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The Legal Docket


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The Legal Docket  

The Legal Docket is your source to talk legal issues and contemporary law with Kwass and Jay. You can IM the hosts during the show at GoTalktoKwass or Jayv710.

  • Featured Episode

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    Category: Legal


    Eric Lichtblau, New York Times writer, author of Bush's Law: The Remaking of American Justice and winner of a 2006 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting, joins Kwass and Jay to discuss the 9/11 terror case. After over a six-month hiatus, The Legal Docket returns with its 6th episode hoping to be as justifiable as was Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to prosecute Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the 9/11 mastermind, in a Manhattan federal courtroom. This Docket discusses how defense lawyers for Mr. Mohammed and four accused 9/11 co-conspirators will challenge the government to make the death sentence in this case less justifiable by attempting to sway jurors on the negative ramifications of capital punishment. Speaking of justifiability, Lichtblau and the hosts breakdown how complex the due process rights of "enemy combatants" are in comparison to those of defendants in military commission trials, as five other detainees linked to terrorist attacks will be tried that way in a location to be named later. With justifiability being this week's theme, Lichtblau, Kwass and Jay dissect the impact of individual's rights on the government's proceedings that could even make a life prison sentence more justifiable for the detainees being tried. As we've all seen lately, the Barack Obama administration have consistently modified their justifiability of keeping Guantanamo Bay open by declaring particular detainees "too dangerous" to release and modifying the military commission system; this week's debate concerns who's/what's generates more justification for the United States government and the due process of law system: Prosecuting Guantanamo detainees in civilian courts or reserving the right to subject "enemy combatants" to military tribunals? The Obama administration has been adamant in altering the Justice system, so now is their chance to prove it!!!
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    Episode 6: Talking the 9/11 terror case with Eric Lichtblau, writer for The New York Times

    Eric Lichtblau, New York Times writer, author of Bush's Law: The Remaking of American Justice and winner of a 2006 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting, joins Kwass and Jay to discuss the 9/11 terror case. After over a six-month hiatus, The Legal Docket returns with its 6th episode hoping to be as justifiable as was Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to prosecute Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the 9/11 mastermind, in a Manhattan federal courtroom. This Docket discusses how defense lawyers for Mr. Mohammed and four accused 9/11 co-conspirators will challenge the government to make the death sentence in this case less justifiable by attempting to sway jurors on the negative ramifications of capital punishment. Speaking of justifiability, Lichtblau and the hosts breakdown how complex the due process rights of "enemy combatants" are in comparison to those of defendants in military commission trials, as five other detainees linked to terrorist attacks will be tried that way in a location to be named later. With justifiability being this week's theme, Lichtblau, Kwass and Jay dissect the impact of individual's rights on the government's proceedings that could even make a life prison sentence more justifiable for the detainees being tried. As we've all seen lately, the Barack Obama administration have consistently modified their justifiability of keeping Guantanamo Bay open by declaring particular detainees "too dangerous" to release and modifying the military commission system; this week's debate concerns who's/what's generates more justification for the United States government and the due process of law system: Prosecuting Guantanamo detainees in civilian courts or reserving the right to subject "enemy combatants" to military tribunals? The Obama administration has been adamant in altering the Justice system, so now is their chance to prove it!!!

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    Episode 5: Back to Legalities with Docket!

    After almost a three-month hiatus, The Legal Docket returns to the air hoping to pinpoint constitutional grounds for increased government control over the struggling financial institutions. Alongside special guest and Murrow alum Ilya Arbit, this Docket discusses the impact that President Barack Obama's new economic foundation concerning schools, energy, health care and Wall Street will have on reforming the daily lives of Americans. Speaking of reform, the hosts breakdown the criteria that Obama will base his nomination for Supreme Court justice off of, which is believed to be someone who is a careful pragmatist with a limited view of the role of courts. With reformation being this week's theme, Kwass and Jay provide investors and businesspeople with some insight as to how changes will made to struggling companies nationwide, as in the case of Chrysler and General Motors. As we've all seen lately, coming up with reformative ways to change the policies of the military courts hasn't been so simple; this week's debate concerns who's/what's more dangerous to America's image worldwide: Securing the nation by detaining terrorism suspects or releasing Guantanamo inmates? Keep in mind, all people tried under military commission proceedings are entitled to their basic human rights!!!

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    Episode 4: Economic Stimulus or Excessive Spending?

    On President's Day, Kwass and Jay return from a brief hiatus to breakdown President Obama's economic stimulus bill and assess whether it would create jobs or just create more national debt. Once again, special guest and Murrow alum Ilya Arbit joins the hosts to analyze the effectiveness of allocating monies for various unrelated projects to stimulate the economy. The Legal Docket also looks out the perspective nationwide impact of the stimulus, and how it will effect some regions more than others. The hosts discuss Timothy Geithner's plan to fix Detroit and revamp General Motors and Chrysler. Besides the economy, also on the Docket is Illinois Senator Ronald Burris's defense for withholding info related to phone conversations with Blagojevich's brother. The wildcard topic is Obama's appointment of Gil Kerlikowske as drug czar and how it will bring a new approach in Washington where national drug policy will no longer be solely focused on arrests and prosecution. Kwass and Jay also give their take on the Supreme Court chipping away at the exclusionary rule, and how it is placing less checks on police misconduct.

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    Legal Docket Episode 3

    On the first Legal Docket streamed over official show page, Kwass & Jay reflect on the historic inauguration of Barack Obama and his somber address which shook the nation. Once again, special guest and Murrow alum Ilya Arbit joins the hosts and this time he breakdowns some of Obama's first executive orders in office pertaining to the closure of Guantanamo Bay and reversal of the Bush pro-life policy on abortion. Locally, they assess Governor Patterson's appointment of Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand to replace Hilary Clinton as well as the drama leading up to it. Also on the Docket is the Joseph Bruno corruption scandal and how the ex-senate Leader is in trouble with the law once again. The hosts will also discuss Obama's anti-lobbyist executive order and how it was inevitable that he would shake up the White House ethics code immediately once in the Oval Office. More so, will Obama's crackdown on Wall Street and automobile manufacturers have an immediate effect? All this and more legal talk and contemporary law analysis comes your way on the Legal Docket Trifecta.

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    Legal Docket Episode 2

    Show replayed from MLK Day on Hyperbole Radio. On this MLK edition, Special guest and Murrow highschool alum Ilya Arbit joins the hosts to discuss the latest legal and political issues. Alongside Kwass, Jay and fellow BTR host Jon, Ilya discusses the economic policies President-elect Barack Obama will implement once he's sworn in as the 44th president on Tuesday. The hosts divulge into the plan behind the senate's release of a bailout fund. They also discuss the court proceedings involving Madoff. Also on the docket is the topic of aviation laws and the legal issues facing US Airways after the miracle on the Hudson. As always, controversy swerves on the Docket and they'll breakdown the Supreme Court's affirmation of spying overseas.

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    Legal Docket Debut

    Show replayed from Debut Episode. In the opening episode, Kwass & Jay breakdown the constitutionality behind the Blagojevich indictment as well as the Illinois' governor's denial of selling the Senate seat. Special guest and Murrow alum Ilya Arbit gives his take on the scandal and the background beat on dirty Illinois politics. The hosts also discuss the best legislative approach to solving the economic woes. With Barack Obama's inauguration looming, the inevitable closure of Guantanamo Bay is also on the Docket. And of course, the ongoing saga with Bernie Madoff and the feds is also breached upon.

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