DOJ Has Egg On Its Face

DOJ Has Egg On Its Face

Author: Legal Talk Network September 3, 2025 Duration: 28:12
The Department of Justice is having a rough time getting those trumped up charges (pun intended) from the fed's takeover of D.C. to stick. Plus lawyer getting slammed for trying to use opposing counsel's premature baby as leverage. And infamous law professor Amy Wax has her legal case against University of Pennsylvania thrown out of court, but it's unlikely to be the end of her antics.

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