189: Ejusdem Generis

Sit down with the #SistersInLaw as they fill us in on the prospects for a reverse Watergate maneuver to take Trump on in the courts.  Will it work?  Then, they turn to the importance of words in our national legislation and dialogue-- especially the critical distinction between non-citizen and alien-- before checking in on the status of Merrick Garland's confirmation and taking your questions! Get More From The #SistersInLaw: Joyce Vance: Twitter | University of Alabama Law | MSNBC Jill Wine-Banks: Twitter | Facebook | Website | Author of The Watergate Girl: My Fight For Truth & Justice Against A Criminal President Kimberly Atkins: Twitter | Boston Globe | WBUR Barb McQuade: Twitter | University of Michigan Law | Just Security | MSNBC Recent Articles By The #SistersInLaw: Kim’s Boston Globe Article  https://politicon.com/kimberly-atkins-in-the-boston-globe-the-word-aliens-has-been-weaponized-against-noncitizens-for-generations-it-needs-to-go/ Jill’s USA Today Article https://politicon.com/jill-wine-banks-in-usa-today-mcconnells-reverse-watergate-road-map-is-the-last-hope-for-trump-accountability/ Email your questions to SISTERSINLAW@POLITICON.COM  or TWEET them using #SistersInLaw and we’ll answer as many as we can.

20 Feb 20211h 2min

#SistersInLaw are back for another captivating impeachment week episode to break down the strategy of its managers and to give us their ruling on whether Trump actually has a 1st Amendment defense.  Hint: He doesn’t.  But no matter which way the Senate rules, he now faces another case against him in Georgia, and the sisters make sure you know what’s coming next!  Get More From The Sisters: Joyce Vance: Twitter | University of Alabama Law | MSNBC Jill Wine-Banks: Twitter | Facebook | Website | Author of The Watergate Girl: My Fight For Truth & Justice Against A Criminal President Kimberly Atkins: Twitter | Boston Globe | WBUR Barb McQuade: Twitter | University of Michigan Law | Just Security | MSNBC Email your questions to SISTERSINLAW@POLITICON.COM  or TWEET them using #SistersInLaw and we’ll answer as many as we can.

13 Feb 202152min

The #SistersInLaw muse over whether former President Trump should take the stand in his upcoming impeachment trial, game-out how President Biden can quickly get Merrick Garland (and the rest of his cabinet appointments) through the Senate, and tell us what we need to know about the Smartmatic suit. Get More From The Sisters: Joyce Vance: Twitter | University of Alabama Law | MSNBC Jill Wine-Banks: Twitter | Facebook | Website | Author of The Watergate Girl: My Fight For Truth & Justice Against A Criminal President Kimberly Atkins: Twitter | Boston Globe | WBUR Barb McQuade: Twitter | University of Michigan Law | Just Security | MSNBC Email your questions to SISTERSINLAW@POLITICON.COM  or TWEET them using #SistersInLaw and we’ll answer as many as we can.

6 Feb 202155min

#SistersInLaw Barb McQuade, Joyce Vance, Kimberly Atkins, and Jill Wine-Banks team up to take on the corrupt, show us the truth of the system, and give us their rulings on the news of the day.  In this exciting first episode, the sisters tackle the impeachment of former President Trump, the insurrection in the Capitol, and what we can expect from Biden’s judicial appointments.   Get More From The Sisters: Joyce Vance Twitter University of Alabama Law MSNBC Jill Wine-Banks Twitter Facebook Website Author of The Watergate Girl: My Fight For Truth & Justice Against A Criminal President Kimberly Atkins Twitter Boston Globe WBUR Barb McQuade Twitter University of Michigan Law Just Security MSNBC Email your questions to the #SISTERSINLAW at SISTERSINLAW@POLITICON.COM or tweet them to @POLITICON.  Make sure to include your city, we love to hear where you’re from!

30 Jan 202154min

Politicon brings a brilliant team of political and legal masterminds together for an exciting new podcast, #SistersInLaw. Joyce Vance, Jill Wine-Banks, Barb McQuade, and Kimberley Atkins will pull back the curtain on how our government actually works,take on the corrupt, share their wisdom and give us their rulings on the latest in politics, law, and culture.

28 Jan 202126s