Episode 8 | Asymmetrical Lawfare

About this episode

The episode discusses asymmetrical lawfare against Trump and Republicans with law students at a live taping.

Our hosts, law professor Ilan Wurman and Kathryn Johnson, are joined by conservative law students at the podcast’s first ever live taping, at ASU. The hosts tackle one of the most important and controversial legal issues of the day: the asymmetrical lawfare and “barfare” against Trump and Republicans. Does the left play by the rule of law? Do they like the rule of law for themselves, but not for others? Should conservatives start playing by their rules? In terms of legal doctrine, should they...

People in this episode

Hosts: Ilan Wurman, Kathryn Johnson

Topics covered

• lawfare
• politics
• legal issues
• conservatism
• Trump
• Republicans

Keywords

• lawfare
• Trump
• Republicans
• legal doctrine
• conservatism
• ASU
• live taping

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ASU

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