281: Order In The Court
#SistersInLaw
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🗓️ 25 February 2026
⏱️ 20 minutes
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In this episode of #SistersInLaw Sidebar, Jill Wine-Banks and Kimberly Atkins Stohr discuss the actions the average person can take to fight back against Trump’s unlawful actions and take your questions on everything from government procedure to critical ongoing cases. They cover whether DHS is able to arrest and detain asylum seekers who are here lawfully, how the law treats employers who hire people here illegally, the rules of government decorum, the limits of pardon power, the fate of ballots following elections, what it would take for the Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity to be re-litigated, and more.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to this episode of Sisters Sidebar with Jill Weinbanks and me Kim Atkins |
| 0:10.0 | Store. If you have a question for us, please email them to us at Sisters-in-law at |
| 0:14.8 | politicon.com. You can also tag us on social media using hashtag sisters-in-law, but you don't have to just type your questions. |
| 0:24.1 | We love your voices, and they are so important, which is why we want to hear them right on the episode. |
| 0:31.5 | So you can email us a voice memo using one of your notes apps. |
| 0:35.9 | And we just might play your voice on our show. Before we get |
| 0:40.1 | started, we have great, great news. We are so psyched to share that we will be doing a live |
| 0:46.5 | show in Denver, Colorado, one of my favorite places at the Servantes masterpiece on April 23rd. And you can get your tickets right now. |
| 0:57.1 | Go to politicon.com slash tour to get your tickets. That's politicon.com slash tour. Get them before |
| 1:04.3 | they sell out. And we cannot wait to see you there in the Mile High City. So let's get started with questions, shall we? |
| 1:13.6 | Let's start with some of our voice memo questions. Jill, let's listen to one from Michelle. |
| 1:20.9 | Hello, sisters, regarding two cases. UHA and the Advocacy for Human Rights, B. Bondi. |
| 1:27.1 | What are the chances of the court's ruling in favor of the plaintiffs? |
| 1:31.4 | Once again, thank you for all you do in the name of justice. |
| 1:35.2 | Michelle, I think the chances are excellent that the plaintiffs will prevail in UHA versus Bondi, |
| 1:42.9 | which is a federal class action lawsuit filed in the District of Minnesota |
| 1:47.3 | in January, really less than a month ago. |
| 1:51.6 | And it challenged the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's new Operation Paris, that's spelled |
| 1:57.3 | with two hours, because it means post-admission refugee re-verification and integrity |
| 2:04.0 | strengthening. The lawsuit alleges that the administration unlawfully targeted legally resettled |
| 2:10.9 | refugees in Minnesota for arrest, detention, and potential deportation, despite them having |
| 2:17.1 | valid legal status to be in this country. |
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