All the President’s Henchmen

Huge news for lawyers: You can now listen to Strict Scrutiny for CLE credits in California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, and Oregon! More info at Kate is joined by Liz Oyer, former DOJ pardon attorney and federal public defender, to tick through last week’s news.

Among the items covered: Todd Blanche’s swearing-in by lackey Emil Bove, the latest attempt by the administration to expand executive privilege, the renewed vendetta against the Fed’s Lisa Cook, and John Roberts’ Substack debut…That’s right, the Chief is out here postin’. Then, a conversation with Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer about their new book, On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear .

Check out Liz’s podcast, Is This Really Legal? . Favorite things: Kate: Just Security’s Reinvention Blueprints ; One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention , Maryam Tahmasebi; John Oliver on the DOJ ; Trump’s catering cart caper Liz: How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University , Theo Baker; The Things We Never Say , Elizabeth Strout; Ponies (Peacock) Follow us on Instagram , Threads , and Bluesky Get tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE on November 6th in Washington, DC: Buy Melissa’s book, The U.S.

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