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This American Life

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Legal Showdown: Integrity and Accountability

This chapter chronicles a tense courtroom exchange between a judge and a lawyer, revealing deep-seated issues of integrity within the legal system, particularly regarding the judge's controversial comments on UVA Law School. It further explores the significant legal battles surrounding the ban on transgender individuals in military service, highlighting the judge's demand for substantial evidence from government lawyers and the subsequent ruling that declared the policy unconstitutional.

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