The Panel discusses how the legal system can work for (or against) our citizenry.
Tag: Ferguson
Civil Politics (3/6/15): Conflicts, National and Local
The panel discusses the Israeli Prime Minister’s speech to the joint session of congress, and then the systemic racism that pervades the Ferguson Police Department.
Further Reading:
Slate article about Netanyahu’s speech: http://goo.gl/ih86hO
Eric Holder speaking about the DOJ report about the Ferguson Dept: http://goo.gl/3n5Prj
I Was Alabama’s Top Judge. I’m Ashamed by What I Had to Do to Get There: http://goo.gl/zIJrgl
Civil Politics (12/05/14): The Failure and Force of Law
Our panel discusses police over use of force, the current reality of immigration, and the scourge of poverty
Civil Politics (11/28/14): Ferguson, MO
Our panel discusses the Ferguson grand jury decision. The process, the outcome and what effects it may have going forward.
As Heard on Civil Politics, 11/28/2014
Scalia’s opinion on the Ferguson grand jury process: http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/11/26/3597322/justice-scalia-explains-what-was-wrong-with-the-ferguson-grand-jury/
One of the prosecutors mistakenly gave the grand jury incorrect information during their process: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/shocking-mistake-prosecutorial-misconduct-mike-brown-case/#2JhYOmfE689phFvd.01
Trayvon Martin’s Unpunished Shooting Death Among 100+ Extrajudicial Killings of Unarmed Blacks: http://www.democracynow.org/2013/7/17/trayvon_martins_unpunished_shooting_death_among
Man runs car through Ferguson Protest: http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/283891941.html