue to defy the House Subpoena issued over a year ago, to avoid testifying or producing documents as requested by the House Judiciary Committee. The documents and testimony at the…
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July 3, 2020 – If you are tired of hearing the same old news day in and day out, if you are tired of hearing the well-worn axiom “fake news,” if you are tired of listening to incoherent tirades and personal self-aggrandizement – you are not alone. Since January of…
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June 18, 2020 – A widely unexpected turn of events has led the US Supreme Court to uphold Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as “DACA” since the Trump Administration had taken affirmative action to get rid of DACA to begin the process of deporting 700,000 kids brought to the…
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July 17, 2019 – To all those who have wondered–What does the Mueller Report “really” say? Here it is! After countless hours of reading and analyzing the full “redacted” form of the “Mueller Report” as released by Attorney General Barr to the public–it is clear that Special Counsel Robert Mueller…
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April 29, 2019 – Now that `Special Counsel Robert Mueller produced the long-awaited 22-month report detailing his investigation into whether there was Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election—the answer is a resounding YES. The Russians did hack the Democratic National Convention (DNC) servers to “help” their favored candidate win…
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