A Case Grows in Manhattan

The Counsel

Vox Media Podcast Network

News, Politics

4.7 • 861 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2021

⏱️ 24 minutes

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In this episode of Third Degree, Elie Honig is joined by Alabama Law School student Kyra Perkins to break down the status of the Manhattan District Attorney’s investigation into Donald Trump’s taxes and Justice Clarence Thomas’s conspiratorial dissent in a recent Pennsylvania voting rights case. Plus, of all the cases that Elie has prosecuted, which one still keeps him up at night? Join Elie every Monday and Wednesday on Third Degree for a discussion of the urgent legal news making the headlines. Third Degree takes on a bit of a different flavor on Fridays, when Elie speaks with a rotating slate of America’s most impressive law school students. Elie’s analysis doesn’t end with Third Degree. Sign up to receive the CAFE Brief, a weekly newsletter featuring articles by Elie, a weekly roundup of politically charged legal news, and historical lookbacks that help inform our current political challenges. Third Degree is produced by CAFE Studios. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio and Music Producer: Nat Weiner; Editorial Producers: Sam Ozer-Staton, Noa Azulai. REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: https://cafe.com/third-degree-podcast/a-case-grows-in-manhattan/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.6	From Cafe, this is third degree.
0:33.2	I'm Ellie Honig.
0:37.1	Music I'm Ellie Honig.
0:48.9	Welcome everybody to another Friday episode of Third Degree.
0:53.4	As you may know from last week, we do Fridays a little bit different on this show.
0:55.1	Monday and Wednesday will be 10 minutes from me on the legal news of the day. And Fridays, I am joined by a co-host from a cast
1:01.8	of current law students who we have identified as being the top rising superstars from around
1:07.7	the country. This week, I am so happy to be joined by Kyra Perkins, a University
1:12.9	of Alabama Law School first year student. Kyra, welcome to third degree. Thank you so much for
1:19.2	having me, Ellie. I am excited to dig in with you. What a time for you to do this, by the way.
1:24.6	I mean, there's so much happening right now in the law and politics.
1:31.7	I look forward to getting your perspective. So just off the back, Kyra, tell us a little bit about yourself, where are you from? What are you looking to do in your legal career? Well, I'm originally
1:36.4	from Birmingham, Alabama. I had my undergraduate degree from Emory University in economics,
1:41.8	and right now I'm really interested in entertainment and media
1:44.9	law, focusing mostly on contracts and maybe IP. Okay. And you are a student, as I said earlier,
1:49.9	at University of Alabama Law School, correct? Correct. All right. So you want to go into defending
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