Short Circuit Short Circuit 125 (3/13/20)
Mar 13, 2020
Topics discussed in this podcast include double jeopardy and the legal implications of a convicted Army sergeant being acquitted and rejoining the Army, the jurisdictional and substantive issues in a unique prosecution case, the controversy surrounding nationwide injunctions and the discharge of servicemen with HIV in the Air Force, the use of injunctions along the Mexican border and the implications of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and the sensitivity of courts towards religious beliefs and the debate surrounding atheism as a religion.
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Introduction
00:00 • 5min
Jurisdictional and Substantive Issues in a Unique Prosecution Case
04:54 • 5min
Court Case: Discharging Servicemen with HIV in the Air Force
09:43 • 9min
The Use of Injunctions and Religious Freedom Restoration Act
18:57 • 10min
Religious Freedom, Philosophical Beliefs, and Prosecution Morality
28:57 • 2min