Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner

So what is likely to happen to Air Force Major Jason Watson, who was arrested after he chose to protest a corrupt presidential administration and criminal civilian leadership of the United States military by standing on the steps of the US Capitol (in full military uniform) holding a sign that said, "IMPEACH CONVICT REMOVE"? So the question becomes: what price, bravery? Glenn sat down with military law expert, law professor, and retired Army JAG officer, Dan Maurer, to discuss how this might play out.

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The Supreme Court rejected Donald Trump's attempt to cancel the Constitution's guarantee of birthright citizenship.
So now, Trump has announced that he's going to tell the Supreme Court to change its ruling - to reverse itself - intending to file in the Supreme Court a petition for reconsideration.
Glenn discusses the history of such requests for reconsideration before the Supreme Court, and why Trump's request is almost certainly guaranteed to fail.

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A federal judge has ordered the release of $5 million plus interest—totaling roughly $5.8 million—to writer E. Jean Carroll from a court-controlled escrow account. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan rejected Donald Trump's final attempts to stall the payment, stating that it is time for him to "do equity and pay the judgment".
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U.S. District Judge William M. Ray II (who was appointed by Donald Trump) officially quashed a grand jury subpoena, stopping the Department of Justice's attempt to force Fulton County, Georgia to turn over the personal contact details of thousands of its 2020 election workers.
Judge Ray issued a 28-page order siding with Fulton County's motion to dismiss the subpoena, determining that the federal government's invasive request was legally unjustified.
"Staggering" Scope: The subpoena demanded names, home addresses, personal phone numbers, and emails for nearly all county employees, contractors, and volunteers who managed the 2020 ballot process.
"Arbitrary Fishing Expedition": The court ruled that the DOJ lacked a legitimate law enforcement purpose or strong enough investigative need to override the privacy of private citizens.
Expired Deadlines: Judge Ray noted that the statute of limitations for any potential criminal offenses tied to the 2020 election has long expired, making a viable indictment legally impossible.
Future Voter Chilling: The judge emphasized that compromising worker privacy right before the November midterm elections would severely damage Fulton County's ability to recruit future volunteers.

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More than 1,200 former Department of Justice employees, organized by the alumni group Justice Connection, urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to reject Todd Blanche's nomination for Attorney General. They cited his degradation of the apolitical career workforce and promotion of a "culture of fear" ahead of his July 15–16 confirmation hearings.
Signatories of the letter span 14 presidential administrations, both Democratic and Republican, and include dozens of former U.S. attorneys, component heads, and other senior leaders. They represent staff from 77 U.S. Attorney's Offices across the country, including many who worked in Blanche's former office in the Southern District of New York.
The former officials accuse Blanche—who previously served as Deputy Attorney General and represented Donald Trump in three of his criminal cases—of exhibiting fealty to the President rather than the Constitution. They highlighted concerns over an exodus of roughly 16,000 DOJ employees and accused leadership of political retaliation.
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