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138: Decisions, Decisions

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🗓️ 8 July 2023

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Hosted by Barb McQuade, the #SistersInLaw guide us through the recent civil rights challenge to legacy and donor admissions to colleges in the aftermath of the affirmative action decision. Then, they dive into the intricacies of the interaction between the government and social media companies with a focus on how it impacts national security, before looking at how the recent armed Obama stalker highlights the legal challenges to confronting the growing threat of political violence.


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome back to hashtag Sisters in Law with Kimberly Atkins' store, Jill Weinbanks,

0:16.0

Joyce Vance, and me, Barbara Quaid.

0:19.1

This week we'll be discussing the new legal challenge to legacy and donor college admissions,

0:24.4

the court order banning government agencies from communicating with tech firms and the growing

0:29.1

threat of political violence.

0:31.4

And as always, we look forward to answering your questions at the end of the show.

0:35.0

And remember, go to politicon.com slash merch to buy our shirts, totes, and other goodies

0:40.3

just in time for summer.

0:41.9

We'd love to see you wearing something out and about.

0:45.2

You know, before we jump into it, I came, I wanted to follow up on something I saw you

0:49.1

posted on Twitter that your new dog Snickers was scared of the fireworks.

0:53.5

Yeah.

0:54.5

And you said you seem to be rather judgy on the fireworks.

0:58.1

You anti fireworks?

0:59.1

Well, now I am.

1:00.1

I mean, what is it to my puppy?

1:03.7

Like I always was, DC has a very, very vibrant fireworks culture of people who live here understand

1:11.6

it.

1:12.6

And I never really grew up with that.

1:14.6

I mean, I grew up in Detroit.

1:15.6

And yeah, they would set off some, but it wasn't quite the way that people do their own

1:22.0

like full, like full on fireworks display from their backyards here in DC.

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