Good morning and welcome to the first edition of Amicus: A Law Review for 2025! Jim begins the show with a detailed look at the sentencing hearing we now know if coming for the president-elect this week, as Judge Juan Merchan announced Donald Trump to be in court on January 10th for that sentencing. Following that in-depth look, Jim touches on an update from the 6th U.S. Circuit Court that brought us the lower court rulings in two impactful cases in recent year from the U.S. Supreme Court; the Chevron ruling and now Net Neutrality.

After that, the show briefly touches on the citizen unrest that is taking place in South Korea following the constitutional crisis that nation is currently experiencing and the different path they are taking as a country in accountability of that crisis. Jim also dives into what is happening with pending ban of TikTok in the United States.

To wrap the show, Jim provides his predications for what will be the Top 15 Rule of Law Events coming in 2025. From civil servant protections to the constitutionality of the right to privacy, Jim shares his thoughts on what we can expect for the Rule of Law in the coming year. Finally, Jim shares a memoriam for President Jimmy Carter who passed away at the age of 100 last week. Jim had the pleasure of interning in the Carter Administration to begin his career in 1980.

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