In this episode of The Legal Eagle Files, KCRW host and journalist Madeleine Brand and law professor Jessica Levinson discuss the politicization of the Department of Justice. Brand and Levinson talk about why the DOJ should be an independent agency, what Attorney General Bill Barr’s actions with respect to the stay-at-home orders, Michael Flynn, Roger Stone, and the Mueller report mean for that independence.
Suing police officers for excessive force, defunding law enforcement
Could you sue President Trump if he targeted you on Twitter?
How aggressive can law enforcement be with protesters?
The electoral college, goats gone wild, and Trump’s financial records
Shedding light on the Supreme Court, the most private and powerful institution in government
Voting during a pandemic
Abortion rights during coronavirus
Government power in a global pandemic
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