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Peter Navarro, former director of the White House National Trade Council, joined Court Watch host Alex Swoyer to discuss his new book The New MAGA Deal, 2024 policy and his time behind bars for defying a Jan. 6 Committee subpoena. Mr. Navarro also commented on the assassination attempt against his former boss and said Secret Service agents should take lie detector tests as the probe into that shooting is underway.
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Supreme Court scholar and creator of the EMPIRICALSCOTUS blog Adam Feldman joins 'Court Watch' host Alex Swoyer to discuss the 2023 term's key rulings, trends and takeaways.
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Former President Trump's attorney Will Scharf joined Court Watch host Alex Swoyer to react to the Supreme Court's oral arguments last month in Mr. Trump's claim for absolute immunity from criminal prosecution in his D.C. case over alleged election fraud charges related to his contest of the 2020 results. A ruling from the justices is expected by the end of June.
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Theodore M. Cooperstein, an appellate lawyer who represents Jan. 6 defendants, joined Court Watch host Alex Swoyer to discuss the Supreme Court's upcoming case over President Trump's immunity claim and another legal battle over an obstruction charge facing hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants -- including the former president. -
Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri joined 'Court Watch' host Alex Swoyer to react to the Supreme Court's recent arguments over former President Trump's ballot access, and he highlighted an upcoming legal battle in March the court will hear over social media censorship and First Amendment concerns with the federal government in Murthy v. Missouri.
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Carolyn Shapiro, a professor at Chicago Kent College of Law and a former clerk to retired Justice Stephen G. Breyer, joined Court Watch host Alex Swoyer to discuss the Supreme Court taking up the legal battle over whether former President Trump can appear on the 2024 ballot, with critics saying the Constitution bars him from running over his actions on Jan. 6, 2021. She also weighed in on upcoming arguments the high court will hear in February over social media censorship laws and the legality of banning bump stocks.
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Mike Davis, president of the Article III Project, joined 'Court Watch' host Alex Swoyer to discuss a challenge brought by a Jan. 6 defendant against one of his charges that could impact the federal prosecution against former President Donald Trump. He also weighed in on a case heard in January weighing judicial discretion to executive agencies over rulemaking.
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The Supreme Court will hear two cases over public officials blocking people on social media and a trademark battle over the phrase "Trump too small" during the upcoming term -- as well as take up a major Second Amendment case dealing with disarming people under civil domestic violence protection orders. Josh Blackman, a professor at South Texas College of Law, joined Court Watch host Alex Swoyer to detail the legal battles and potential outcomes.
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The Committee for Justices' Curt Levey and People For the American Way's Elliot Mincberg joined Court Watch host Alex Swoyer to highlight the major cases they are monitoring during the 2023 term, which kicks off Oct. 2. Following the recording of this episode, the Supreme Court did grant First Amendment challenges to Texas and Florida's social media censorship laws.
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Supreme Court scholar Dr. Adam Feldman breaks down key rulings and statistics from the 2022 term with Court Watch host Alex Swoyer.
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“The People’s Justice,” published June 20 by Regnery Gateway, highlights a dozen disputes to show how Justice Clarence Thomas relies on the original meaning of the terms and ideas expressed in the Constitution in interpreting laws. Written by Judge Amal Thapar of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the book explores the justice’s insights into the cases argued before the court. “[Justice Thomas] remembers they are real people, and he often includes little statements in his decisions directed at those people,” Judge Thapar told Court Watch podcast host Alex Swoyer.
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Judge Jeanine Pirro joined Court Watch to discuss her new book "Crimes Against America -- The Left's Takedown of our Republic.' She also weighed in on corruption and 'nonsense' at the DOJ, FBI and even the Supreme Court.
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Robert W. Tuttle, a professor at The George Washington University specializing in religion and law, joined the Court Watch podcast to analyze the pending case Groff v. DeJoy, which weighs an employee's right to observe the Sabbath. Mr. Tuttle predicts there's 'little to no chance' the employee demanding an accommodation to observe the Sabbath will win. A ruling is expected by the end of June.
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Curt Levey, president of the Committee for Justice, details several major rulings expected from the Supreme Court to close out the 2023 term including decisions on affirmative action, big tech protections, religious liberty and LGBT rights. During the episode, Court Watch host Alex Swoyer incorrectly described a legal battle involving a Christian web designer challenging a pro-LGBT law out of California. The case is actually from Colorado. Please excuse the mistake.
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Gerald Groff worked for seven years for the U.S. Postal Service, but it became a struggle to get his employer to accommodate his observance of Sundays for worship. He and his attorney, Randall Wenger, chat about his upcoming case before the high court, which will hear arguments on the matter April 18.
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