287: Did Someone Call For A Juris Doctor?
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🗓️ 18 March 2026
⏱️ 18 minutes
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In this episode of #SistersInLaw Sidebar, Joyce Vance and Barb McQuade answer your questions on everything from Trump’s attempt to appeal the civil judgment in favor of E. Jean Carroll to the benefits of having a J.D. Together, they discuss why the SCOTUS is likely to support E. Jean, whether sentencing can be appealed, the inability of states to prosecute federal crimes, and the failure of the government to account for important Epstein-related documents. They also detail the multitude of benefits of acquiring a law degree even if you don’t practice, and explain the difference between deportation and denaturalization.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to this episode of Sisters Sidebar with Joyce Vance and me, Barb McQuaid. |
| 0:08.9 | If you have a question for us, please email us at Sisters-in-law at Politicon.com or tag us on social media using hashtag Sisters-in-Law. |
| 0:18.7 | But don't just type them. Your voices are so important, which is why we want to hear them too. |
| 0:23.8 | If you can email us a voice memo using one of your notes apps, we might play it on the show. |
| 0:30.1 | Before we get started, we're delighted to share with you that we'll be doing a live show in Denver, Colorado, |
| 0:35.8 | at the Servantes masterpiece on April 23rd. We are really looking |
| 0:40.8 | forward to getting out there to Denver, and we hope you'll join us. Tickets are available now |
| 0:45.9 | at politicon.com slash tour. We can't wait to see you there. Let's get started. Hello, my name is |
| 0:53.9 | Stephen. I'm from Berkeley, California. |
| 0:56.6 | I just listened to the sisters sidebar in the discussion of the E. Jean Carroll defamation case. |
| 1:02.8 | And whoever answered said that they expected a reasonable response from the Supreme Court |
| 1:09.4 | because this was a normal defamation situation. |
| 1:12.9 | So my legal question is, whenever referring to this administration or this Supreme Court, |
| 1:20.4 | how can you possibly use normal in any sentence? |
| 1:24.2 | Hey, Stephen, thanks for this question, which is a really great one. You know, we definitely live in an era where it bodes well to be skeptical of what we hear from the administration. But sometimes we have to define our terms. And when I use the word administration, I mean the executive branch of government, the Trump administration. The Supreme Court, |
| 1:47.7 | which, look, I mean, let's just be candid, right? We've all noted that both Congress and the |
| 1:52.3 | Supreme Court, the courts, the other branches of government, have been a little bit lacking |
| 1:57.1 | when it comes to providing a check and a balance on this administration. |
| 2:02.0 | The Supreme Court, though, is in a different situation when it comes to these sorts of routine |
| 2:07.8 | cases that filter through the courts, even one that involves the president, because there's |
| 2:13.3 | an entire body of defamation law and law about the award of judgments when a party is successful |
| 2:21.6 | in the lower court. And for the Supreme Court to sort of swoop in after E. Jean Carroll has won, |
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