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  1. 1d ago

    Shocking Judicial Behavior and the Return of the Garland Memo with Team AFL

    00:00 - Intro 00:45 - The Garland Memo: Weaponizing DOJ Against Parents 02:35 - Inside Ian's DOJ Roundtable 05:01 - A Panic Move to Save Virginia 05:31 - Internal Pushback at DOJ and the FBI 06:03 - A Local Issue the Feds Had No Business In 07:53 - Gender Ideology and the WPATH Scandal 09:01 - FTC Action and the FDA Cover-Up 10:04 - The Founders, Federalism, and Your Rights 11:26 - Who Decides Your Rights — Washington or You? 13:05 - Federalist Warnings and the Slow Federal Creep 15:26 - The Constitution and the Proper Role of Government 17:11 - Bad Legal Takes! 17:29 - Idaho's Bathroom Law Struck Down for “Vagueness” 19:16 - How Did Idaho Get a Biden Judge? 23:00 - “Can You Define a Woman?” 24:04 - Judge Ross: Misconduct in Chambers 25:58 - Good Behavior and the Impeachment Power 28:04 - Clerks Deciding Cases: An Abdication of Duty 30:17 - Restoring Confidence in Article 3 33:28 - Judges Who Don't Fear Reversal 35:39 - The Case for Impeaching Bad Judges 37:47 - Outro

    39 min

  2. Jun 29

    Homeland Security with DHS General Counsel James Percival

    00:00 - Intro 00:35 - DHS General Counsel James Percival Joins the Show 01:55 - What Does a DHS General Counsel Do? 04:00 - Cracking Down on Immigration Attorney Fraud 08:26 - Frivolous vs. Fraudulent: The “Hockey Stick” Story 09:47 - Fraud in the Special Immigrant Juvenile Program 12:29 - How Cartels Exploit Unaccompanied Minors 15:00 - The Border Is Closed: The Humane Truth 16:30 - Using the Tools Congress Already Gave Us 19:18 - Third-Country Removals Explained 21:52 - “The Kidnappers Who Drive You Home” 23:18 - Lawfare and Running Out the Clock 28:40 - Why Civil Enforcement Still Matters 30:38 - Why Young Lawyers Should Join DHS 33:20 - Enforcing the Laws of 42 Agencies 33:55 - What's Surprised James Most on the Job 36:20 - What Gets You Up in the Morning? 38:00 - The DVD Case: A Judge Reroutes a Deportation Flight 40:34 - Jurisdiction Stripping vs. Channeling 43:38 - Bad Legal Takes! 43:55 - Judge Pitts: “No Arrests at Immigration Courthouses” 52:18 - Outro

    53 min

  3. Jun 22

    National Sovereignty with Senator Eric Schmitt

    00:00 - Intro 00:28 - Senator Eric Schmitt Joins the Show 00:36 - The Congressional Baseball Game Catch 03:18 - Justin Smith and Missouri's Legal Renaissance 06:53 - What Makes a Good Judge: Courage 07:49 - Funding ICE to Deport Criminal Aliens 09:59 - What Sanctuary Cities Really Mean 11:58 - The “Minority Report” Fallacy 15:47 - The Department of Education Whistleblower 17:22 - Cultural Marxism in the Classroom 19:15 - What Gives You Hope for the Future? 20:17 - Bad Legal Takes! 20:40 - Mamdani: “ICE Is a Rogue Agency” 26:15 - Open Borders and the Anti-Civilizational Left 30:41 - How Social Media Empowers the Fringe 36:38 - Citizens First: Who a Country Is For 38:49 - Outro

    39 min

  4. Jun 8

    Protecting Americans from Fraud with FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson

    00:00 - Intro 00:35 - Bad Legal Takes! 00:49 - The SPLC Indictment and the Weaponization Claim 04:21 - Charlottesville: Astroturfed from the Start 08:52 - Delaney Hall and Manufactured Outrage 11:07 - The COVID Overreach We Haven't Reckoned With 16:46 - Organ Transplants and DEI Over Medical Need 21:46 - Andrew Ferguson Joins the Show 22:02 - What the FTC Is and Does 23:17 - Independent Agency or Executive Branch? 27:45 - The Progressive Dream and the Administrative State 33:43 - Civil Penalties vs. Criminal Power 37:59 - Consumer Protection as a Tool for Liberty 43:39 - Federal vs. State Enforcement 46:23 - Do Consent Decrees Deter? 49:10 - Cutting Anticompetitive Regulations 51:13 - The President's Task Force to End Fraud 54:29 - Deterrence and Restoring Social Trust 57:08 - Outro

    58 min

  5. Jun 1

    Reclaiming Civil Rights with Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon

    00:00 - Intro 00:26 - Harmeet Dhillon Joins the Show 03:53 - How Do You Overhaul an Entrenched Civil Rights Division? 09:12 - Staff Departures and Internal Resistance 11:29 - Attorney Ethics and Leaks to the Media 16:26 - Dismantling Consent Decrees 20:08 - Schools, Parents’ Rights, and Gender Policy 24:01 - Why Is DEI Unconstitutional? 27:20 - Is the Second Amendment a Civil Right? 36:14 - Why Young Conservative Lawyers Should Enter Civil Rights 40:42 - How Do You Make Change Last? 46:44 - Closing Remarks with Harmeet Dhillon 47:31 - Bad Legal Takes! 53:08 - California Defies the Supreme Court on Parents’ Rights 56:25 - Outro

    57 min

  6. May 25

    An Inside Look of the DOJ with Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward

    00:00 - Introductions 00:55 - Who Is Stanley Woodward? 04:12 - The Role of the Associate Attorney General 05:45 - What Motivates Him in Public Service 08:57 - Civil Division Priorities and Affirmative Litigation 09:58 - Challenges in the DOJ 12:35 - Blue States Suing Companies for Climate Change 12:49 - Environmental Law, Civil Rights, and Antitrust Enforcement 15:00 - Federal Grants and the Trustee System 15:51 - Defending the United States in 802 Lawsuits 18:54 - Congressional Oversight and the Purpose of Article 1 22:18 - Texas Children’s Hospital Settlement and “Gender-Affirming Care” 26:15 - Government Weaponization and the Need for Transparency 27:32 - The Courts, Congress, and Separation of Powers 29:51 - What People Misunderstand About the DOJ 32:09 - Bad Legal Take: The Reflecting Pool Lawsuit 35:45 - The Media Is Actually Taking This Seriously?! 38:50 - Closing

    39 min

  7. May 18

    What the Heck Happened to "Virgnia"!? with Team AFL

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    45 min

  8. May 8

    Combating DEI Employment Discrimination with Andrea R. Lucas

    Chair of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Andrea Lucas joins the show to discuss how she and her office are combating DEI discrimination. 00:00 - Opening 00:21 - EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas Joins the Show 02:56 - What Counts as Workplace Discrimination? 06:06 - How to File a Complaint 12:59 - Why Taking Action Matters 15:04 - The Truth About "Gender Identity" and Title VII 19:15 - Who Is Protected Under the Law? 23:42 - When DEI Becomes Discrimination 29:12 - Bad Legal Takes! 34:26 - Andrea’s Advice to Workers 35:29 - Why Corporate America Keeps Pushing DEI 41:11 - Merit, Quotas, and the Bottom Line 49:09 - What If You’re Afraid to Speak Up? 51:34 - Sports, Media, and the Rooney Rule 54:40 - Parents’ Rights at the Supreme Court 56:24 - Where to Get Help

    57 min
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