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A Week Full of Pardons & A Look Into the Guardrails of Justice

A Week Full of Pardons & A Look Into the Guardrails of Justice

1/25/2025

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Join Amicus: A Law Review with Jim Santelle each Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. as he analyzes the big legal news stories of the week and offers his own perspective on what they mean now—and for the future of our nation!

Jim begins the show with sharing where the guard rails of the U.S. Constitution are for a President of the United States. What powers do the rest of the federal government have on that office? Jim breaks it down. Jim also touches on the role of U.S. Attorney's role, mission, and assignments of those important actors in our legal system.

The courts also play a role in the legal process surrounding the Executive Orders coming out of the White House in the first week of the second Trump Administration. What are judges saying on some of these orders in the federal courts? We'll dive into those words shared by several federal judges this week.

Lastly, Jim touches on pardons. Both the sweeping ones issues by President Trump this week for January 6th insurrectionist, as well as the outgoing pardons by former President Joe Biden.

To learn more about these shows and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, BlueSky, YouTube, X, and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media!

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