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The Counsel

Third Degree Sample: The Chauvin Defense Rests

The Counsel

Vox Media Podcast Network

News, Politics

4.7861 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2021

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

In this sample from Third Degree, Elie Honig and Harvard Law student Eli Nachmany discuss Derek Chauvin’s decision not to testify in his own murder trial.  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, exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. Become a member at half the annual price with special code DEGREE at cafe.com/insider.  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: cafe.com/article/the-stay-tuned-newsletter/ 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 Producer: Noa Azulai.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey, everybody, it's Ellie here.

0:32.8

Each Friday on the third degree podcast, I speak with a rotating cast of some of the nation's top law

0:37.8

students about breaking legal news, compelling cases, and what it means to lead a life in the law.

0:43.1

Today, we're sharing a sample from my conversation with Harvard Law School student,

0:46.7

Eli Nachmani. Yes, his name is Ellie as well. To hear our full conversation and access all

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other cafe insider content, you can now become a member

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for half the annual membership price. Just head to cafe.com slash insider and enter the special

1:02.6

code, degree. That's cafe.com slash insider, and the discount code is degree.

1:20.6

How much focus and attention has this case, this trial gotten between you and your classmates in class,

1:22.6

outside of class, and with your professors?

1:23.7

Well, I think a good amount.

1:25.9

We're clearly in a national moment right now.

1:46.0

This is a trial that I think will be remembered for a long time on par with some of the other major trials. I know that you've discussed kind of Casey Anthony and O.J. Simpson, and I think that this enters the historical canon on that level. Now, to be honest, we've been remote this year, so it's harder having those conversations in the hallways or walking to and from class and the like.

1:49.2

But still, I think everybody appreciates the gravity of this trial.

1:51.9

Yeah, that's good to hear because I do think this is historic.

1:52.3

I agree.

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