Legal AF: Episode 17

Aug 8, 2021

This week, the hosts dive into the controversial wrongful death lawsuit filed by Ashli Babbitt's family following the January 6 insurrection. They tackle the allegations against Andrew Cuomo regarding sexual misconduct, raising questions about accountability. The discussion shifts to SCOTUS's recent challenges to the CDC's eviction ban amidst rising COVID-19 cases. They also analyze Florida's vaccine passport ban and the political implications of Governor DeSantis's policies. Finally, the podcast examines the legal fight against banks accused of aiding terrorism.

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Hypocrisy of Wrongful Death Suit

Ashley Babbitt's family plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit, highlighting hypocrisy within the right wing.
They previously argued against similar claims in police brutality cases involving unarmed people of color.

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Ben's Civil Rights Work

Ben Meiselas discusses his background in civil rights litigation and police brutality cases.
He connected with Colin Kaepernick through his activism, leading to legal representation.

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Ashley Babbitt's Terrorism

Ashley Babbitt's actions during the Capitol riot were an act of terrorism, endangering lawmakers.
The officer's use of force prevented potential assassinations within the House chamber.

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The leading weekly law and politics podcast -- LegalAF -- produced by MeidasTouch and hosted by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, is back for another hard-hitting, thought-provoking look at this week’s most compelling developments at the intersection of law and politics, aka Episode 17. The hosts first bring their healthy-brand of skepticism to the $10mm “wrongful death” suit to be filed by the family of January 6th insurrectionist Ashli Babbitt. Next, Ben and Popok bring the LAF listeners fully up to speed on the trials and tribulations of New York’s “Love Governor” Andrew Cuomo accused by 11 (!) former (and current) female employees of sexual misconduct. Then, the hosts explore SCOTUS’ recent attack on the CDC’s nationwide residential eviction ban, and the Garland DOJ’s intervention to oppose the Realtors’ efforts to overturn a limited CDC eviction moratorium based on rising Delta data. Talking about the Delta variant, Ben and Michael first examine the legality of Florida Governor DeSantis’ ban of vaccine passports and its impact on the cruise industry, and his ban on mandatory masks for school children even in the face of rising infection and death rates among children in his state. The Analysis Friends then drill down on Texas’ Governor Abbott’s attempts to interfere with the federal government’s “supreme” power to regulate immigration and transport (and detain) immigrants by claiming some feigned concern with the spread of COVID by immigrants, while simultaneously banning face masks and undermining vaccination in his state. Episode 17 ends with a sobering discussion about the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (“JASTA”) federal case filed this past week in New York by 115 “Gold Star” families against major global banks for allegedly profiting from terrorist organizations and governments banking with them, and thereby helping to fund attacks on Americans. Special Easter Egg and Programming Note: Ben gives Popok and the listeners the good news that “Legal AF” is leaving the “MeidasTouch Podcast” nest and moving to its own Medias-produced podcast channel starting with next Sunday’s episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/meidastouch/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meidastouch/support

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