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285: Behind The Curtains (At Mar-A-Lago)

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🗓️ 11 March 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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In this episode of #SistersInLaw Sidebar, Jill Wine-Banks and Kimberly Atkins Stohr answer your questions on everything from judicial powers and reform to constitutional rights, and the Iran war.  Together, they discuss the ability of judges to stop deportation arrests with their contempt powers, whether a future president and congress will make much needed changes to the SCOTUS, if the SAVE ACT ID requirement constitutes a poll tax, the pardon power of governors, the rights of minors under the law, the dangers of Trump using Mar-A-Lago as his war room, and how the 6th Amendment relates to allegations arising from the Epstein files.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to this episode of Sisters Sidebar with Kimberly Atkins Store and me, Jill Wine Banks.

0:09.1

If you have a question for us, please email us at Sistersin Law at Politicon.com or tag us on social media using hashtag Sisters in Law.

0:19.6

But don't just type them. Your voices are so important,

0:24.1

which is why we want to hear them. So do us by a voice note. That's how we will hear your voice

0:30.6

and we'll play your voice on the show. Email us voicemail memo using one of your notes apps, and we might play it on the show.

0:40.2

Before we get started, we are delighted to share that we will be doing a live show in Denver, Colorado at the Servantes masterpiece.

0:48.3

Yeah.

0:49.3

On April 23rd, please join us.

0:52.2

We look forward to seeing each and every one of you. Tickets are available at

0:56.5

politicon.com slash tour. We can't wait to see you there. Let's get started with your questions.

1:06.9

And Kim, I want you to answer this question from Mary in Maine.

1:12.2

The Trump administration is violating so many court orders,

1:16.2

and it sort of catch me, if you can, approach to illegally detaining immigrants.

1:21.0

And they clog the system.

1:22.6

What is the scope of the judge's contempt power?

1:26.1

Would it be possible for a judged order that they must stop

1:29.9

arresting immigrants who have not committed a felony until they comply with all the court orders?

1:36.5

Mary, that's a really good question. Would it be nice if we could just get a blanket order

1:43.1

that the administration has to stop taking the action such as mass arrests of immigrants who have not committed a felony?

1:53.8

But they can't do that for a couple of reasons.

1:57.8

I don't think that there is a statute that provides that broad of action, even at the

2:02.9

preliminary stages. So I just don't think that there is a law that prefaces complying with all court

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