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Dec 2023
37m 52s

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MSNBC legal analysts Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord answer burning questions from listeners in this special episode. 
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With Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing set to begin midweek, Andrew and Mary use this episode to look at the totality of his tenure at the Justice Department, detailing example after example of how — despite his role as the chief lawyer for the United St ... Show More
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Intended Consequences: Race and Retribution
Mary and Andrew start with a deeper dive into the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the removal of Temporary Protected Status designations from over 330,000 immigrants from Haiti and Syria — a consequential ruling that affects TPS holders well beyond those who brought the case, l ... Show More
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