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The Latest in the Kavanagh Kerfuffle, and More, Justice & Drew

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  On the morning of Wednesday, September 19 it was time to step into the phone both and don my “Lawyer Extraordinaire” alter ego for a quick phone interview with Justice & Drew to discuss the latest in the Brett Kavanagh Supreme…

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President Trump’s SCOTUS Pick, Justice & Drew 7.10.18

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Tuesday morning I made my latest appearance as the “Lawyer Extraordinaire” on Justice & Drew to discuss President Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanagh to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court.  You can listen to our discussion…

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SCOTUS Sides with POTUS on Travel Ban, and Justice Kennedy Calls it a Career, Justice & Drew 6/27/18 – 6/28/18

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This was a busy week in the world of the U.S. Supreme Court. First, on Wednesday, the Court upheld the 3rd iteration of President Trump’s Executive Order instituting a travel ban as to certain countries, in the case of Trump…

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ICYMI: SCOTUS Strikes Down Minnesota Law Restricting What Voters Can Wear to Polls, Justice & Drew, 6.15.18

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Friday morning on Justice & Drew we discussed the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky, where the Court found that certain restrictions contained in a Minnesota statute regarding what voters could wear to the polls was an unconstitutional…

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ICYMI: SCOTUS Issues Narrow Ruling for Cake Baker, POTUS’ Pardon Power, and More – Justice & Drew 6.5.18 #TCNT

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Tuesday morning on Justice & Drew we discussed the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, where the Court found that the Commission had displayed an anti-religious bias in violation of the First Amendment…

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ICYMI: Judge Says POTUS Can’t Block Twitter Trolls, Justice & Drew, 5.24.18 #TCNT

Posted on by Jeffrey O'Brien Posted in Blog, constitutional law, Justice & Drew

Yesterday morning around 7:24 or so, I received a private Twitter message from Samantha Sansevere, producer extraordinaire of the Justice & Drew morning show on Twin Cities News Talk 1130:   This is what is referred to as the “Bat…

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On Rep. Paul Thissen’s Appointment to the MN Supreme Court, Justice & Drew 4.18.18 #TCNT

Posted on by Jeffrey O'Brien Posted in Blog, constitutional law

One never knows when the bat signal is going to be flashed…. I was headed into the office this morning around 7:15 am when I received a text from Drew Lee, one-half of the Justice & Drew show, asking for my…

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All the Indictments! Justice & Drew, 2.19.18 #TCNT

Posted on by Jeffrey O'Brien Posted in Blog, constitutional law

Monday morning I was back on Justice & Drew with guest hosts Walter Hudson and Brian McDaniel to discuss the indictments announced by Special Counsel Robert Mueller relative to the Russia investigation.  You can listen to our discussion here.   To hear…

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ICYMI: Judge Dismisses Activist’s Lawsuit Against Michelle Fischbach, Justice & Drew #TCNT

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Last Thursday morning I was on with Justice & Drew to discuss a story from MinnPost regarding the hearing held in the lawsuit brought by a DFL activist against State Senator Michelle Fischbach seeking a declaratory action that Senator Fischbach cannot…

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ICYMI: Minnesota Senate Turmoil, Justice & Drew, 12.14.17 #TCNT

Posted on by Jeffrey O'Brien Posted in Blog, constitutional law, Minnesota law

  Last Thursday morning I was in studio to talk with Justice & Drew and Howard Root about the legal implications of Governor Dayton appointing Lt. Governor Tina Smith to the soon to be vacated (maybe) U.S. Senate seat of Al…

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