The Gist When the Train to Hell Runs on Time
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Aug 14, 2025 Aziz Huq, a Professor of Law at the University of Chicago and author of The Collapse of Constitutional Remedies, dives into the complex dynamics of law and policing. He discusses how liability insurers influence police practices in small towns and why public trust is crucial in rights conflicts, like same-sex marriage and police brutality. Huq also critiques a Supreme Court ruling on homelessness, highlighting moral dilemmas in legal judgments. To lighten the mood, he reflects on the quirky Kennedy Center Honors and its celebrity inductees.
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KISS, Coffins, And Coffin Diplomacy
- Mike Pesca opens with a humorous rundown of the Kennedy Center honorees, highlighting KISS and merchandising like coffins.
- He jokingly suggests Trump could have leveraged exclusive coffin deals in foreign policy negotiations.
How Small Cities Outsource Police Risk
- Aziz Huq describes how small cities buy pooled insurance to cover police liability and cede litigation decisions to insurers.
- He compares insurers' feedback to car-insurance telematics that advise behavior to reduce future claims.
Remedies Depend On Local Legal Ecosystems
- Legal changes like ending qualified immunity matter less without local lawyers and litigation infrastructure to bring claims.
- Joanna Schwartz's research shows remedies depend on local legal ecosystems, not just statutes.
