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Trials and Tribulations of Living an Ethical Life on Capitol Hill 2024

Faith and Law - January 24, 2024 15:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Faith and Law hosted our yearly panel discussion with Capitol Hill veterans to explore ethical issues encountered by Hill staff, especially as they reach senior leadership positions. Panelists including John Cusey, Melika McKinnis, and John Shelton shared their stories of success and failure as ...

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Recruitment, Homeless and Scanners

Citizen's Arrest - Rapid City Police Academy - January 16, 2024 15:44 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Hiring officers, Drunk driving and scanners Updates on Crimes - Gunshot wound and arrest made Question from the public: How are you helping the homeless Children's Question: Do you prefer mittens or gloves? Do you have a question? Email us! [email protected] or call us! 605-3...

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Into the Brick Wall

Divided Argument - January 11, 2024 14:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 554 ratings
After catching up on a few odds and ends, we decide to give the people what they want and discuss Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment and whether the Supreme Court could possibly declare Donald Trump ineligible for the Presidency. You won't want to miss it. 

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Why Should Our Leaders Care About Human Flourishing?

Faith and Law - January 03, 2024 17:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
As a leader of the largest ever global study on human flourishing, Dr. Byron Johnson, Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences at Baylor University and Visiting Distinguished Professor in the School of Public Policy at Pepperdine University, joined us to discuss why a "focus on flourishing...

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The Global Fight to Protect People from Slavery and Violence

Faith and Law - December 13, 2023 15:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Gary Haugen's firsthand experience investigating systemic human rights abuses helped him recognize a troubling pattern: people living in the world’s poorest communities experienced constant physical danger because their local justice systems weren’t equipped to defend them from the violence they...

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Muppetproof

Divided Argument - December 10, 2023 21:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 554 ratings
We discuss the passing of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, then turn to two interesting opinions on the shadow docket (in Griffin v. HM Florida and DuPont v. Abbott), and finally break down the Court's first merits opinion of the term in Acheson Hotels v. Laufer, at the intersection of standing and ...

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Things Leaning, Holiday Crimes, Summer's Phone

Citizen's Arrest - Rapid City Police Academy - December 05, 2023 15:41 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Updates on Crimes - Things Leaning, Holiday Crimes, Summer's Phone Question from the public: Expired Tags Children's Question: What did you ask Santa for? Do you have a question? Email us! [email protected] or call us! 605-389-3456 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...

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Western Civilization: Is It Worth Defending?

Faith and Law - November 28, 2023 05:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
The American political order, and the civilization from which it emerged, are under unprecedented assault—from both the political Left and the New Right. Yet the ideals and institutions that have shaped Western Civilization—concepts such as individual freedom, natural rights, and belief in a lov...

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The Roots of the American Founding and the Seeds of Renewal: How American Christianity Advanced Ordered Liberty

Faith and Law - November 21, 2023 18:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Mark Tooley, president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy joined us to discuss how Dutch and English Whiggish principles birthed by Anglo Protestantism created ordered liberty and self government. These principles are not static but dynamic. And once shaping society they are not easily e...

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Easy Win

Divided Argument - November 16, 2023 16:06 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 554 ratings
We discuss the Court's new Code of Conduct, catch up on shadow docket happenings, and debate what historians can teach originalists. We then recap the argument United States v. Rahimi, (the Term's big Second Amendment case). Finally, we stay on brand by circling back to Pulsifer v. United States...

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A Note on Social Justice: What Kind of Justice Isn’t “Social”?

Faith and Law - November 01, 2023 15:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
In our day, "social justice" is a loaded term. While it is easy to agree that every relationship carries responsibilities -- friend and friend, business and client, government and people -- identifying the terms and principles of those responsibilities is a trickier task. What makes one party a ...

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Good Dig

Divided Argument - October 27, 2023 17:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 554 ratings
The October Term is now underway, and that means it's time for Season 4 of the show. We catch up on the inevitable shadow docket happenings before diving into a discussion of two cases that were argued earlier in the month. First, we dig into Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer, and debate which juris...

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Artificial Intelligence and Other Idols

Faith and Law - October 26, 2023 15:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
V. Bradley Lewis, Associate Professor Philosophy at Catholic University, and Jonathon Askonas, Assistant Professor of Politics at Catholic University, engaged in an interview-style discussion on the current standing, risks, and allure of artificial intelligence. Support the Show.

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Shootings, Hit and Runs and Red Chicken

Citizen's Arrest - Rapid City Police Academy - October 23, 2023 15:18 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Updates on Crimes - Shooting at police officers, Motorcycle hit and run Question from the public: Hey why aren't the police partnered up like on TV? BJ won the lottery when he got Amy Rose as a partner! With a partner in justice maybe they could arrest more texting and driving violations? I see...

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Domestic Violence Victims Advocacy

Citizen's Arrest - Rapid City Police Academy - October 17, 2023 15:02 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Special Guests: Victims Advocacy - Jeanne Mann, Becky Elger and Natalie Gronlund It's Domestic Violence Awareness Month. What steps do you take to remove yourself from the situation? What happens throughout the process? How can you help someone who is stuck in a situation? Do you have a quest...

