Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner
Glenn Kirschner - he’s an NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst and former Assistant U.S. Attorney at the D.C. U.S Attorney's Office. Now you can join him for Justice Matters. Glenn brings analysis and insight to current legal issues, drawing from his 30 years as a federal prosecutor, homicide prosecutor, and Army JAG. For three decades, Glenn argued to juries and judges, breaking down complex legal issues in clear and relatable ways. Every weekday his podcast brings that same approach to his analysis of today's troubled legal landscape.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 14 minutes
- Episodes
- 822
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
McConnell wants Schumer to Stick with the Filibuster, Relinquish Democratic Majority's Power. Really?!?
Senate MINORITY Leader Mitch McConnell is demanding that the Senate MAJORITY Leader Chuck Schumer leave the filibuster in place, meaning that it would make it significantly harder for the Democrats t…
00:08:16 |
Sat 23 Jan 2021
Chris Wray Remains FBI Director, Steve Bannon Gets Pardoned, Where does Justice Go From Here?
Topic 1: President Biden has decided to keep Christopher Wray as the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Here are the pros and cons of keeping Wray in place.
Topic 2: Donald Trump pardon…
00:13:56 |
Fri 22 Jan 2021
The Biden-Harris Inauguration & "The Dream of Justice." Accountability for Trump's Crimes & Abuses
During his inaugural address, Joe Biden said, "The dream of justice will be deferred no longer." Given the crimes and abuses of the Trump administration, Biden's words must become a battle cry. As di…
00:06:12 |
Thu 21 Jan 2021
100 Trump Pardons: What Does the Supreme Court Say About the Implications of Accepting a Pardon?
It's being reported that Trump is preparing to issue as many as 100 pardons. This surprises exactly no one, as it's a fitting last act of a president who has been largely lawless during his four year…
00:15:54 |
Tue 19 Jan 2021
Closing Argument #1: Why the Courts WILL Strike Down a Trump Self-Pardon
As a career federal prosecutor, I spent 30 years arguing cases in courts. In the final days of the Trump presidency, here is the first in a series of "closing arguments" regarding the legal issues th…
00:21:49 |
Mon 18 Jan 2021
Federal Judge Walton Discusses in Open Court How Judge Emmet Sullivan Might Challenge Flynn Pardon
DC Federal District Court Judge Reggie Walton is presiding over Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation regarding the Mueller Report. In that capacity, Judge Walton discussed in open court on Fr…
00:18:48 |
Mon 07 Dec 2020
How the Recent Supreme Court 5-4 Decision in the NY/Religion Case Proves the Need to Add Justices
The recent Supreme Court decision, in which the court struck down New York's attempt to limit the size of religious gatherings for public safety reasons, provides a clear and compelling example of wh…
00:15:37 |
Mon 30 Nov 2020
Here's Why the Rule of Law Requires Trump Be Prosecuted Upon Leaving Office
The New York Times published an article titled: "Can America Restore the Rule of Law Without Prosecuting Trump." The answer to that question can be gleaned from the first two statutes of Title 18 of …
00:22:55 |
Mon 23 Nov 2020
Trump's Mishandling of Covid Impacts Medical Professionals. An ER Nurse Shares Her Experience.
An emergency room nurse in South Dakota relates her telling experiences with Covid patients who are unwilling to accept their diagnosis because of the continued disinformation from Trump and company.…
00:13:55 |
Sun 15 Nov 2020
The Problem with Pardons: The Urge to "Move On" is Strong but Here's Why Prosecutions are Necessary
With the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, there is a powerful urge to move on from the past four years of the unabated crime and corruption that defines the Trump Administration. However, fro…
00:28:57 |
Sun 08 Nov 2020
Trump & Biden Make Their campaign "Closing Arguments." What does the "Circumstantial Evidence" Show?
We always hear about how candidates make their "closing arguments" to the American people in the final days of the election. As we say in courtrooms - "closing arguments are not evidence." Let's look…
00:16:46 |
Mon 02 Nov 2020
Unpacking Mitch McConnell Judges from the Federal Courts Via a Citizens Brigade of Court Watchers
Mitch McConnell has packed the federal courts with 220 judges. Some are already handing down opinions ranging from dubious to destructive of diversity, like Judge Justin Walker deciding that a photog…
00:29:04 |
Sun 25 Oct 2020
Amy Coney Barrett, Super-Precedent, Court Packing/Unpacking and Fixing What Trump & McConnell Broke
During her Supreme Court Confirmation hearing, Amy Coney Barrett used something she called super-precedent as a fancy legal-sounding vehicle to hide her ideological preferences. Her confirmation will…
00:25:58 |
Mon 19 Oct 2020
Trump Tweets "Liberate Michigan!", Plot to Kidnap Gov. Whitmer & RICO Conspiracy Law
Trump's behavior before, during and after the now-exposed conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer raises substantial questions of Trump's potential responsibility for how people react…
00:26:29 |
Mon 12 Oct 2020
Trump's Healthcare Hypocrisy, Chris Christie's Arrogant Superiority & the Virus' Indifference To It All
Ignoring all advice from the Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Trump gathers the rich, the powerful, the influential and the connected together at the White House for a special super-spreade…
00:15:42 |
Sun 04 Oct 2020
Here's Why Trump Will Lose ALL Court Battles Contesting the Election.
All indicators are pointing to Trump losing the upcoming election in a landslide. The prevailing wisdom is he will then file legal challenges in various courts contesting the election results. Based …
00:25:02 |
Mon 28 Sep 2020
A Conversation with LGBTQ Unit Pioneer, Retired DC Police Officer Brett Parson About Police Reform and Much More
My good friend, retired police officer Brett Parson, pioneered the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department's LGBTQ+ Unit. His work received Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government In…
00:42:07 |
Mon 21 Sep 2020
The Upcoming Durham Report, Election Interference and Other Bill Barr Abuses
Bill Barr tasked U.S. Attorney John Durham with going on a witch hunt - investigating the Trump-Russia investigators - in efforts to undermine the origins of the Russia investigation, notwithstanding…
00:40:59 |
Sun 13 Sep 2020
How to Defeat Trump/McGahn/Barr's Weaponization of the Courts
EDITED: I mistakenly state that election day is "November 4, 2020." It is November, 3, 2020. My apologies for the error.
Trump and his nefarious associates believe they have perfected exploiting the…
00:31:47 |
Mon 07 Sep 2020
A Three-Part Plan for True Police Reform. The Time is Now.
All the prohibitions in the world (as, for example, banning choke holds), won't accomplish a thing if the wrong people are populating our police forces. After 30 years as a prosecutor working with th…
00:57:53 |
Sun 30 Aug 2020
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