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Law and the Battle of Words (Working Together)

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Law enforcement and criminal justice systems are run by humans, and humans are imperfect

The news media today is full of news of alleged lawbreaking, both by those in high political office, and at the US-Mexico border. We’ve all seen the pictures and heard the audio recordings of crying children, of babies being taken from their parents, and of kids sleeping on concrete floors in detention centers. We’ve also seen people with significant connections to the White House doing the walk of shame into and out of courthouses. Today, retired state judge Randal Lee is going to help us understand what’s happening in the media by explaining what all the legal terms we hear actually mean in the legal profession. The host for this episode is Cheryl Crozier Garcia. The guest for this episode is Randal Lee.

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- Nick Corasaniti and Taylor Robinson
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- Thomas Gibbons-Neff
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- Rose Conlon
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- Scott Simon
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- Scott Simon
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- Kate Wolffe
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- Buffy Gorrilla
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- Claire Rush, Rebecca Boone and Scott Sonner | AP

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- Matt Viser, Shane Harris

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- Justin Jouvenal

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- Washington Post staff

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