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Bioethical Challenges and Exploiting Nascent Human Beings

Faith and Law - September 27, 2023 15:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
The development of medical treatments often requires use of human subjects, as well as human cells and body parts as models of human systems, to investigate mechanisms of action and to test therapeutics. Biotechnology has provided many successful therapies for previously intractable conditions, ...

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The Politicization of Literally Everything: Christian Leadership in the Age of Purity Tests and Cancel Culture

Faith and Law - September 20, 2023 17:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
The divisions in America increasingly create an environment where everything is political, and the places in society where people who disagree can come together are dwindling as a result. How does our faith act as a compass to guide us through this culture of litmus tests and virtue signalling? ...

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Screaming Clown

Divided Argument - September 18, 2023 16:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 554 ratings
The Court hasn't done too much while the summer recess drags on, but we're back for what might be our last episode of Season 3 before Season 4 kicks off with the new Term. We manage to piece together an episode with some items from the mailbag, some SG gossip, and a few shadow docket happenings. 

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Trump Rally, Menards Fight, Thieves at the mall, Goat of Drug Dogs, New Cop Shop, so much more!

Citizen's Arrest - Rapid City Police Academy - September 13, 2023 15:56 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Amy is Gone so Brandon and Summer lead the Charge with Brendyn Medina and Kelvin Masur Bunny Thief is still out hopping around Cop Car accident leaving one dead and one critically injured Mall thieves that really bothered Brandon, and what to do about it. GOAT of all K9 units New Southwest ...

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GLJ Special: Environmental Rights Between Constitutional Law and Local Context: Reflections on a Moving Target

German Law Journal: GLJ Shorts and GLJ Specials - September 01, 2023 12:12 - 4 minutes
In this video, Abduletif Idris explains how the members of the Environmental Rights in Cultural Context research group at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology combine legal studies and anthropology to tackle the concept of environmental rights. Drawing on empirical evidence from case ...

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GLJ Special: Lost in Translation? The Promises and Challenges of Integrating Empirical Knowledge on Migrants′ Vulnerabil

German Law Journal: GLJ Shorts and GLJ Specials - September 01, 2023 12:07 - 4 minutes
Luc Leboeuf is the coordinator of the EU-funded VULNER project, which examines the application of the concept of vulnerability in the adjudication of asylum cases. There is still no common legal understanding of “vulnerability”; it takes on different meanings in different contexts, and is becomin...

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Lib Fanfiction

Divided Argument - September 01, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 554 ratings
The Justices have beenoff  on their European vacations for a couple of months but we're still cranking out episodes breaking down last Term. We start off by discussion Will and Michael Stokes Paulsen's SSRN-breaking article arguing that Donald Trump is ineligible for the presidency under Section...

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Map Guy

Divided Argument - August 09, 2023 13:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 554 ratings
We recap some shadow docket happenings and catch up on the latest SCOTUS ethics news before continuing our march through June opinions we missed. This time, we dive back into Indian law in Arizona v. Navajo Nation and try to make sense of private causes of action and the so-called Spending Claus...

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Special Guest States Attorney Lara Roetzel, Back the Blue & No Shoes

Citizen's Arrest - Rapid City Police Academy - August 01, 2023 14:40 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Special Guest States Attorney Lara Roetzel, Masur Vacation Details, Back the Blue in Fargo Question from the public: Is it against the law to drive barefoot? Children's Question: Favorite Candy Do you have a question? Email us! [email protected] or call us! 605-389-3456 Host...

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Triple Threat

Divided Argument - July 31, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 554 ratings
What could be more unscheduled and unpredictable than our fourth episode in little more than a week? We briefly discuss the latest developments in the Mountain Valley Pipeline shadow docket dispute, and then revisit ethics controversies. Then, we continue marching through the June cases we misse...

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Dishonorable Tradition

Divided Argument - July 27, 2023 14:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 554 ratings
We defy all predictions by releasing a third episode in a week. This time, we talk about the intersection of public accommodations law and the First Amendment in 303 Creative and the Confrontation Clause in Samia v. United States.

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Peak SG

Divided Argument - July 24, 2023 16:28 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 554 ratings
In the spirit of keeping things unpredictable, we're back with a new episode barely days after the last one. This time, we take a deep dive into two jurisdiction-y cases in the Divided Argument wheelhouse: Jones v. Hendrix and Moore v. Harper. 

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My Despised World

Divided Argument - July 21, 2023 20:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 554 ratings
After some inevitable self-flagellation for our lengthy hiatus, we catch up on some recent news and debate SCOTUS ethics. We then talk about implications of the Harvard/UNC affirmative action case, revisit Mallory v. Norfolk Southern, and break down the latest case captioned "United States v. Te...

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Citizens Police Academy Sign up, Rally Prep and 4th of July Recap

Citizen's Arrest - Rapid City Police Academy - July 07, 2023 14:49 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Time to sign up for the Citizen's Police Academy, New building opening, 4th of July, Protest Downtown, Rally prep Question from the public: What draws the line between calling 911 or non emergency line? Children's Question: Favorite fast car Do you have a question? Email us! citizensarrest@ho...

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Demokratia

Divided Argument - June 28, 2023 21:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 554 ratings
We record our first inter-continental episode, as Will reports in from a visit to Tel Aviv. We then dive in to two of this month's opinions: Haaland v. Brackeen, which rejects a series of challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act, and United States v. Hansen, which upholds a federal immigration...

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