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Join former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti and former FBI Special Agent and Yale Law School lecturer Asha Rangappa as they break down for Legal AF the biggest legal and political stories with sharp insight, real experience, and an unapologetic pro-democracy perspective. No spin, no both-sides nonsense — just the facts, the law, and what it all means for our democracy.
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Episode 160 | Supreme Court Finally Turns on Trump
In one of the biggest decisions of the term, the Supreme Court delivered a stinging defeat to President Trump, ruling he cannot institute tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Asha and Renato discuss whether the Supreme Court is finally turning against Trump and if t
Episode 159 | Trump DOJ Launches Investigation into ICE After Video Leaks
In a rare admission of misconduct under his watch, Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons announced that two ICE agents are being investigated for lying under oath about their shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis last month. The Justice Department and ICE initiated the internal investigation af
Episode 158 | Shock Ruling on Trump Deportation Plot + Debunked Election Warrant?!?
In a controversial decision, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling last week that meant millions of people in the U.S. can now be detained…indefinitely. For decades, most undocumented immigrants could be free on bond while their cases worked their way through immigration court. But last y