EPISODE SUMMARY: MSNBC’s Ari Melber, host of The Beat with Ari Melber, discusses how his legal background helps him present the news to his audience and how it guides his interviewing style. They also discuss the Mueller report, news media and its relationship to democracy, plus the case of Jamal Knox. Read the Jamal Knox … Continued
EPISODE SUMMARY: Vincent Bonventre joins David to discuss the NY Court of Appeals and its historical role as a national leader for progressive judicial change and the impact decisions and dissents have had on Supreme Court rulings, Obergfell v. Hodges and Roe v. Wade.
EPISODE SUMMARY: Susan Harper, Managing Director of Bates Group and Rachel Silberstein, Capitol Reporter for the Times Union, discuss the February 2019 Open Hearing on Sexual Harassment at the New York Legislature.
EPISODE SUMMARY: David Lat joins David to talk about the founding of his website Above the Law, the change in BigLaw culture through the years, how Bar Associations have evolved, his optimism about law schools and his early career as a Federal Prosecutor working for then U.S. Attorney Chris Christie.
EPISODE SUMMARY: Jonathan Armstrong joins David to talk about GDPR and how it will affect U.S. companies doing business in the European Union. They also discuss the fallout from data breaches at Facebook and Google and they close by discussing how Brexit could upend the status quo.
EPISODE SUMMARY: Albany County District Attorney David Soares discusses his offices decision to no longer prosecute low-level marijuana possession and the responsibility of the State to ensure communities of color, devastated by the War on Drugs are included in the decision making process. He also discusses how his upbringing shaped his philosophy and how he … Continued
EPISODE SUMMARY: Examining how NYSBA’s Legislative Priorities will fare in the 116th Congress with Hilary Jochmans.
EPISODE SUMMARY: New York State Bar Association Past President Michael Miller joins David to discuss the impact the Federal Government shutdown is having on the Rule of Law and the administration of justice.
EPISODE SUMMARY: John Nonna, Westchester County Attorney, talks with David about the issues surrounding voter participation and registration and some legislative solutions to increase voter turnout in New York State.
EPISODE SUMMARY: Elin Kunz, former director of Physician Services at Halifax Health, joins David to talk about her experience as a whistleblower. Kunz was responsible for uncovering Medicare fraud by her employer and details the struggles that whistleblowers face professionally and personally. Kunz will be a panelist at the NYSBA Presidential Summit on whistleblowers Wednesday, … Continued