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    Democracy on the Brink. Why the 1/6 Select Committee Hearing Matters

    Democracy on the Brink. Why the 1/6 Select Committee Hearing Matters

    FromPassing Judgment

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    Democracy on the Brink. Why the 1/6 Select Committee Hearing Matters

    FromPassing Judgment

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    Length:
    1 minute
    Released:
    Jun 17, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Hearings of the House Select Committee on the January 6th, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol took place this week. Jessica gets us started with an overview the evidence presented, the former president’s brazen disregard of the Constitution, the intended audience(s) for the hearings, and just how close America came to becoming a failed democracy.
    Released:
    Jun 17, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Is the constitution in crisis? This podcast is for people who are curious about politics and the law and how the biggest political and legal issues of the moment affect you. Pull up a chair and join host Jessica Levinson, a professor at LMU’s Loyola Law School, and a rotating cast of experts. Jessica will be joined by journalists, politicians, political scientists, lawyers, and many others. Listen to Jessica and her guests for a wry, and sometimes irreverent take on the most pressing issues of our time. What are the laws of our democracy? How are they changing? And what does that mean for your daily life?